Category Archives: Local News
Sunday morning fire in South Peoria deemed arson
PEORIA, Ill. - A home in South Peoria was intentionally set on fire Sunday morning. That's according to Peoria firefighters, who were called to the home on South Greenlawn, inbetween Antionette and Ma...
Will Stevenson Dec 18, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Car hits West Bluff house
PEORIA, Ill. - A car crashed into a home in Peoria's West Bluff Friday afternoon. Peoria Police say the crash near Sheridan Road and Columbia Terrace happened prior to 3:00 p.m. A police spokeswoman t...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2022 (25 News)
Woman wanted for Attempted Murder in Woodford County arrested
EUREKA, Ill. - A woman who has been wanted on charges of Attempted Murder stemming from an incident earlier this month in Woodford County has been arrested. Woodford County Sheriffs Department officia...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Woodford County Sheriffs Department via Facebook)
Riggenbach: Darwin Homes tenants get 30 day extension of notices to vacate
PEORIA, Ill. - He says it's a development that doesn't just impact people renting properties in the East Bluff managed by a Texas-based firm, but anyone who rents in Peoria from the company. Third Dis...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2022 (City of Peoria)
State: New COVID-19 cases on the way up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The number of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois is once again higher than the week before. The Illinois Department of Public Health says 23,334 cases were added to the rolls in the la...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2022 (Centers for Disease Control)
Reaction to arrest of businessman for Deceptive Practices
PEORIA, Ill. - At least one of the people allegedly swindled by the now former owner of Murray Custom Cabinetry says he's breathing a sigh of relief now that the man's been arrested on sixteen felony ...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2022 (File-25 News)
Man arrested, accused of shooting another man in the hand
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria man is in custody after he allegedly shot another man in the hand late Thursday morning. That's the latest in a shooting incident we first told you about then. Police say it st...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Man arrested for shooting and carjacking
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police say they have a man in custody for an alleged shooting and carjacking at a busy East Bluff area gas station. Peoria Police say Patrick Meyer, 24, was arrested Thursday and...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Durbin wants Twitter to address child sexual exploitation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - "I know you are a father so I trust you will take this issue seriously." That's how Illinois Senator and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin starts a letter to Twitter CEO ...
Will Stevenson Dec 16, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Man arrested for two Fulton County burglaries
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - Authorities in Fulton County say they've arrested man allegedly responsible for at least a pair of burglaries more than a month ago. The Fulton County Sheriffs Department says Michae...
Will Stevenson Dec 15, 2022 (Midwest Communications)