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Police respond to shooting on W. Wiswall
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded Thursday afternoon to a victim that had been shot in the 2000 block of W. Wiswall St. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson confirmed to WMBD News that the...
Ben Pollard Jan 21, 2021

Local COVID roundup 1/21: nearing Phase 4 requirements
PEORIA, Ill. — Region 2, the region that encompasses Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties, continues to make progress on a return to Phase 4 of Restore Illinois. The only requirement the regio...
Dalton Kemper Jan 21, 2021

Peoria reopening City Hall and other offices Monday
PEORIA,Ill. — Peoria City Hall will reopen to the public on Monday, Jan. 25, with safety measures including COVID-related health checks and limited occupancies in place. Residents are still enco...
Julia Bradley Jan 21, 2021

The record for THIS was set in 1977. What is it?
January 21, 2021 Q: The record for THIS was set in 1977. What is it? A: The record for the most flowers sold in a single day was August 17, 1977 . . . the day after Elvis died.
Nancy Flagg Jan 21, 2021 J. Triepke / CC

UPDATE: Missing woman found dead
UPDATE 3:30 P.M. EAST PEORIA, Ill. — At approximately 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Peoria Police Detectives found the body of Mona Ellison behind a residential structure in a densely wooded area in the ...
Julia Bradley Jan 21, 2021

Firefighters evacuated while fighting Peoria fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighters were called to a home that caught fire late Wednesday night in the North Valley Neighborhood. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said the call came in at 11:15 p....
Julia Bradley Jan 21, 2021

‘Pride:’ Peoria-area Indian leaders sound off on Harris swearing-in
PEORIA, Ill. — Along with Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States came an historic numbers game, of sorts. Biden became the 46th person and the second of Ca...
Jeremy Scott Jan 20, 2021

Person shot in hand Wednesday evening
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on reports of a person with a gunshot wound. According to Public Information Officer Amy Dotson, the incident occurred in...
Dalton Kemper Jan 20, 2021

Local COVID roundup 1/20: hospital bed capacity grows again
PEORIA, Ill. — A combined nine residents of Peoria and Tazewell Counties died between Tuesday and Wednesday from COVID-19 complications. Tazewell reported the deaths of a man in his 60s, one in ...
Jeremy Scott Jan 20, 2021

Bustos speaks on Biden, Harris
WASHINGTON - Illinois 17th District Rep. Cheri Bustos has released a statement regarding the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris: Today, I had the honor of joining my ...
Jeremy Scott Jan 20, 2021
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