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Peoria Police make arrest in Tuesday shooting
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have made an arrest regarding a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the 1800 block of N. North. Officers found an adult male at the scene with a gunshot wound to the hand ...
Dalton Kemper Apr 07, 2021

Local COVID roundup 4/7: More than 350 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Wednesday reported 369 new area cases of COVID-19 throughout Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. Peoria County added the highe...
Dalton Kemper Apr 07, 2021

Peoria High placed on lockdown Wednesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning due to an incident involving an unloaded gun. The lockdown went into place at 10 a.m. Wednesday but was lifted around n...
Dalton Kemper Apr 07, 2021

State COVID roundup 4/7: 24-hour vax total over 30k higher than daily avg.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Close to 4,000 people throughout Illinois between Tuesday and Wednesday received positive COVID-19 test results. Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,790 new cases...
Jeremy Scott Apr 07, 2021

On average, you'll hold on to one of these for 16 years. What is it?
April 7, 2021 Q: On average, you'll hold on to one of these for 16 years. What is it? A: A handmade gift/art from kids
Nancy Flagg Apr 07, 2021 Emran Kassim / CC

Fire prompts demo of West Bluff house
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria house was awaiting emergency demolition after an early Wednesday morning blaze. The Peoria Fire Department was dispatched around 3:00 to 715 W. MacQueen Ave. Upon their a...
Jeremy Scott Apr 07, 2021

Ali: Peoria Mayor’s race far from finished
PEORIA, Ill. — Dr. Rita Ali led the Peoria Mayoral race for most of Tuesday night over Councilman Jim Montelongo, but the final data dump of the night put Montelongo on top by 73 votes. However,...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021

April 6 Election Results (FINAL)
***LAST UPDATED 4/21/21 11:50 A.M.*** PEORIA COUNTY — 169 of 169 precincts reporting City of Peoria Mayor Rita Ali — 50.13% (8,240 votes) Jim Montelongo — 49.87% (8,197 votes) City o...
Dalton Kemper Apr 06, 2021

State COVID roundup 4/6: new cases approach 3k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nearly 3,000 Illinoisans — 2,931 — found out between Monday and Tuesday they have the coronavirus. 13 died of the virus during that time. 95,188 doses of the vacc...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021

West Bluff shooting Tues. injures 1
***UPDATE*** 4/6/21 4:30 P.M. PPD Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the male victim was taken to a hospital, and his injuries were non-life-threatening. She also said there was no suspect inf...
Jeremy Scott Apr 06, 2021
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