Category Archives: Local News
Bond set for Bloomington man who led police on two-county chase, standoff
PEORIA, Ill. - The Bloomington man who led police on a chase through Peoria and Tazewell Counties Thursday, then engaged in a two hour standoff, is making his first appearance in court. Peoria County ...
Will Stevenson Nov 19, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail
Central IL Congressional Reps. react to "Build Back Better" advance
Peoria, Ill -- Central Illinois' representatives in Congress offer starkly different reactions to the advance of the Biden "Build Back Better" agenda in Washington. The nearly $2 trillion bill passed ...
Cooper Banks Nov 19, 2021 1470/100.3 WMBD
East Peoria man gets federal prison time for meth charge
PEORIA, Ill. - An East Peoria man will be spending fifteen years in prison on federal charges of Possession of Methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Joshua Ward, 35, was given the sentence ...
Will Stevenson Nov 19, 2021 Peoria County Jail
Only you can prevent turkey frying fires
PEORIA, Ill. - It didn't quite go according to plan; but that was, perhaps, a good thing. A small brief flame erupted from a turkey Peoria firefighters put into a deep fryer Friday; but the large fire...
Will Stevenson Nov 19, 2021 Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Jury in Rittenhouse murder trial to deliberate for fourth day
KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - Jurors in the Wisconsin murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will resume deliberations for a fourth day on Friday on whether to convict or acquit the teenager, who killed two men...
Julia Bradley Nov 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Kyle Rittenhouse checks his cell phone as he waits with his attorneys for the judge to relieve the jury for the evening during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, U.S., November 18, 2021. Sean Krajacic/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
UPDATED: Suspect in custody following cross-county police chase and standoff
UPDATE: 10:24 p.m. Peoria, Ill -- We're learning more about a reported police standoff near Worley Lake in North Pekin. Police blocked an area of IL Route 29 & 98 for roughly two hours Thursday ni...
Cooper Banks Nov 18, 2021 Scene photo courtesy; 25 News
Peoria area softball coach discovers new love for "giving back"
Peoria, Ill -- A Peoria-area softball coach seems to have discovered a new passion in life...giving. "I'm teaching my girls how important it is to give back", said 309 Elite team coach and Washington,...
Cooper Banks Nov 18, 2021
Former Peoria man gets prison time for child porn possession
PEORIA, Ill. - A former Peoria resident is going to federal prison for more than seven years after pleading guilty in September to Possession of Child Pornography. The U.S. Attorney's Office says a ju...
Will Stevenson Nov 18, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Health Department: Change in weather means sharp increase in COVID-19 cases
PEORIA, Ill. - She says she knew it would happen, but the administrator of the Peoria City/County Health Department says she didn't think it would happen so soon. Monica Hendrickson says the number of...
Will Stevenson Nov 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
3rd suspect in Manual High student's death makes court appearance
PEORIA, Ill. - The third suspect in the shooting death of a Manual High School student is now 18, and has made a court appearance in the case. News partner 25 News reports Tryanique White (pictured ri...
Will Stevenson Nov 18, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Peoria County Jail