Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Gov. Pritzker extends mandatory vaccine deadline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike Friday announced a two-week extension of vaccination requirements for individuals in high...
Sep 03, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden orders declassification reviews of documents related to Sept. 11 attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday ordered reviews of the potential declassification of documents from the FBI's investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United Stat...
Sep 03, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the August Jobs Report at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Peoria Ameren workers among those assisting with power restoration after Ida
PEORIA, Ill. -- A caravan of Ameren Illinois bucket and line trucks arrived in Louisiana Friday to support power restoration efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, including two Peoria crew member...
Sep 03, 2021 Courtesy: Ameren Illinois
160 Illinois National Guard members being used in Ida relief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday approximately 160 members of the Illinois Army National Guard are being activated in support of Hurricane Ida relief efforts. "As states across t...
Sep 03, 2021 The National Guard / CC
32-year-old man arrested for trying to steal ATM
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for attempting to steal an ATM machine on Aug. 15 in front of Theo's Ice Cream. Video showed the suspect trying to steal the machine in th...
Sep 02, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
IDOT: Expect more police over Labor Day weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- As expected, drivers across Illinois can expect to see a heightened police presence over Labor Day weekend, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). IDOT, alo...
Sep 02, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria Civic Center COVID testing site returning with vaccinations
PEORIA, Ill. -- After some confusion on if the COVID-19 testing site at the Peoria Civic Center parking lot would return or not, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday the ...
Sep 02, 2021 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Illinois Senate passes clean energy bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate passed a massive clean energy bill early Wednesday morning. The measure will close many private coal fire power plants by 2030, and it would close down municip...
Sep 01, 2021 Illinois Capitol - Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Biden cites Afghan military, Trump role in messy Afghanistan exit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday rejected criticism of his decision to stick to a deadline to pull out of Afghanistan this week, a move that left 100 to 200 Americans in the countr...
Aug 31, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on Afghanistan during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Mississippi highway collapses in Ida's wake, Louisiana grapples with power, water woes
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -Two people were killed and 10 injured when a deep crevasse opened up on a Mississippi highway in the wake of heavy rains unleashed by Hurricane Ida, a powerful storm that left p...
Aug 31, 2021 A destroyed car is seen under the debris of a building after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, U.S., August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Marco Bello
