Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
UPDATE: Final jail escapee captured
UPDATE 12:30 p.m. -- The Fulton County Sheriff's Office said Zachary Hart is now in custody, meaning all four prisoners who escaped Wednesday night are now in custody. No further details were released...
Jul 11, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Florida condo death toll rises to 79 after another body is found
(Reuters) -The death toll in the collapse of an Miami-area condominium tower rose to 79 on Friday after workers extracted 14 more bodies from the ruins and said they had reduced the pile of debris dow...
Jul 10, 2021 REUTERS/Marco Bello
Illinois becomes first U.S. state to require Asian-American history in schools
(Reuters) - Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Friday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, the first such step by a U.S. state amid rising concerns about violence ag...
Jul 09, 2021 REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 78
(Reuters) -The confirmed death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower increased to 78 on Friday after workers pulled the remains of an additional 14 people from the rubble of the build...
Jul 09, 2021 REUTERS/Marco Bello
CDC says vaccinated students and teachers don't need masks
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance to help reopen schools in the fall, including recommending masking indoors for everyone who is not fully ...
Jul 09, 2021 REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Biden says it's up to Afghans to run their country as U.S. leaves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday said it is up to the Afghan people alone how they run their country, as he announced the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will end on Aug. 31 ...
Jul 08, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
President Biden talks education, student debt in visit to Illinois
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -- President Joe Biden made his first trip to Illinois as president Wednesday to discuss the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. The American Families Plan is a proposal by Biden ...
Jul 07, 2021 Courtesy: White House
Trump says he is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was filing lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc's Google, as well as their chief executives, alleg...
Jul 07, 2021 REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Peoria Community Development Department receives $45,000 to demolish abandoned homes
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Community Development Department has been granted an additional $45,000 by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) for demolition of abandoned residential structur...
Jul 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Humane Society talks taking care of pets during hot summer months
PEORIA, Ill. -- Just as bitterly cold temperatures can be dangerous for pets, the same goes for hot, humid temperatures seen in summer months. With an average heat index in Peoria of 90F in July, it's...
Jul 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
