Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Local COVID roundup 5/21: Hospitalizations continue downward trend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Friday reported three fewer patients are in area hospital beds due to COVID-19 compared to Thursday. One fewer person occupies an ICU b...
May 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
State-of-the-art projection system comes to Peoria's Dome Planetarium
PEORIA, Ill. -- A brand-new, world-class planetarium system will be unveiled at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Saturday, May 22. The system, Evans & Sutherland 6.5K Digistar 7, is considered the ...
May 21, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria Public Health Administrator urges vaccination status honesty
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the news last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that mask guidelines would be relaxed for fully-vaccinated individuals, many have wondered how to tell i...
May 20, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Gov. Pritzker announces $20 billion construction plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday joined representatives from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to announce $20.7 billion to be used to improve Illinois' roads an...
May 19, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
McDonald's workers across U.S. to strike Wednesday
McDonald's workers across the United States are expected to strike Wednesday, May 19, and demand the company raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Last week McDonald's announced they are increasing p...
May 19, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Local COVID roundup 5/18: 4 new area deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported four additional area residents have succumbed to COVID-19. In Peoria County, a female in her 60s and a female in her 80s died....
May 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 5/18: Positivity rate continues to decline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported the preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity for COVID-19 is 2.8%. That number continues its decline after ...
May 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Parler returns to Apple's App Store, names new CEO
(Reuters) -Parler, a social media app popular with U.S. conservatives, returned to Apple Inc's App Store on Monday, after the iPhone maker dropped it following the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capit...
May 17, 2021 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
One year later, 2020 Bradley grads get their moment
PEORIA, Ill. -- 2020 graduates of Bradley University were finally able to have their moment Friday evening at Shea Stadium. After graduating a year earlier, many students may have wondered if they wou...
May 14, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Bustos announces $8 million for Peoria International Airport
PEORIA, Ill. -- Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) Friday announced a grant totaling more than $8 million will be headed to Peoria International Airport (PIA). The $8,057,860 grant is from the U.S. De...
May 14, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
