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Peoria Police say two victims in Sunday shooting shot each other
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have released more information regarding a shooting that left two men dead Sunday morning. According to Peoria Police, Josiah Hanson left an apartment to retrieve an...
Dalton Kemper Jun 25, 2021

Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22-1/2 years for George Floyd murder
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -A Minnesota judge sentenced former police officer Derek Chauvin to 22-1/2 years in prison on Friday for the murder of George Floyd during an arrest in May 2020 on a Minneapolis ...
Dalton Kemper Jun 25, 2021

IDPH reports COVID outbreak at summer camp
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported a COVID outbreak occurred at a summer camp earlier in June. According to IDPH, more than 50 teens and adult st...
Dalton Kemper Jun 25, 2021

Peoria removing signs in public places
PEORIA, Ill. — Beginning Friday, June 25, the City of Peoria’s Public Works Department is cracking down on signs posted illegally in public places and right-of-ways. Thousands of signs are...
Julia Bradley Jun 25, 2021

Race to find survivors as death toll in Miami condo collapse rises
Surfside, Fla. (Reuters) -Rescue workers frantically scoured the rubble of a collapsed apartment block in a Miami suburb for signs of life on Friday, as the death toll from the disaster crept up and a...
Julia Bradley Jun 25, 2021

Tireless Project returns this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria’s Tireless Project is back this weekend with its monthly collection of tires. The project, in its seventh year, is run entirely by volunteers. This month’s coll...
Julia Bradley Jun 25, 2021

Fire crews respond to blaze Thursday morning at Alto Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. — Pekin Fire responded Thursday morning around 7:30 a.m. to Alto Pekin LLC on reports of a cornmeal dryer on fire. The dryer that caught fire is used for the production of ethanol. F...
Dalton Kemper Jun 24, 2021

Cat adopters needed as PCAPS space ‘severely limited’
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria County Animal Protection Services (PCAPS) is in urgent need for cat fosters and adopters as they currently provide shelter and care for 170 cats. Due to the number of anima...
Dalton Kemper Jun 24, 2021

TCHD announces closure of COVID-19 testing site
PEKIN, Ill. — Another local COVID-19 testing site will close soon. COVID-19 testing at 1800 Broadway in Pekin will end on July 1. Peoria County’s testing site at the Peoria Civic Center cl...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2021

Apartment fire causes $200K in damage
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just before 4 p.m. Wednesday to an apartment fire in the 5400 block of W. Hay Meadow Lane. Crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the second ...
Julia Bradley Jun 24, 2021
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