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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...
UPDATE: Man in critical condition after daytime shooting
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria Police say a man was taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center 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.
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...
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...
Teen to be tried as adult after Peoria Police allegedly see him on video with gun, extended magazine
PEORIA (25News Now) - A teenager will be tried as an adult after Peoria County prosecutors say a video streamed on Instagram showed him with a gun and an extended magazine. Judge Mark Gilles granted the state’s attorney’s request to transfer D’Berry M. Coleman’s case to adult court, and also detain him until he’s tried for unlawful use of weapons.
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...
East Peoria hosts memorial for fallen police officer
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — It was a solemn atmosphere at Levee Park in East Peoria on Wednesday as the public gathered to honor fallen East Peoria police officer, Henry Kounse. Kounse is the only police officer killed in the line of duty in the department’s history. He 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.
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.
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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