Category Archives: Local News
UPDATED: Sheriff's Office charges husband in West Peoria double homicide
UPDATE: 9:42 p.m. WEST PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria county deputies are identifying a man now charged in the deaths of his wife and step-child found shot to death inside a West Peoria home early Thursday. D...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail)
Smith & Wesson marketed to 'would-be mass shooters,' Highland Park victims claim
(Reuters) - Survivors of a mass shooting in July that killed six people and injured dozens in a Chicago suburb sued gunmaker Smith & Wesson Brands Inc on Wednesday, accusing it of deliberately mar...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2022 FILE PHOTO: Attendee inspect Smith and Wesson firearms at the National Rifle Association's (NRA) annual meeting, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo
Peoria crews battle residential fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called early Thursday morning to the area of W. Garden and S. Idaho for a report of smoke in a residence. First crews on scene found a working fire in the back...
Julia Bradley Sep 29, 2022 liz west / CC
Civic Center: FY '22 was a big year financially
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center made budget, revenue per event has increased, and the return on investment is as big as it's ever been. That's the short version of a report Peoria Civic Center ...
Will Stevenson Sep 28, 2022 (From a Peoria Civic Center presentation to the Peoria City Council)
Feds fine Regions Bank for illegal overdraft fees
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A bank chain with a number of central Illinois locations has agreed to pay a huge fine after implementing what the feds called "surprise overdraft fees." The Consumer Financial Prot...
Will Stevenson Sep 28, 2022 (Regions Bank)
Changes to gun laws discussed as SAFE-T Act questions continue, new legislation introduced
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois House committee meets to talk about other ways to prevent gun crimes, as controversy continues over the provisions of the "SAFE-T Act," elimintaing cash bail. The House...
Will Stevenson Sep 28, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Pekin native sticks with Florida during Hurricane Ian
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A woman who still owns a home in Pekin but is currently in Florida, is experiencing her first hurricane as Ian barrels through. Angie Bennett spends most of her time in Clearwater,...
Will Stevenson Sep 28, 2022 (Courtesy Brandon Callaway)
5 arrested for robbery, mob action in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 9 a.m. Tuesday to the area of N. Columbus and E. Northcrest Avenues regarding an aggravated battery and robbery incident. Peoria Public Informatio...
Julia Bradley Sep 28, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois' early voting gets underway Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Early voting for the November Election is about to get underway in Illinois, at least in most areas of the state. Chicago and Cook County voters will have to wait until next month...
Julia Bradley Sep 28, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC
Peoria natives waiting out hurricane impacts in Florida
CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Roughly 2.5 million people in Florida are under some kind of evacuation plan awaiting Hurricane Ian's arrival. Cindy Ardis-Jenkins, a Peoria Native now living in Cape Coral, Florid...
Julia Bradley Sep 28, 2022
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