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11 injured in Peoria rollover crash
PEORIA, Ill. - As many as eleven people were injured when a vehicle overturned Sunday afternoon in the Central Peoria area. Peoria Fire says the rollover crash happened at Knoxville and Corrington. Th...
Will Stevenson May 07, 2023 (Social media via 25 News)
Police chief issues warning about "pop-up parties" after Friday night incidents
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Police Chief is singing a familiar refrain after what he says was a busy Friday night for his force. Chief Eric Echevarria says four people were arrested Friday night -- he d...
Will Stevenson May 07, 2023 (25 News)
Former FCC Chair Newton Minow, who called 1960s TV 'vast wasteland', dies at 97
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chair Newton Minow, who lambasted television as a "vast wasteland" more than 60 years ago and challenged the broadcast world to come up with i...
Will Stevenson May 07, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former Federal Communications Commission Chair Newton Minow is pictured in undated file photo./File Photo
Amended Native American repatriation measure heads to full Senate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Capitol News Illinois) - For decades, Illinois has failed to return Native American remains and belongings to their communities despite a federal law mandating states to do so. Illi...
Will Stevenson May 07, 2023 Sen. Cristina Pacione-Zayas, D-Chicago, is pictured on the floor of the Illinois Senate. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Collins: Severe weather possible again Sunday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Like we needed another reminder that it's severe weather season in Illinois. We got such a reminder Saturday night, and 25 News First Alert Meteorologist Chuck Collins says we may very ...
Will Stevenson May 07, 2023 (Midwest Communications)
Former Peoria Mayor Richard Carver passes away
SARASOTA, Fla. - A long-running now-former Peoria Mayor whose last name is likely familiar to you has passed away. An online obituary says Richard Carver died Friday in Sarasota, Florida, at the age o...
Will Stevenson May 07, 2023 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/via 25 News)
UPDATE: Texas police seek motive in mall shooting that killed 8
UPDATED 10:06 P.M. 5/7 23 (Reuters) - Texas police on Sunday were investigating what motivated a 33-year-old gunman to kill at least eight people at a mall over the weekend, as President Joe Biden cal...
Will Stevenson May 06, 2023 A girl runs as other shoppers leave with their hands up after police responded to a gunman who shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at Allen Premium Outlets mall north of Dallas, in Allen, Texas, U.S. May 6, 2023 in a still image from video. REUTERS/Reuters TV
Horse racing-Mage sprints to victory at the Kentucky Derby
(Reuters) - Mage won the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday to capture the first leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. Mage, who fini...
Will Stevenson May 06, 2023 May 6, 2023; Louisville, KY, USA; Jockey Javier Castellano raises his fist in celebration after he and Mage won the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. May, 6, 2023. Mandatory Credit: Matt Stone-USA TODAY Sports
State Police identify more victims in fatal Interstate 55 pile-up from Monday
FARMERSVILLE, Ill. - The identities of five more victims from Monday's fatal pile-up have been released. Illinois State Police released the names and ages of the victim's on Saturday. One was previous...
TJ Carson May 06, 2023 (Courtesy WICS-TV/FoxIllinois.com)
Potential Presidential candidate to speak at now sold-out event in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A rumored Presidential candidate will be headlining a now sold-out event in Peoria on May 12th. Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) will be the keynote speaker at the Peoria and Tazewell ...
TJ Carson May 06, 2023 Matt Johnson / CC