Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Unemployment up, jobs down in Feb. 2021 across Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As expected, the number of non-farm jobs decreased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metro areas in February, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of ...
Apr 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/1: Over 3,500 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 3,526 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 25 additional deaths. The preliminary ...
Apr 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
BU hoopster Childs faces sex charge
***UPDATE*** 4/1/21 7:15 A.M. Bradley University basketball player Elijah Childs faces a sex crime charge stemming from an alleged February incident during the Braves' trip to Springfield, MO for a se...
Apr 01, 2021 Bradley University
State COVID roundup 3/31: Key metric met for Bridge Phase
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported 2,592 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 28 additional deaths. 70% of Illinois residents 65 and older ...
Mar 31, 2021 Midwest Communications
Store cashier who chatted with Floyd testifies at ex-officer's trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A cashier who was one of the last people to speak with George Floyd before his deadly arrest last May testified at Derek Chauvin's murder trial in Minneapolis on Wednesday that...
Mar 31, 2021 Pool via REUTERS
Rep. Darin LaHood tours Meals on Wheels, talks current vaccination rate
PEORIA, Ill. -- United States Representative Darin LaHood (IL-18) was in Peoria Tuesday to tour the Meals on Wheels facility that provides meals to people that are unable to prepare their own meal. Ne...
Mar 30, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 3/29: Hospitalizations up double digits
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported 12 more patients are in area hospitals due to COVID-19 compared to Friday. Six of those patients are in area ICU beds, with the...
Mar 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/29: Bridge Phase getting closer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported the state is nearing the vaccination threshold to move to the Bridge Phase of Restore Illinois. Currently, 69% of r...
Mar 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
2 dead, 8 injured in Virginia Beach shooting
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Two people are dead and eight more injured following a shooting Friday night in Virginia Beach. According to the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD), the incident occurred j...
Mar 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
Popular children's book author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American children's book author Beverly Cleary, who responded to a young reader's plea for realistic characters by bringing rare insight and humor to the lives of Ramona Quimby...
Mar 26, 2021 Courtesy HarperCollins Children's Books/Alan McEwan
