Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
UPDATE: Music festival extended to three days after Wallen pulls out; new headliners tapped
***UPDATE*** 4/14/21 11 A.M. The three-day lineup has been released. Florida Georgia Line has been added as the Thursday headliner, while Jon Pardi will headline Saturday. Sam Hunt remains on the bill...
Apr 13, 2021
State COVID roundup 4/13: More than 2,000 hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 2,028 Illinois were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday night. Of those, 466 were in the ICU and 185 were on v...
Apr 13, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria County offering one-day Moderna vaccine clinic Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. -- After the announcement Tuesday morning that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be put on hold, Peoria County is now holding a one-day Moderna vaccine clinic Wednesday, April 14. T...
Apr 13, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Police chief and officer who fatally shot Black man in Minnesota both resign
(Reuters) - The Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police chief and the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year old Black man who struggled with police after a traffic stop, have both resigned, the...
Apr 13, 2021 REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Peoria Police seeking help locating missing man
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Police Department is seeking help from the public in locating 39-year-old Antwan T. Freeman. Freeman is described as a black male and approximately 5'10" tall, 180lbs, bald,...
Apr 12, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Local COVID roundup 4/12: 10 deaths over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Monday reported 10 new area deaths due to COVID-19 over the weekend. Four deaths were Peoria County residents: a male in his 20s, a mal...
Apr 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
Fatal shooting of Black man in Minneapolis suburb likely an accident, says police chief
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (Reuters) --The fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in a Minneapolis suburb appeared to be an "accidental discharge" by an officer who drew her gun instead of her T...
Apr 12, 2021 REUTERS/Nick Pfosi
Woodford County Health Department announces "One and Done" vaccination clinic
GOODFIELD, Ill. -- The Woodford County Health Department (WCHD) is partnering with the Illinois National Guard Rapid Response Team to offer a vaccination clinic on Friday. The clinic will be held at C...
Apr 12, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 4/12: Over 7 million doses administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported more than 7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Illinois. In addition, the rolling seve...
Apr 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
Morton District 709 weekly COVID update: Cases up, quarantines down
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton Community Unit District 709 Superintendent Jeffrey Hill said in his weekly news release COVID-19 cases are up among students, but the number of students in quarantine is down. A...
Apr 11, 2021
