South Peoria house fire leaves four people displaced
PEORIA, Ill. - Two pets were killed in a South Peoria house fire Saturday afternoon. Four people were displaced by the blaze that was reported around 4:07 p.m. at 1823 S. Arago St. The Red Cross was called to assist the residents. One cat and one dog were deceased, while 12 other pets, 11 cats and one dog, were rescued...
Apr 28, 2024
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Driver rescued from fiery East Peoria crash
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - Illinois State Police troopers are credited with saving the life of a motorist involved in a fiery crash. It happened early Saturday morning when a car traveling east on Cedar Street in East Peoria drove through a construction zone where there is no pavement, hit a guardrail and caught fire. East Pe...
Apr 27, 2024
Five juveniles face business burglary charges
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria police arrest five juveniles, all charged with several counts of business burglary. All the juveniles are female ranging in age from 15-to-17. One of them had an active warrant. The arrests came during a Directed Patrol Detail involving a total of 40-plus law enforcement officers from the Peoria P...
Apr 27, 2024
Severe weather a possibility Saturday and Saturday night.
PEORIA, Ill. - Showers and storms are in the forecast as the Peoria area eases into the weekend. 25 First Alert Meteorologist Chuck Collins says this will be a "boom or bust weather day." "If thunderstorms develop a few of them could be strong to severe," Collins said. "Our atmosphere is like g...
Apr 27, 2024
Former Pere Marquette developers appeal sentences
PEORIA, Ill. - As expected, former Pere Marquette developers Gary Matthews and Monte Brannan have appealed their case after being convicted of fraud and money laundering. The pair were convicted of transferring roughly $13.8 million from hotel revenues and diverting at least $1.6 million to themselves and their busines...
Apr 26, 2024
PIA celebrates 20-year relationship with Allegiant
PEORIA, Ill. - Allegiant Airlines began service at Peoria's General Wayne A. Downing International Airport in March 2004, with five flights a week to Las Vegas, Nevada. 20 years later, PIA is celebrating its long-standing relationship with the airline, with Peoria being one of the first cities Allegiant chose to develo...
Apr 26, 2024
Easterseals to honor long-time volunteers at Tribute Dinner next fall
PEORIA, Ill. - Each year, Easterseals of Central Illinois honors individuals who've had an indelible impact on the community with their annual Tribute Dinner. "We celebrate Easterseals, kids and families come together. We celebrate with the honorees for all the dedication and devotion, the time, talent and treasur...
Apr 26, 2024
UTV crash victim at Peoria/Knox County line identified, declared brain dead
PEORIA COUNTY/KNOX COUNTY, Ill. - The victim of a crash between a UTV and pickup truck on Tuesday has been declared brain dead. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says Curtis Campbell, 29, of Williamsfield was the driver of a Polaris Ranger UTV involved in the crash at U.S. Route 150 and East Knox Road just before 4:0...
Apr 25, 2024
Navin Jones' mother receives maximum sentence after pleading guilty in his death
PEORIA, Ill. - The mother of eight-year-old Navin Jones will spend a century behind bars after pleading guilty in relation to his death last year. Stephanie Jones was sentenced to the maximum of 100 years in the Illinois Department of Correction Thursday after pleading guilty in December. Navin was found to have been m...
Apr 25, 2024
UPDATE: Man sentenced to 99 years in prison for stabbing death of Peoria doctor in 2021
PEORIA, Ill. - A St. Louis man found guilty in February in the stabbing death of a Peoria doctor three years ago will spend nearly a century behind bars. Robert Ely was sentenced Thursday to 99 years in prison for the January 2021 stabbing death of Doctor William Marshall. Judge Katherine Gorman added a 15-year sentenc...
Apr 25, 2024