Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 5/31: Just 521 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported just 521 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 33 additional deaths. It's the lowest number of COVID cases r...
Dalton Kemper May 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
Monday morning apartment fire causes $20,000 in damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were dispatched Monday morning around 4:40 a.m. to 6831 N. Frostwood Pkwy on reports of smoke in a two-story apartment building. Once they arrived, fire c...
Dalton Kemper May 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
Shooting overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A shooting early Monday morning in Peoria left one person injured. Peoria Police said multiple shots were fired around 12:10 a.m. in the 700 block of E. Arcadia. A short time later, PP...
Julia Bradley May 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. travelers hit the road again with Memorial Day holiday still subdued by pandemic
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With half the country at least partially protected against the coronavirus, Americans were fleeing their pandemic doldrums over the three-day holiday weekend that traditionally un...
Julia Bradley May 31, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Travelers flock to Las Vegas ahead of Memorial Day weekend at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Bridget Bennett/File Photo
State COVID roundup 5/30: 50% of IL adults fully vaccinated
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 602 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 18 deaths. In addition, 67% of Illinois adults have received at...
Julia Bradley May 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
Motor racing-Castroneves wins Indianapolis 500 for fourth time
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) -Helio Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 for a record-equalling fourth time on Sunday, in front of the largest crowd to attend a sporting event in the United States since the...
Julia Bradley May 31, 2021 May 30, 2021; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Meyer Shank Racing driver Helio Castroneves (6) can be seen embracing a fan before the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
Gunmen kill two, wound 20 outside Florida concert
(Reuters) -Assailants opened fire on a crowd outside a concert in Florida early on Sunday, killing two people and wounding more than 20, police and media reports said. Three people got out of a white ...
Julia Bradley May 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Fire handles unknown substance at Peoria Walgreens
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria Walgreens had to be evacuated and shut down Saturday morning due to an unknown substance found in a sealed container by the store's entrance, at 2515 N Knoxville Ave. Peoria F...
Dalton Kemper May 30, 2021 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Biden's big budget comes with a modest growth outlook for an aging country
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden's first budget proposal comes with a big price tag - at $6 trillion, roughly 50% higher than pre-COVID-19 federal spending - but, at least for now, projects a relativel...
Rick Hirschmann May 29, 2021 REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
Local COVID roundup 5/28: bed usage remains under 50
PEORIA, Ill. -- A mere 21 residents, total, of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Thursday and Friday for COVID-19. 13 of the cases are Peoria residents, eight live in Taz...
Rick Hirschmann May 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
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