Category Archives: Local News
Dunlap Fire Chief charged with DUI
DUNLAP, Ill. -- Dunlap Fire Chief James Hanson faces two counts of being under the influence of alcohol, both Class A Misdemeanor charges, for a rollover crash that sent him to the hospital in Septemb...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
U.S. jobless claims drop, layoffs still too high
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at historically high levels. Wit...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
After chaotic debate, Trump, Biden try again
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After meeting in perhaps the most cacophonous debate in modern history, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, will take the stage Thursday to try again. The ba...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020 Production crew member stand on stage ahead of the final presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The debate will take place Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Election foreign interference: Tazewell County Clerk says your votes are safe
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - After the FBI announced Wednesday night they had seen foreign disinformation being spread with an attempt to persuade U.S. voters, Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said Thur...
Dalton Kemper Oct 21, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Tremont High School temporarily moving to remote learning
TREMONT, Ill. -- After a third positive case among students, Tremont High School is temporarily moving to remote learning. In an email to parents, Superintendent Sean Berry says the school district is...
Dalton Kemper Oct 21, 2020
LaHood receives presidential endorsement
PEORIA, Ill. -- President Donald Trump announced his support Wednesday afternoon for 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood. Trump tweeted the following: Congressman Darin LaHood (@ElectLaHood) is a fighter ...
Rick Hirschmann Oct 21, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Local COVID roundup 10/21: 0 new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 activity between Tuesday and Wednesday throughout the Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford tri-county was relatively subdued, compared to activity in recent days. No deaths were rec...
Rick Hirschmann Oct 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 10/21: trending in the wrong direction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported more than 4,000 cases of COVID-19 again, including a higher number than usual of deaths as well. A total of 4,342 cases...
Dalton Kemper Oct 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion. OxyC...
Julia Bradley Oct 21, 2020 FILE - This Tuesday, May 8, 2007, file photo shows the Purdue Pharma logo at its offices in Stamford, Conn. Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of over $8 billion, Justice Department officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, File)
Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in documentary
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis endorsed gay civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for a feature-length documentary that made its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday. Th...
Julia Bradley Oct 21, 2020 Pope Francis waves to faithful at the end of the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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