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Pekin Police respond to ‘domestic dispute’ involving a handgun
PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin Police responded to a “domestic dispute” involving a handgun Saturday afternoon just before 4:00 in the 1600 block of Martha St. According to police, officers wer...
Dalton Kemper Jul 11, 2021

UPDATE: Final jail escapee captured
UPDATE 12:30 p.m. — The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said Zachary Hart is now in custody, meaning all four prisoners who escaped Wednesday night are now in custody. No further details we...
Dalton Kemper Jul 11, 2021

Changes at Pekin’s famous ”Spudnuts”
PEORIA, Ill. — Spudnut Donuts in Pekin is now under new management. Jacqueline Butler, who now owns the business with her parents and husband Boomer Grigsby, a former NFL player from Canton, sai...
Julia Bradley Jul 09, 2021

Pfizer, BioNTech to seek authorization for COVID booster shot as Delta variant spreads
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Pfizer and partner BioNTech plan to ask U.S. and European regulators within weeks to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, based on evidence of greater risk of infectio...
Julia Bradley Jul 09, 2021

Collins: Central Illinois could see severe storms Friday night
PEORIA, Ill. — There’s a threat of severe weather moving into the Peoria metro area Friday night. According to 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins, a cluster of potentially severe th...
Julia Bradley Jul 09, 2021

UPDATE: Driver in fatal crash near Lincoln ID’d
UPDATE 5:30 p.m. 7-9-21 — The driver in the accident that claimed the lives of four Washington residents, including three juveniles, has been identified. Seth W. Phillips, 47, was driving the Ch...
Julia Bradley Jul 08, 2021

If you’ve been vaccinated, you could win $1 million
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The first drawing for Illinois’ COVID-19 vaccine lottery will be held Thursday, July 8. The initial prize in the “All In For The Win” promotion is $1 millio...
Julia Bradley Jul 08, 2021

PPD: Burglary suspect arrested, still searching for other stolen guns
PEORIA, Ill. — The suspect in a burglary at Pinnacle Gun and Ammo Wednesday morning in Peoria is now in custody. PPD responded to an intrusion alarm at the business at 701 Main Street around 5:2...
Julia Bradley Jul 08, 2021

UPDATE: Third escaped prisoner in custody
UPDATE 10:00 p.m. — The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has said Cody Villalobos is now in custody. He was captured in the Western Peoria area, according to authorities. Zachary Hart was th...
Julia Bradley Jul 08, 2021

President Biden talks education, student debt in visit to Illinois
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — President Joe Biden made his first trip to Illinois as president Wednesday to discuss the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. The American Families Plan is a proposal by B...
Dalton Kemper Jul 07, 2021
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