Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Gov. Pritzker talks Illinois vaccination rates, increasing hospitalizations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- New daily COVID-19 cases in Illinois rose above 4,000 Friday for the first time since January. In addition, around 1,800 people in Illinois were hospitalized with the virus. The g...
Apr 10, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Doctor who performed George Floyd autopsy stands by homicide conclusion
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -The medical examiner who performed the autopsy on George Floyd after last May's deadly arrest explained how he concluded the death was a homicide at the hands of police in testi...
Apr 10, 2021 REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Local COVID roundup 4/9: Region under 20% ICU capacity
PEORIA, Ill. -- Region 2 of Illinois has now slipped below 20% ICU bed capacity, as just 19% of ICU beds in the region were available as of Friday afternoon. The Peoria City/County Health Department r...
Apr 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
Bradley receives 1,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from Peoria City/County Health Department
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University will be holding vaccination clinics Monday, April 12 and Tuesday, April 13 in the Markin Center after receiving 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the Peoria Ci...
Apr 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
Arrest videos undercut Derek Chauvin's murder trial defense, pathologist tells jury
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A forensic pathologist testified on Friday that the sheer volume of videos of George Floyd's arrest helped confirm the finding that asphyxiation by police caused his death, and...
Apr 09, 2021 REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
State COVID roundup 4/9: More than 4,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 4,004 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 21 additional deaths. However, the state ...
Apr 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local health officials urge vaccinations amid surge in cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- Local health officials and professionals at Thursday's weekly Peoria City/County Health Department briefing urged local residents to get vaccinated amid a COVID-19 case surge. Accordin...
Apr 08, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 4/8: New daily vaccine record
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported a one-day record 154,201 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Wednesday. Overall, more than 6.7 million doses h...
Apr 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Police make arrest in Tuesday shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have made an arrest regarding a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the 1800 block of N. North. Officers found an adult male at the scene with a gunshot wound to the hand and w...
Apr 07, 2021 Peoria Police Department
Tiger Woods may have hit accelerator instead of brake in high-speed crash
(Reuters) --Tiger Woods was traveling more than 40 miles per hour above the speed limit when he lost control of his car, causing the crash that severely injured him in February, the Los Angeles County...
Apr 07, 2021 REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
