Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Local COVID roundup 1/28: Area hospitalizations down double digits
PEORIA, Ill. -- Patients in area hospitals took a dive in the right direction Thursday, as 11 fewer people with COVID-19 are occupying hospital beds compared to Wednesday. Ten fewer people occupied no...
Jan 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
High school sports are back: Local AD, coach and player ecstatic
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's been nearly 11 months since high school basketball games have taken place in the state of Illinois. As early as two weeks ago, there was even doubt to whether or not there would b...
Jan 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Firefighters battle electrical blaze at Landmark Apartments
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were called to Landmark Apartments Wednesday just before 2:00 p.m. on reports of smoke inside the building. Upon arrival, nothing was showing on the outside of the ...
Jan 27, 2021 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Local COVID roundup 1/27: 2 Tazewell County deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Wednesday reported two new area deaths related to COVID-19 in the tri-county area, both residents of Tazewell County. A female in her 80s died ...
Jan 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 1/27: 81 deaths announced statewide
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday announced 81 additional COVID-19 related deaths in the state, including 3,751 new confirmed and probable cases. Over the ...
Jan 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria City Council approves Cannabis Dispensary on University
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City Council Tuesday night approved the special-use of an adult-use cannabis dispensary at 5001 N. University St. According to building plans, the dispensary will be located...
Jan 26, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
State COVID roundup 1/26: Positivity rate staying under 5%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 3,667 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 throughout the state, including 87 deaths. However, the state's...
Jan 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 1/25: Fewer than 3,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported fewer than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases across the state in addition to 49 new deaths. Overall, 2,944 cases were report...
Jan 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 1/25: Positivity rate under 6%
PEORIA, Ill. -- The rolling seven-day positivity rate across Region 2 of Illinois has continued to decrease and now sits at 5.6%. Since the region has been below 6.5% for three consecutive days, the I...
Jan 25, 2021 Midwest Communications
Larry King dies at age 87
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Larry King, who quizzed thousands of world leaders, politicians and entertainers for CNN and other news outlets in a career spanning more than six decades, has died at age 87, ...
Jan 23, 2021 REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
