Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
U.S. and Russian officials will meet next week on ransomware - White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ransomware attacks on U.S. businesses, such as the latest one centered on Florida IT firm Kaseya, will be discussed at a meeting of senior U.S. and Russian officials next week, t...
Jul 06, 2021 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Gov. Pritzker signs bill expanding Medicaid healthcare access
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday signed legislation that will expand healthcare access and affordability for residents on the state's Medicaid system. The bill, Senate Bill 229...
Jul 06, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Vacant home catches fire Saturday, estimated $50,000 in damage
PEORIA, Ill. -- An estimated $50,000 in damage was done when a vacant home caught fire Saturday just after 4:00 p.m. in the 600 block of E. Illinois. Fire crews found heavy fire and smoke from a secon...
Jul 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Two hospitalized after Saturday night fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two Peoria residents have been hospitalized following a fire in the 300 block of S Webster Saturday night just after 11:45 p.m. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to the home fo...
Jul 04, 2021 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. sprinter Richardson banned from Olympic 100m after cannabis test
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, expected to be one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Olympics, will miss the 100 metres at the Games after accepting a one-month b...
Jul 02, 2021 REUTERS/Lee Smith
Tazewell County Clerk making McKenzie Building more accessible with federal grant
PEKIN, Ill. -- Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman announced Thursday the clerk's office is the recipient of a $91,250 Federal Polling Place Accessibility Grant from the Illinois State Board of Electi...
Jul 01, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Wednesday night shooting, suspect arrested
***UPDATE*** 7/1/21 10:30 P.M. Maricle was taken into custody Thursday around 1:30 on N. Brentfield Dr. in Dunlap. He was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, no FOID card, aggravated unlaw...
Jul 01, 2021 Peoria Police Department
Bill Cosby home from prison after court overturns sexual assault conviction
(Reuters) -Bill Cosby was freed from prison and returned home on Wednesday, less than two hours after Pennsylvania's highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying he never should have...
Jun 30, 2021 Courtesy Montgomery County Correctional Facility/Handout via REUTERS
Death toll rises to 16 nearly a week after Florida condo collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -Another four bodies were found overnight in the shattered ruins of a collapsed Miami-area condominium tower, the mayor of Miami-Dade County said on Wednesday, bringing the co...
Jun 29, 2021 Emergency workers conduct search and rescue efforts at the site of a partially collapsed residential building in Surfside, near Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Gov. Pritzker signs law allowing student-athletes to profit off likeness
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday signed into law the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act, SB 2338. The new law allows student-athletes to sign individual endorsement deals while...
Jun 29, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
