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Gag order filed against mother of boy charged with murder
EUREKA, Ill. --A gag order has been ordered against the mother of a 9-year-old boy charged with murder. The juvenile was charged earlier this week with five counts of first-degree murder and arson for...
Oct 12, 2019
Fatal pedestrian accident in Peoria
PEORIA, Il. - One person is dead after a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in Peoria. Police spokesperson Amy Dotson confirms that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle around 7:30 p.m. Friday. Informati...
Oct 12, 2019 MWC-Photo credit & permission by 25-News
PCAPS offers low-cost clinic for pet owners
PEORIA, Ill. --Peoria County Animal Protection Services are inviting residents to take part in an upcoming vaccination and pet registration clinic. "Residents of Peoria County can bring a photo I.D. T...
Oct 12, 2019
Kevin McAleenan out at Homeland Security
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump says Kevin McAleenan is out as the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and says he will be announcing a new acting secretary in the ne...
Oct 11, 2019 AP-News photo credit
Be quick in a quake: national drill set
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- What would you do in the event of an earthquake? The Illinois Emergency Management Agency has invited all Illinoisans to participate Thursday, October 17 at 10:17 A.M. in the Grea...
Oct 11, 2019 (AP Photo/Shabbir Hussain Imam)
Trick or Treat with Peoria Police
PEORIA, Ill. - Kids can trick or treat with the Peoria Police on Friday, Oct. 25. Public information officer Amy Dotson said there will be lots of candy. "As well as a touch a truck event outside, and...
Oct 11, 2019 Peoria Police Department
October is the best time to plant bulbs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Horticulture expert at the University of Illinois Extension, Kelly Alsup, said October is a good time to plant spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips and daffodils. Bulbs do thrive in f...
Oct 11, 2019 Kelly Alsup- University Of Illinois Extension
Peoria home destroyed by fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. --Peoria firefighters responded to a report of a fire at a home in the 700 block of NE Madison just before midnight Thursday. Crews were met with heavy smoke and fire on the main floor of...
Oct 11, 2019 Midwest Communications
Mom says boy charged with murder is 'not a monster'
EUREKA, Ill. (AP) - The mother of a 9-year-old central Illinois boy charged with murder in a mobile home fire that killed five says her son is not "a monster". In interviews Thursday with local and na...
Oct 11, 2019
Freeze Watch issued for Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch that covers counties in the western and central parts of Illinois. The Freeze Watch will be in effect Friday night through Saturda...
Oct 10, 2019
