Category Archives: Local News
Pekin Community High School athletic director back to work after arrest last month
PEKIN, Ill. - The athletic director of Pekin Community High School remains on the job after an arrest last month. In a statement from the high school, Cole Stoner was arrested on March 29th while off-...
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested in Peoria on out-of-state warrant for attempted murder after weapon investigation
PEORIA, Ill. - A man wanted for an attempted murder out-of-state was arrested yesterday Wednesday afternoon in Peoria. Peoria Police say a weapon-related investigation was conducted just after 3:45 P....
TJ Carson Apr 11, 2024 Mugshots of Montell Nellum (L) and Damaris Neal (R). (Peoria County Sheriff's Office/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Komatsu mining truck named 2024 'coolest thing made in Illinois'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Captiol News Illinois) - A mining truck manufactured by Komatsu was crowned the winner of the 2024 "Makers Madness" contest, earning the title of "the coolest thing made in Illinois...
Julia Bradley Apr 11, 2024 PRITZKER: Gov. JB Pritzker congratulates the finalists for “the coolest thing made in Illinois” at the 5th annual “Makers Madness” contest ceremony at the Governor's Mansion on Wednesday. The contest is hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Cole Longcor)
Peoria Public Schools bus involved in crash with utility pole Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. - All elementary students on a Peoria Public Schools bus appear to be okay after the bus hit a pole Wednesday afternoon. 25 News says the crash happened in the intersection of West Main a...
TJ Carson Apr 10, 2024 (25 News)
Victim in fatal electric scooter crash in South Peoria identified
PEORIA, Ill. - The victim in a fatal electric scooter versus vehicle accident from Monday has been identified. The Peoria County Coroner's Office says 35-year-old Shadrick Johnson of Peoria was taken ...
TJ Carson Apr 10, 2024
Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 shooting deaths of wife and step-son in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A man who killed his wife and eight-year-old stepson in Peoria nearly two years ago will spend the rest of his life in prison. 25 News reports 35-year-old Ricky Payne received the life ...
TJ Carson Apr 10, 2024 Rickey Payne enters a Peoria County courtroom Wednesday prior to learning he was found guilty of two counts of murder in a September, 2022 double homicide in West Peoria. (TJ Carson, 1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups
CHICAGO, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Grocery startups can now apply for funding allocated in last year's $20 million Illinois Grocery Initiative aimed at preventing and eliminating food deserts in ...
TJ Carson Apr 10, 2024 Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announces funding for 15 food banks across the state at a press conference on March 5th, 2024 at Midwest Food Bank in Morton. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Severe weather threat delays Peoria Rivermen playoff series
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Peoria Rivermen playoff hockey will have to wait a day. The Rivermen were scheduled to begin their first-round playoff series in Pensacola against the Ice Flyers Wednesday night. But...
TJ Carson Apr 10, 2024 (Peoria Rivermen)
Teenager arrested on weapons charges Tuesday morning in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager was arrested on weapons charges Tuesday morning in South Peoria. Peoria Police say they made contact with a 17-year-old male, just after 10:15 A.M., who matched the descripti...
TJ Carson Apr 10, 2024 (Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pritzker names Sen. Ann Gillespie new head of state insurance oversight agency
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a change in leadership at the agency in charge of regulating the state's insurance industry. State Sen. Ann Gillespie, ...
TJ Carson Apr 10, 2024 PHOTO: Sen. Ann Gillespie, D-Arlington Heights, speaking at an event in 2023. Gillespie was recently named acting director of the Illinois Department of Insurance. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)