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Rainfall summary: Storms bring heavy rain, flash flood warnings to Central Illinois
Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) — An unsettled weather pattern has brought multiple rounds of rain and storms to Central Illinois. Very heavy rain fell over portions of the region Saturday night with a few locations receiving more than two inches of rain prompting flash flood warnings for Peoria and surrounding locations.
'Carry a little piece of Keyon with you': Family, classmates gather for slain Springfield teen
Nine siblings and her mom and dad lived in Kamariya Thomas' house in Springfield. It was big enough, though, a couple of years ago to let in Keyon Day, Thomas' then-eighth grade classmate, when he was having issues at home. "We made it better for him," Thomas said. "That was like my brother." ...
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