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The city of Peoria and U.S. EPA have finally reached a tentative agreement to settle federal allegations that the city's combined sewer overflow violates…

A 75-year-old Peoria woman is dead after a suspected elder abuse incident.Peoria police responded to the 500 block of NE Monroe around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.…

A Peoria man was booked into the Peoria County Jail on Monday evening on first-degree murder charges.

Two riverboats with long legacies in the city of Peoria are together— in La Crosse, Wis.

Jo Lakota drove to Oklahoma nearly 50 years ago looking for remnants of the Peoria tribe. What she learned surprised the community.

A newly released federal planning document recommends a new passenger railway connecting Peoria to cities like Bloomington, Galesburg, Champaign, and Davenport sometime in the next forty years.

The Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria says he was shocked and surprised to receive the news of the death of Pope Francis Monday morning.

The city of East Peoria is getting the ball rolling on several major infrastructure projects.

The Peoria Police Department is running a one-week pilot program using drones as emergency first responders. The trial is aimed at improving response times, enhancing community and officer safety, and providing police with critical information prior to arriving at a scene.

WCBU's On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Friday, January 28. Our top story is about "The Long and Winding Road," a set of upcoming performances in which local musicians will perform the Beatles' seminal album "Let It Be," and select solos. You’ll also hear about how Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse is fighting human trafficking and helping survivors. In a conversation with WCBU's Jody Holtz, the center's CEO Carol Merna explains what human trafficking is, recent Peoria cases, and how bystanders can look for "red flags" to help save a life. On Deck is produced by WCBU student intern Holden Kellogg.