Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
State COVID roundup 3/8: Single-digit death count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported just five deaths related to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. In addition, IDPH also reported 1,182 new and probable c...
Mar 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 3/8: Just over 100 cases over the weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported one area death due to COVID-19 over the weekend, a Tazewell County man in his 60s. In addition, there were just 109 new area ca...
Mar 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Riverfront Museum reopening Saturday with new exhibitions
PEORIA, Ill. -- After being shut down in November due to COVID-19 mitigations, the Peoria Riverfront Museum will reopen Saturday, March 6. When visitors return to the museum, there will be new exhibit...
Mar 05, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 3/4: Daily vaccines administered on the rise
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported more than 93,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered Wednesday in the state. The state is also expected to surpas...
Mar 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden says it's a 'big mistake' for states to lift mask mandates
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said decisions to end the required wearing of masks - such as those by governors of Texas and Mississippi - amounted to "Neanderthal thinking...
Mar 03, 2021 Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS
State COVID roundup 3/3: Averaging more than 84,000 vaccine doses daily
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported the seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 vaccines administered daily is 84,202 doses. 82,449 doses were adminis...
Mar 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. House panel reissues subpoena for Trump's tax records
(Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel has reissued a subpoena seeking Donald Trump's tax and financial records, saying in a memo made public on Tuesday it needs the documents to address "c...
Mar 02, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Local COVID roundup 3/2: Significant drop in ICU usage
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported a significant drop in ICU usage for COVID-19 patients, going from 10 on Monday to just three. Non-ICU usage in area hospitals ...
Mar 02, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/2: Receiving more than 80,000 J&J doses
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,577 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 47 additional deaths. IDPH anticipates the s...
Mar 02, 2021 Midwest Communications
Senate to debate on COVID-19 bill this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will start debating President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday after Democrats ba...
Mar 01, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
