Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Peoria City postpones inaugural season for a second time
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City, a USL League Two soccer team that was set to begin play in the summer of 2020, has announced the inaugural season will be postponed for a second time. "With the uncertaint...
Apr 20, 2021 Photo Credit/USL League 2
April 6 Election Results (FINAL)
***LAST UPDATED 4/21/21 11:50 A.M.*** PEORIA COUNTY -- 169 of 169 precincts reporting City of Peoria Mayor Rita Ali -- 50.13% (8,240 votes) Jim Montelongo -- 49.87% (8,197 votes) City of Peoria Clerk ...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Minneapolis ex-policeman Chauvin convicted of murder in Floyd case
***UPDATED*** 4/20/21 3:30 P.M. MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter in the deadly a...
Apr 20, 2021 REUTERS/Octavio Jones
Local COVID roundup 4/20: Six new area deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported six new area deaths due to COVID-19. Peoria County reported two deaths; a female in her 80s and a male in his 70s with comobid...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/20: Positivity rate drops again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported the state's seven-day statewide positivity rate is down to 4.5%. Last Wednesday, the positivity rate was 5% and ha...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Former U.S. vice president Walter Mondale dies at 93: media
Walter Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic voice of the late 20th century who was U.S. vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost in a historic landslide to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential el...
Apr 19, 2021 REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Minneapolis, other cities boost security ahead of Chauvin verdict
(Reuters) -- Minneapolis and other U.S. cities were ramping up security measures on Monday, girding for possible protests after a jury delivers a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police offi...
Apr 19, 2021 REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
Illinois American Water replacing over 3,000 feet of water main in Farmington
FARMINGTON, Ill. -- Illinois American Water will be replacing over 3,000 feet of water main, approximately $635,000 worth, in the City of Farmington. According to Illinois American Water, work will be...
Apr 19, 2021 Illinois American Water
State COVID roundup 4/19: More than half have at least one dose
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 53% of Illinoisans 18 and older and 50% 16 and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. More than 65...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 4/19: Positivity rate down, hospitalizations up
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported an overall increase of 11 hospitalized patients due to COVID-19 compared to Friday, a concerning trend that continues to increa...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
