Category Archives: Top Stories
Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh To Challenge Trump In 2020 Primary
(AP) - Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman, says he'll challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. The tea party favorite argues that Trump is unfit for the White Hous...
Aug 26, 2019 AP/Carolyn Kaster
Peoria Crews Battle Apartment Fire
Peoria Firefighters/Paramedics were called to 3432 W. Oakcrest Drive around 9:20 a.m. Sunday for an apartment fire. Crews found smoke coming from the building with fire in the living room of apartment...
Aug 25, 2019
Fire At Peoria Home Overnight
Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded to a fire at 911 S. Louisa St. around 2:30 A.M. Sunday morning. When firefighters arrived, the two residents had self evacuated after smelling smoke. Smoke was ...
Aug 25, 2019 Midwest Communications
Edelstein Man Charged With Murder
A Peoria County man has been charged with first degree murder in the death of a missing woman. Tiffini Marie Murphy was reported missing since August 31, 2018. Gary C. Berchtold, 39, faces two counts ...
Aug 24, 2019 mwc
Remains Found In Edelstein Possibly Tiffini Murphy
Update: Gary Berchtold has been charged for the death of Tiffini Murphy. Remains that have been found in rural Edelstein could be Tiffini Murphy, who has been missing since Labor Day weekend 2018, acc...
Aug 24, 2019 Midwest Communications
Illinois State Trooper Dies From Gunshot Wounds
(AP) - An Illinois State Police trooper has died from gunshot wounds suffered while executing a search warrant in East St. Louis. Illinois State Police Acting Director Brendan Kelly says 33-year-old T...
Aug 23, 2019 MWC-FOX NEWS SOURCE
Peoria Doctor Fighting Childhood Obesity
A Peoria pediatrician is doing her part to fight childhood obesity. One in five children under 18 years old is considered obese, a number that has held steady in recent years. Eight percent of childre...
Aug 23, 2019
Ginsburg Completed Radiation Therapy For Tumor
(AP) - The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining. The court said Friday the tumor...
Aug 23, 2019 Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks about her work and gender equality during a panel discussion at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
UnityPoint Health Celebrates Pekin Renovations
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday at UnityPoint Health-Pekin to celebrate completions in the $8 million renovation project. The renovation includes a new main lobby, which will offer quick acc...
Aug 23, 2019
Illinois Resident Dies After Vaping
The Illinois Department of Public Health has learned of the death of an individual who recently vaped, and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness. IDPH says the number of cases of people who...
Aug 23, 2019 AP/Craig Mitchelldyer
