Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Co. unemployment doubles in 12 months
PEORIA, Ill. -- Unemployment in Peoria County more than doubled between Sept. 2019 and Sept. 2020. The Illinois Department of Employment Security has released the numbers for the month. The county's u...
Rick Hirschmann Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 10/22: 7M Illinoisans now tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois between Wednesday and Thursday broke the 7 million-test mark, as 80,977 people were tested for COVID-19 during that period. Also during the reporting period, 4,942 people...
Rick Hirschmann Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Judge dismisses charge against former cop in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder count filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd, but the more serious second-de...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020 FILE - This June 3, 2020 file photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff's Office shows former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin posted bail on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, and was released from prison, according to court documents. Chauvin posted a $1 million bond, and the Department of Corrections confirmed he was no longer in custody at the state's facility in Oak Park Heights, where he had been detained pending trial. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
BBB warns seniors of Medicare scams
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's open enrollment time for Medicare and Affordable Care Act medical plans. Jessica Tharp, with the Better Business Bureau of Peoria, confirms a phishing scam is targeting senior cit...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Senate committee advances Barrett nomination despite Democrats’ boycott
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate. Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott of the session Thursd...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020 Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, arrives for closed meetings with senators, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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