Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Bus-2-Grid Initiative brings innovative electric school buses to Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. -- A new, first-of-its-kind electric bus was unveiled Tuesday in Pekin. The bus uses Nuuve's vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, the first in North America. The bus was delivered by BlueBird...
Mar 23, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
IEMA tells Illinoisans to prepare for earthquakes after one strikes Monday morning
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is reminding Illinoisans to be prepared for earthquakes after one hit southern Illinois Monday morning. The earthquake was reported...
Mar 22, 2021
Former Lakers great Baylor dies aged 86
(Reuters) -- Former Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers forward Elgin Baylor died of natural causes at the age of 86 on Monday, the NBA franchise announced. Baylor, the number one draft pick in 1958 an...
Mar 22, 2021 REUTERS/Nikki Boertman (UNITED STATES)/File Photo
Local COVID roundup 3/22: Region continues to trend the wrong direction
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported no new tri-county area deaths due to COVID-19 over the weekend. Hospital usage in the area did increase, going from 32 Friday t...
Mar 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/22: 1,220 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 1,220 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 22 additional deaths due to the virus. The preliminar...
Mar 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois expanding vaccine eligibility to more essential workers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More essential workers, who were previously ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, will be eligible beginning Monday, March 22. This comes as the state reaches 100,000 COVID-19 vacc...
Mar 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 3/19: Nearly 100 new cases in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Friday reported 98 new cases of COVID-19 in Peoria County, which is more than the number reported throughout the tri-county area as a whole Thu...
Mar 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois American Water investing $3 million in Pekin to replace water main
PEKIN, Ill. -- Illinois American Water is investing approximately $3 million to replace nearly three miles of water main in Pekin's water system. The investment in the 2.8 miles of water main will hel...
Mar 18, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD
Area doctor talks risks of sports betting as NCAA Tournament begins
PEORIA, Ill. -- March Madness has arrived for the first time since 2019, and it's a time of year when sports gambling ramps up throughout the country. This will, however, be the first NCAA Tournament ...
Mar 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Sex addiction may have driven suspect in Georgia spa shootings
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The suspect in the fatal shooting of eight people at day spas in and around Atlanta indicated he had issues with sexual addiction and the shootings may have not been motivated by r...
Mar 17, 2021 Crisp County Sheriff's Office in Cordele, Georgia, U.S. March 16, 2021.
