Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
East Peoria patrolman named 'Officer of the Year'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- East Peoria Police Officer Jeffrey Bieber has been named the 2021 Most Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP). Bie...
Jul 21, 2021 East Peoria Police
Juvenile dead after suffering gunshot wound
PEORIA, Ill. -- A juvenile male is dead after suffering gunshot wounds Wednesday morning just after 5:00 a.m. Peoria Police responded to the 3000 block of W. Seibold on reports of the juvenile being s...
Jul 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
Gov. Pritzker calls on Congress to repay National Guard for Jan. 6 mission
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday urged Congress to repay the debt owed to the National Guard for providing security to the U.S. Capitol following the Jan. 6 riots. Following Jan. 6, thousa...
Jul 20, 2021 Karen Neoh / CC
Delta variant behind more than 80% of U.S. cases; vaccines still highly effective -Fauci
(Reuters) -The Delta variant of the coronavirus is the cause of more than 80% of new U.S. COVID-19 cases, but the authorized vaccines remain more than 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and ...
Jul 20, 2021 Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
Gov. Pritzker announces run for re-election
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Monday said he had "big news" on his Twitter account. Pritzker's big news, he announced, was he will be running for a second term after becoming governor...
Jul 19, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
England to demand vaccination proof for clubs, mass events
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that English nightclubs and other venues with large crowds will require patrons to present proof of full vaccination from the end ...
Jul 19, 2021 REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
City of Peoria asking for public input on COVID-19 funds spending
PEORIA, Ill. -- The City of Peoria is asking residents to give their input on how the city should spend more than $36 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The funds must be obligated by the end of the ye...
Jul 16, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Mask mandate returns to Los Angeles as coronavirus cases rise
(Reuters) -Los Angeles County will reimpose its mask mandate this weekend in the latest sign that public health officials are struggling with an alarming rise in coronavirus cases tied to the highly c...
Jul 16, 2021 REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
"He has the ability to captivate the general public through his play," says Bradley professor on Ohtani
Major League Baseball (MLB) player Shohei Ohtani has taken the league by storm in the 2021 season, leading the league in home runs and ranking third in runs batted in. There is something different, ho...
Jul 16, 2021 Moto "Club4AG" Miwa / CC
White House slams Facebook as conduit for COVID-19 misinformation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Facebook is not doing enough to stop the spread of false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday, part of a new administration ...
Jul 15, 2021 REUTERS/Tom Brenner
