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3 days ago |
pjstar.com | Zach Roth
Smoke from wildfires in Canada is likely to cause a decrease in air quality in Peoria on Wednesday, with cooler temperatures and rain also expected for the area. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency said that air quality in Peoria will be unhealthy for certain sensitive groups Wednesday, representing the third-lowest air quality index level. However, it is elevated from the moderate level seen in Peoria on Tuesday.
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3 days ago |
pjstar.com | Zach Roth
The coroner in Henry County has identified a person found dead Friday in a rural area west of the city as a Kewanee man who had been missing for over a week. Catrelle Reed, 39, was found dead on May 30 after a citizen who was helping the Kewanee Police Department, the Henry County Sheriff's Office and Illinois State Police in a search discovered the body. An autopsy conducted by the Henry County Coroner's Office identified the body as Reed and notified his family members.
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4 days ago |
pjstar.com | Zach Roth
A quintet of Peoria firefighters were promoted recently to new roles within the department. Joshua Maroney and Thomas Stimeling each were promoted to battalion chief of emergency medical services after the prior chief sustained an extended illness, according to the most recent meeting agenda of the Peoria Fire & Police Commission.
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4 days ago |
pjstar.com | Zach Roth
The Peoria Police Department is searching for a pair of men who allegedly broke into a home early Sunday morning and injured one of the residents. Police said that at 4:14 a.m., they received a ShotSpotter alert of nine rounds fired in the 300 block of East Corrington Avenue. While officers were investigating, a man approached them saying he was the victim of a home invasion in the 2800 block of North Missouri Avenue. More: McClugage Bridge work will delay traffic at Peoria intersection.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Zach Roth
A three-vehicle accident Friday morning at the intersection of Knoxville and Forrest Hills avenues led to a fuel leak and the closure of roads in the area for a period of time. According to the Peoria Fire Department, they responded to the intersection at 10:31 a.m. in response to an accident in the area. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a pair of passenger vehicles and a semi-truck involved in the crash, with the 100-gallon saddle tank on the semi-truck ruptured.
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