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12 arrested after multiple directed patrols in the Peoria area Thursday
WEST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Police officers, troopers and deputies were out in force Thursday night in Peoria County, conducting dozens of traffic stops and making 12 arrests. Deputies from the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office were joined by the Peoria Police Department and the Illinois State Police on the...
Peoria woman given 100 years for killing her 8-year-old son
PEORIA (25News Now) - A Peoria woman was sentenced Thursday to 100 years in prison for what authorities described as one of the worst cases of child abuse they’ve seen. In December, Stephanie Jones, 37, pleaded guilty to first degree murder for the death of eight-year-old Navin Jones. A...
Missouri Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Meth Distribution in Central Illinois
A Missouri man from Chillicothe, Scott Young, 37, was handed a 60-month prison sentence on April 25th for pushing meth in the Land of Lincoln. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois, Young was busted distributing the narcotic on two separate occasions back in 2019.
East Peoria native to star in new Hollywood action film. Here's what we know
East Peoria-born actor Zach Scheerer will star in a Hollywood action film to be shot this year. Scheerer previously appeared in the 2023 comedy "The Re-Education of Molly Singer." He co-hosted a red carpet screening of the movie in September at AMC Classic Grand Prairie 18 in Peoria. Scheerer's new...
27 firefighters on the scene of a Peoria arson
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria Fire officials said two homes are set to be demolished following an arson. Just before 2:30 a.m. on April 25, the Peoria Fire Department was called to a one-and-a-half-story house near the Proctor Recreation Center on W. Smith Street. When they arrived, the house...
Five employees fired, accused of theft from Peoria nonprofit. Here's what we know
Five employees were fired from a Peoria nonprofit group and the Peoria Police Department has opened a criminal investigation after those employees allegedly illegally distributed gift cards. Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity announced Thursday it has informed the Peoria Police Department of possible theft and/or embezzlement taking place by...
You Gotta Eat: Pekin restaurant is ‘go to’ breakfast place
PEKIN (25News Now) - Located at the corner of 8th Street and Sheridan in Pekin, you’ll find local comedian Edgar Sandoval’s “go to” place for breakfast. Edgar and 25News photojournalist Andrew Best went to Mike’s Cobbler Corner Family Restaurant for this week’s edition of You Gotta Eat!
Woodford County liver recipient knows her celebrations are another person’s sorrows
PEORIA (25News Now) - Six years of life when death seemed like the only option for Christy Nachtrieb of Germantown Hills, and she has one person to thank, her organ donor, Vincent, and his liver. In 2012, Nachtrieb was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Primary Biliary Cholangitis that threatens...
Two arrested for stolen car, connected to teen homicide arrest
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The U.S. Marshals in conjunction with the Peoria Police Department’s Special Investigations Division (SID) arrested two for allegedly being in possession of a stolen car and a plethora of other charges on Tuesday. The arrests were part of a fugitive arrest operation from an out-of-state homicide case.
Teenager arrested after allegedly throwing cat out of moving vehicle, killing it
A 16-year-old was arrested in Peoria County for allegedly killing a cat by throwing it out the window of a moving car. The Peoria Sheriff's Office was alerted to the incident on Tuesday after Peoria County Animal Protective Services located a dead cat in a road in the 19300 block of West Route 150.
25 Sports High School Thursday- April 25, 2024
PEORIA (25News Now) - Metamora and East Peoria earn softball wins. Normal Community, Normal U-High and Morton all earn baseball wins. Plus, a great night for Eureka’s big track meet. You can watch 25News - any newscast, anywhere - streaming LIVE on 25NewsNow.com, our 25News mobile app, and on...
Merger plans announced between parent companies of Midwest Bank and Princeville State Bank
PEORIA (25News Now) - The parent company of Princeville State Bank is merging with the owner of Midwest Bank, which has branches in East Peoria and Galesburg. Princeville State Bank’s parent company, Main Street Bancorp, Inc., will become a part of Western Illinois Bancshares, Inc., in an all-stock transaction, according to a news release.
Illinois quick hits: Students protest war; fatal industrial accident; trooper injured
Students protest war Hundreds of University of Illinois students gathered in Champaign Wednesday to protest the school for what they described as complicity in the war in Gaza. The protest was organized by the student group ActNow4Palestine. Pro-Palestinian protests have happened at college campuses across the country this week, including at New York University and Columbia University. ...
Peoria has 6 Division-I bound baseball and softball players. Here's how they're playing in 2024
NCAA Division-I talent can be found all over Peoria-area high school baseball and softball diamonds this season. Six athletes — four softball and two baseball players — have pledged to play at college's highest level. Here is how those next-level commits are playing during the 2024 campaign. All stats are through Tuesday, April 23. ...
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