Category Archives: Top Stories
Arson destroys S. Peoria home early Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - It appears arson is the cause of a fire that destroyed a South Peoria home early Wednesday morning. Peoria firefighters were called to a story-and-a-half home on W. Arlington around 4:5...
Jul 17, 2024 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Co. Sheriff: 14-year-old was running from police before he drowned
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office has released new information about the drowning death of 14-year-old Leron Griffin. Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says during the course of an i...
Jul 17, 2024 (Peoria County Sheriffs Department)
US House Democrats, others protest virtual Biden nomination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -At least three U.S. House of Representatives Democrats were preparing to sign a letter protesting a plan to speed up the official party approval of President Joe Biden's reelecti...
Jul 17, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on July 14, 2024. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Accident on I-74 leads to large spill near Knoxville Avenue exit
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Fire Department says one person was injured after a crash involving two semis and a passenger vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Hascall says it happe...
Jul 17, 2024 An accident involving two semis and a passenger vehicle Tuesday afternoon left a large spill on eastbound I-74 near the Knoxville Avenue exit.
(25 News)
UPDATE: Multiple tornadoes in Monday night's storm confirmed
UPDATED 3:49 P.M. The National Weather Service says multiple tornadoes touched down Monday night in Peoria County, in addition to the one in Tazewell County. Both twisters were rated EF-0. The first s...
Jul 17, 2024 Trees and power lines are down in East Peoria at Clover Avenue and Bloomington Road, after storms with strong winds left destructive damage and power outages across central Illinois. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Illinois Republicans urged to look beyond traditional base as national party courts unions
MILWAUKEE (Capitol News Illinois) - A former Republican congressman from New York told Illinois Republicans Tuesday that to win more elections in their deeply blue state, they need to reach beyond the...
Jul 16, 2024 U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, holds a rare media availability Tuesday at the Illinois delegation’s breakfast prior to Republican National Convention activities. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
HOI Fair takes place this week in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - The Heart of Illinois Fair takes place with a diamond anniversary this week, as it tries to keep its place in an ever-changing society. The fair runs from Tuesday to Saturday at Exposit...
Jul 16, 2024 (Heart of Illinois Fair via Facebook)
UPDATE: Peoria Mayor Ali announces re-election bid
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Mayor is seeking a second term in office. Rita Ali announced her intention to run for re-election next year. She was first elected in 2021 after being the Vice President of Wor...
Jul 16, 2024 Peoria Mayor Rita Ali gives the State of the City address on June 27th, 2024. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
US received intel of Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, CNN reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States received intelligence in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump, CNN said on Tuesday, and a U.S. official said the Secr...
Jul 16, 2024 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Ameren crews working around the clock to restore power after Monday's storms
UPDATED 7/17 9:45 A.M. PEORIA, Ill. - Ameren says it has crews working around the clock to bring back online customers left in the dark from Monday night's storms. Spokesman Brian Bretsch says efforts...
Jul 16, 2024 (Ameren Illinois)
