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Peoria firefighters battle kitchen fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded at approximately 11:47 p.m. Saturday to a structure fire at 714 E. Maywood Avenue. Fire Battalion Chief Clinton Kuhlman said crews found smoke coming...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2020
Update: Peoria homicide victim identified
PEORIA, Ill. — Emergency crews were called at approximately 6:20 p.m. Saturday to an apartment complex in the 3300 block of W. Woodhill Lane on reports of an unconscious male. Firefighters first...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2020
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 A.M. SUNDAY (9/6)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 487 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS DE WIT...
Julia Bradley Sep 06, 2020
Morton COVID update: Fewer students positive, more in quarantine
MORTON, Ill. — Fewer students are positive with COVID-19 this week compared to last week, but the number of students in quarantine is up. Last week, there were eight students that had tested pos...
Dalton Kemper Sep 05, 2020
Inaugural Heart of Illinois Walk raising awareness for CHD
PEORIA, Ill. — The inaugural Heart of Illinois Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Walk will take place at noon at the Keller Station this Sunday, Sept. 6. However, the walk has turned into a drive-th...
Dalton Kemper Sep 05, 2020
Peoria Firefighters respond to Friday night blaze
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters and paramedics responded to a residential fire Friday at 9:13 p.m. The first arriving truck company found a fire in the enclosed porch area of the home, locate...
Dalton Kemper Sep 05, 2020
Peoria Fire Union President says 44 positions have been cut in 21 months
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City Council voted on Tuesday to decommission two fire engines in the city to help plug the hole in the budget created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision has not be...
Dalton Kemper Sep 05, 2020
Friday night single-vehicle accident claims a life
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded to a single-vehicle accident Friday night that proved to be fatal. At 11:28 p.m., Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called to 324 W. Glen on re...
Dalton Kemper Sep 05, 2020
Peoria firefighters battle electrical fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters responded to a structure fire Friday morning at 825 W. Brons Ave. Upon arrival at 10:19 a.m., heavy smoke was showing. Forced entry to the building by fire cre...
Dalton Kemper Sep 04, 2020
Local COVID roundup 9/4: deaths in Peoria/Tazewell Counties
PEORIA, Ill. — For a third day in a row, the Peoria City/County Health Department has reported deaths in the Tri-County area. A Peoria County man in his 90s, a resident of Apostolic Christian Sk...
Julia Bradley Sep 04, 2020

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