Author Archives: Cooper Banks
Some in Peoria metro choose to keep their masks, despite newly relaxed rules
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois' statewide indoor mask mandate was allowed to pass into history early Monday and there are already some businesses relaxing mask requirements as the state and the CDC now agre...
Feb 28, 2022 Cooper Banks/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Legendary former Bradley men's BBall coach Versace, dead at 81
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's sad news for longtime Bradley Braves men's basketball fans in Peoria. The University has confirmed the death of legendary former head coach Dick Versace. The news began spreading ...
Feb 26, 2022 Bradley University
U.S. eases COVID indoor mask guidelines for most of country
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday dramatically eased its COVID-19 guidelines for masks, including in schools, a move that means 72% of the population resi...
Feb 26, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell
Biden approves $350 million in military aid for Ukraine
UPDATE: Feb., 26, 2022 -- 1:13 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden instructed the U.S. State Department to release up to an additional $350 million worth of weapons from U.S. stocks to Ukra...
Feb 26, 2022 A Ukrainian serviceman holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher at fighting positions outside the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin
Ukraine's forces no match for Russia in manpower, gear and experience
(Reuters) - Ukrainian forces are defending against an invasion on three sides by a Russian military that is bigger, better armed and steeped in recent combat experience from Syria's civil war. Missile...
Feb 24, 2022 Ukrainian army soldiers stand next to multiple launch missile systems, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation, in eastern Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
Gas prices expected to rise, perhaps sharply on European conflict
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the news of a Russian ground invasion into Ukraine, there is the distinct chance for energy prices to increase sharply, particularly for drivers. At present, the price motorists p...
Feb 24, 2022 Midwest Communications
Three days, three stolen cars, eight juveniles detained in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have offered details on three recent criminal cases, all involving juvenile suspects and one involving an infant victim. Between Saturday and Monday, PPD says officers re...
Feb 23, 2022 (Midwest Communications)
No foul play suspected in Hanna City infant death, but autopsy pending
PEORIA, Ill. -- There is currently no evidence of foul play in the death of an infant, discovered in Peoria County on Tuesday. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood confirms earlier reports about the ba...
Feb 23, 2022
Another marijuana dispensary is approved near Northwoods Mall
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria area residents will have access to another marijuana dispensary, but some local elected leaders aren't very happy about it's location. It will go in along Brandywine Drive near ...
Feb 23, 2022 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
It's "technically already an invasion" - Bradley University expert
PEORIA, Ill. -- It is "technically already an invasion" with Russian forces entering parts of eastern Ukraine this week. It's the perspective of Angela Weck, history department faculty member and a Ru...
Feb 22, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A tank drives during the Union Courage 2022 joint military exercise of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus, at the Brestsky training ground in Brest Region, Belarus, in this still image taken from video released February 11, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
