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UPDATE: Man in critical condition after daytime shooting
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria Police say a man was taken to OSF after a shooting Wednesday just north of downtown in the city’s North Valley. Peoria Police Lt. Michael Boland said officers were called to the alleyway between Adams and Jefferson and found one man with a gunshot wound and is in critical condition.
Man shot twice by 2 men while standing outside home
PEORIA (25News Now) - A man is listed in stable condition after being shot twice Monday night. Peoria Police say officers were called around 9:45 p.m. to the 2100 block of North Bourland for a five-round ShotSpotter alert. They were told the victim was down in the 1700 block of...
Peoria man charged with murder in college athlete’s death
PEORIA (25News Now) - A 20-year-old Peoria man was charged on Wednesday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of college athlete and new father Mikequese Taylor. A detention hearing is scheduled Wednesday in Peoria County Court for 18-year-old Messiah Carpenter. Witnesses say two men in masks shot Taylor in...
UPDATE: Missing woman found, police say
UPDATE 10:26 A.M. - Williams has been found, according to the LEAP alert from East Peoria Police. EAST PEORIA (25News Now) - East Peoria Police need the public’s help in searching for a missing and endangered woman. Julie Williams, 44, is described as a white woman who is 5...
Friends share loving memories of Dunlap senior killed in crash
PEORIA (25News Now) - Neveah Mitchell was a senior at Dunlap High School and was two weeks away from graduating. Friends say her future was bright as she planned on attending Loyola University in the fall. “Generous beyond compassion” is what best friend Raleigh Bart said about Mitchell, who was...
Peoria home destroyed in early morning fire
PEORIA (25News Now) - A vacant Peoria home is destroyed after a fire early Monday morning. The fire broke out around 2:20 AM on West Third Street. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from all sides of the home when they arrived. The fire was put out within 15 minutes.
UPDATE: 1 person taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash
EAST PEORIA (25News Now) - Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash west of the Pinecrest overpass in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 74. Illinois State Police say at least one person was taken to the hospital. Traffic appears to be flowing as of around 2:20 p.m. The crash happened...
Two Illinois residents sentenced to federal prison for trying to break into gun stores
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Two people were sentenced last week in Peoria’s federal court to prison for unsuccessfully trying to break into several gun stores last year across central Illinois. On May 9, Terrence Daniels was sentenced to 33 months in prison which was to run consecutive or...
Peoria firefighters respond to fuel leak from semi-crash
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A semi-truck and trailer crash on eastbound Interstate 74 required the help of four fire engines and a hazardous materials unit on Tuesday. The collision occurred just before where the highway carries traffic over the Illinois River on the Murray Baker Bridge, according to the Illinois State Police.
Fire destroys structure, garage in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Heavy smoke and flames destroyed a structure and detached garage in South Peoria. Peoria firefighters responded to the fire at West John H Gwynn Ave around 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, about two blocks from West Martin Luther King Junior Drive. After deploying three hoses into...
Garage fire deemed accidental
PEORIA (25News Now) - A fire inside of a one-story detached garage was deemed accidental. According to the Peoria Fire Department, firefighters were called to the scene on John Gwynn Avenue around 6:42 p.m. on Sunday. Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the detached garage, which...
The Weekly Post public record for 5-9-24
PEORIA – A Princeville-area woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident at the northwest edge of Peoria. Nevaeh Mitchell, 18, was pronounced dead at 12:27 a.m. May 5 at the scene, in the 8400 block of N. Orange Prairie Rd., according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. An autopsy was to be performed Tuesday.
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