Shaun Newell, a passionate storyteller and dedicated leader, passed away at the age of 47, leaving behind a legacy of impactful journalism and community service at WMBD-TV and throughout Central ...

PEORIA ( 25News Now) - Shaun Newell, WMBD’s vice president and general manager, and a longtime Peoria journalist, has died. While his cause of death has not been released, WMBD Creative Services ...

August 23, 2025, in Boise, ID. Born on March 18, 1924, in Peoria, IL, Jean was the daughter of Edith and Clar Hancock. She ...

Ryan Whitehouse, a dedicated public servant and advocate for the Illinois Farm Bureau, was remembered by his colleagues and community for his leadership, dedication, and enthusiasm for making a ...

A 41-year-old man was fatally shot by Peoria police after he swung a baseball bat and struck an officer who was responding to a report of a suspicious person. Peoria police fatally shot a 41-year-old ...

Week 2 of the Illinois high school football season is wrapped up, with two Peoria matchups, a handful of rivalry games across the small schools and the final week of Mid-Illini Conference ...

Lake Powell's plummeting water levels reveal body of missing man Trailer full of guns and ammo bound for Mexico stopped at border Should Powerball winner take lump sum or annual payments? Here's ...

Although Illinois has poured much of its recent recruiting efforts into the class of 2026 (and just landed in another recruit's top six on Thursday), coach Brad Underwood and his crew haven’t let the ...

PEORIA – At Happy Blends, co-owner Razan Awaisi said, “our main goal here is to make everybody feel welcome.” She said this includes gym-goers looking for a post-workout snack, students searching for ...

Charles Edward “Chuck” Carlson, fondly known to many as “Bud,” 87, of Homewood, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 11, 2025, following a long illness. Born on November 6, 1937, in ...

Janet M. Steider, 86, of Peoria, IL, died on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Proctor Place in Peoria, IL. She was born on March 17, 1939, in Peoria to Ralph and Marie Brown. Janet married James R. Steider ...