Category Archives: Top Stories
Budget talks underway for Peoria City Council
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria City Council members began the process Tuesday night to craft the budget for the next couple years. The FY 26-27 spending plan proposes more than $301 million in expenses and aro...
Sep 30, 2025 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Longtime Peoria journalist, general manager passes away
PEORIA, Ill. - A longtime Peoria journalist, including time spent at WMBD Radio, has passed away. 25 News reports that WMBD-TV general manager and vice president Shaun Newell passed away peacefully. A...
Sep 30, 2025 (25 News)
Washington begins process to find next city administrator
WASHINGTON, Ill. - The process to find a new Washington city administrator is underway. The timeline to replace Jim Snider was outlined at a meeting Monday night by consultant Jim Arndt with Arndt Mun...
Sep 30, 2025 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Chillicothe man indicted for alleged forklift theft
PEORIA, Ill. - An alleged ride on a Peoria Civic Center forklift has led to an indictment by a grand jury. 30-year-old Dillon Howard of Chillicothe was indicted for one count of felony theft on Tuesda...
Sep 30, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Woman indicted for fatal pedestrian accident in Peoria in March
PEORIA, Ill. - A grand jury has indicted a Shabbona, Ill. woman for a fatal pedestrian accident in Peoria earlier this year. 27-year-old Savanna Shriber was indicted on Tuesday of two counts of Aggrav...
Sep 30, 2025 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Peoria Mayor says public safety is "not negotiable" after downtown shooting incident Sunday morning
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's mayor says actions early Sunday morning against police officers after a shooting in the downtown area are "unacceptable" and an "attack on public safety." Peoria Police attempt...
Sep 30, 2025 Peoria Mayor Rita Ali gives the State of the City address on June 27th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
New lawsuits against Trump's immigration actions continue to take shape
Article Summary If the federal government sends troops to Chicago, the Trump administration "should expect a legal challenge here," according to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. A federal judge ...
Sep 30, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul warns on Monday, Sept. 29, he would sue the Trump administration if federal troops arrive in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Hegseth slams 'fat generals,' says U.S. officers should resign if they don't support his agenda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders ...
Sep 30, 2025 U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
Government shutdown nears with no deal in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington braced for a fast-approaching government shutdown on Tuesday, as Republicans and Democrats appeared unlikely to reach an agreement that would extend funding past a mid...
Sep 30, 2025 The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol dome, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump met with top congressional leaders from both parties, just ahead of a September 30 deadline to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
No Powerball jackpot winner, but someone in Illinois won $1 million
URBANDALE, Ia. - No one won the Powerball jackpot on Monday night. But, five tickets sold in Illinois, Florida, New York and Washington matched the first five numbers to win $1 million. Monday's winni...
Sep 30, 2025 (Powerball)
