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One person injured in a shooting in central Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert around 8 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of N. Lynn. Five shots were fired. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a short time l...
Mike Sabol Feb 20, 2020
Scottish Rite under renovations; Blickenstaff purchases Peoria mansion
PEORIA, Ill. — The historic Scottish Rite Cathedral is undergoing renovations to become a home to the performing arts. Jenny Parkhurst, the Executive Director of the Performing Arts for the KDB ...
Kristina Leahy Feb 20, 2020
LaHood discusses the growing federal deficit
PEORIA, Ill. — The U.S. federal deficit continues to grow. But, it’s something that President Donald Trump didn’t talk about during his recent State of the Union address. Illinois 18...
Julia Bradley Feb 20, 2020
Peorian sentenced to 25 years for mother’s death
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. — Jeremy Simmons, of Peoria, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for killing his mother, 63-year-old Theresa Ann Simmons in August 2019. Peoria Police were called t...
Julia Bradley Feb 20, 2020
Peoria Park District Board appoints new Vice President
PEORIA, Ill. — There’s a new Vice President on the Peoria Park District Board of Trustees. Trustee Matt Ryan was nominated Vice President for 2020 by President Robert Johnson. Johnson said...
Dalton Kemper Feb 19, 2020
Police searching for cell phone store robber
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Police Department was searching Wednesday for a man who allegedly robbed the W. Reservoir Metro PCS store. The incident reportedly occurred Tuesday shortly before 5 P.M...
Jeremy Scott Feb 19, 2020
Gov. Pritzker outlines annual budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is promising his proposed budget will save millions of dollars. “The upcoming fiscal years budget will spend $175 million less, and we w...
Kristina Leahy Feb 19, 2020
Suspicious injuries to child lead to East Peoria Police probe
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — East Peoria Police continued an investigation Wednesday into a Tuesday morning 9-1-1 call. Emergency crews arrived at 9:10 to a Jefferson Court home regarding a four-year-old...
Jeremy Scott Feb 19, 2020
Fitch study results given to Peoria City Council
PEORIA, Ill. — The way Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls are handled in Peoria could change. A five year long study by the Missouri based company, Fitch and Associates, has been completed a...
Kristina Leahy Feb 18, 2020
East Peoria tackling a new budget
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The city of East Peoria is in the midst of working on a new fiscal budget for the upcoming year. The city council has addressed the operational budget, which Mayor John Kahl ...
Kevin Bessler Feb 18, 2020

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