A new report examining crime statistics and trends in Peoria County shows a 28-percent reduction in shootings in 2024 ...

Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins has issued a warning to the public regarding the increasing number of emerging scams in ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman who was found in the Illinois River, the sheriff said Tuesday. Sheriff Chris Watkins said his deputies ...

Eyewitness accounts and camera footage indicated he may have fallen from a retaining wall and struck his head, the Peoria County sheriff said.

Shinall said the scammers also told the man to take his money to a Bitcoin machine, similar to an ATM. She said it is ...

A release from Sheriff Chris Watkins said deputies found a dump truck in a ditch about 10:45 p.m. in the 200 block of N.

West Peoria Liquors was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and be suspended for 48 hours after selling alcohol to an underage ...

An assistant state's attorney for Peoria County was arrested after deputies in Woodford County found a stolen firearm in a ...

For 10 graduating students of the Peoria County 10th Judicial Circuit Court’s Second Chance Program, it was a day of reward ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman who was found in the Illinois River, the sheriff said Tuesday. Sheriff Chris Watkins said his ...

HANNA CITY – A 39-year-old Elmwood man has died, according to the Peoria County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to a wreck in the 200 block of N. Third Street around 10:43 p.m. Friday ...