Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Los Angeles County implements more restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County announced a new stay-home order Friday as coronavirus cases surged out of control in the nation's most populous county, banning most gatherings but stopping short...
Nov 28, 2020 AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File
Experts say COVID-19 numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The coronavirus testing numbers that have guided much of the nation's response to the pandemic are likely to be erratic over the next week or so, experts said Friday, as fewer people ...
Nov 28, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Wrong-way driver closes portion of I-74 Thanksgiving night
PEORIA, Ill. -- A driver who was on the wrong side of I-74 caused a portion of the interstate near Downtown Peoria to be shut down Thanksgiving night. State Police said just before 10 p.m. a Kia Optim...
Nov 28, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Philadelphia federal appeals court rejects Trump's latest challenge
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - President Donald Trump's legal team suffered a defeat in court Friday as a federal appeals court in Philadelphia roundly rejected its latest effort to challenge the state's electio...
Nov 27, 2020 AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File
State COVID roundup 11/26: Still over 6,000 hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Illinois is at 6,032, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Of those hospitalized, 1,224 patients were i...
Nov 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
OxyContin maker pleads guilty to criminal charges
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of ...
Nov 24, 2020 AP Photo/Mark Lennihan
PPS students and families get free access to Riverfront Museum through May 1
PEORIA, Ill. -- New educational opportunities will be available for K-8 Peoria Public Schools students and their families at no extra cost thanks to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Museum President John...
Nov 23, 2020 1470 - 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
UPDATE: Man hit by car Monday evening ID'd
UPDATE 11/24/20 8:00 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man who died after being hit by a car Monday night on Knoxville as 68-year-old Michael McIntosh of Peor...
Nov 23, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
City Treasurer Patrick Nichting will not seek re-election
PEORIA, Ill. -- City of Peoria City Treasurer Patrick Nichting announced Friday that he will not seek another term as Treasurer. Nichting has served in the position since 2009. Prior to his position a...
Nov 20, 2020
Eight injured in Wisconsin mall shooting; police still looking for suspect
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) - Eight people were injured in a shooting Friday at a suburban Milwaukee mall and police said they were still seeking the suspect. Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber gave no motiv...
Nov 20, 2020 AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
