Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Local COVID roundup 5/27: 3 additional deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- After reporting zero area deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported three such deaths. A Peoria County male in his...
May 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
IDOT and ISP remind drivers of Scott's Law, safety on roadways
PEORIA, Ill. -- Workers for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois State Police (ISP) commonly find themselves in a dangerous position on the side of highways and interstates. A...
May 26, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 5/26: No deaths for second straight day
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported no new COVID-19 deaths in the tri-county area for a second straight day. Overall, 31 new cases were reported throughout the ...
May 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Parking space a concern for Downtown Development Corporation
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria (DDC) presented Tuesday night to the Peoria City Council as they continuously look for ways to redevelop downtown Peoria. One of the conc...
May 25, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 5/25: Hospitalizations down more than 20
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Tuesday reported hospitalizations in the tri-county due to COVID-19 have dropped by 21 in the last 24 hours. On Monday, 65 patients wer...
May 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
IDOT worker injured in hit-and-run Tuesday morning
WAYNE COUNTY, Ill. -- An Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) worker was hospitalized Tuesday morning after being hit by a car just after 7:30 in Southern Illinois. According to Illinois State...
May 25, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
U.S. reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year
(Reuters) - The United States last week reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year, with new infections dropping 26% from the previous seven days to just under 180,000, accordin...
May 24, 2021 REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
Tazewell County crash claims a life; victim ID'ed
***UPDATE*** 5/24/21 1:40 P.M. The person who died has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 54-year-old David Becktel died from blunt force trauma. He was the only occupant of ...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Two shot dead, eight injured after shooting in downtown Minneapolis
(Reuters) - Two men were shot dead and eight others were wounded in downtown Minneapolis, police said early on Saturday. "Of the 10 victims, all are adults, five male and five female. Two deceased are...
May 22, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
White House says it has pared infrastructure proposal to $1.7 trillion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Friday it had pared down its infrastructure bill to $1.7 trillion from $2.25 trillion, with cuts to investments in broadband as well as roads and bridges,...
May 21, 2021 REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
