Cooking Fire Displaces Family in Peoria Apartment
A Sunday kitchen fire at a two-story Peoria apartment building caused an estimated $40,000 in damage, and no one was injured.
Peoria Weather and Disaster News
For readers in Peoria, this page covers severe storms, flooding, tornado damage and heat waves, along with the emergency declarations and recovery efforts that follow. Reporting centers on the conditions that affect the city and the safety of the people living through them.
Emergency Response
Driver Freed From Crashed Vehicle in Peoria
Peoria firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools to extricate a driver pinned after a single-vehicle crash into a tree on Route 6.
Current Conditions
Live Poll
Do you feel this year's unusually warm October makes you less prepared for the coming winter?
Peoria Records Third Warmest October in History
Unseasonably high temperatures have marked the month, breaking historical records for the central Illinois city.
Safety
Live Poll
Do you support temporary road closures to install pedestrian safety improvements in your local community?
Peoria Will Close West Moss Avenue for Construction
A section of West Moss Avenue will close starting October 8 for the installation of a new pedestrian crossing.
Severe Weather
Live Poll
Is infrastructure maintenance in your community keeping pace with weather-related damage?
Slope Failure Repairs Continue on Knoxville Avenue
The Illinois Department of Transportation is currently addressing slope failure on Knoxville Avenue caused by summer rainfall.
Forecasts
Meteorologist Nathan Kitchens Will Leave Peoria Stations
The morning and daytime meteorologist is departing WMBD and WYZZ after three years of reporting in the city.
Coverage takes in storm warnings and their outcomes, flood response and river levels, wind and hail damage, extreme heat and its health effects, and the cleanup and rebuilding that come after. Reporting reaches across the city and into the communities around it wherever a weather event crosses the line. Heat and flooding tend to recur in the warmer months, so those stories carry the most continuing follow-up. Power outages and damaged infrastructure are the constraints that shape how long recovery takes.