Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Local COVID roundup 11/5: 7 deaths retroactively added
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday reported two new deaths from COVID-19, both females who resided at Heritage Health in Chillicothe. One female was in her 80s, while th...
Nov 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
Biden wins Michigan and Wisconsin, now on brink of White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday, reclaiming a key part of the "blue wall" that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and dramaticall...
Nov 04, 2020 AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Trump suing in Michigan, calling for "meaningful access"
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit in Michigan state court demanding "meaningful access" to locations where ballots are being counted. Michigan is one of the undecided states tha...
Nov 04, 2020 AP Photo/Carlos Osorio
US formally exits Paris Agreement aiming to curb climate change
BERLIN (AP) - The United States on Wednesday formally left the Paris Agreement, a global pact it helped forge five years ago to avert the threat of catastrophic climate change. The move, long threaten...
Nov 04, 2020 AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File
State COVID roundup 11/04: Over 7,500 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported another hefty new case total, including 55 additional deaths. 7,538 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the s...
Nov 04, 2020 Midwest Communications
School bus involved in Monday morning accident with pedestrian
PEORIA, Ill. -- A school bus was involved in an accident Monday morning with a pedestrian on a motorized bike at the intersection of William Kumpf Blvd. and Romeo B. Garrett Ave. The accident occurred...
Nov 02, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Morton Schools see uptick in COVID-19 cases and quarantines
MORTON, Ill. -- The region, state and nation have all been seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases lately, and Morton District 709 is no different. 22 students in the district have tested positive for CO...
Oct 31, 2020
Scottish actor Sean Connery dies at 90
LONDON (AP) - Scottish actor Sean Connery, considered by many to have been the best James Bond, has died, according to the BBC. He was 90. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was "heartbr...
Oct 31, 2020 AP Photo/Matt Sayles
State Fire Marshal: test your smoke alarms when you change your clocks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- When you set your clock back one hour Saturday night, the State Fire Marshal is asking you to inspect your smoke alarms as well. According to the Fire Marshal, there were 91 resid...
Oct 31, 2020
Person dead in accident between go-kart and semi
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. -- A Friday night accident between a go-kart and semi has claimed a life. The accident that occurred around 7 p.m. had Route 26 near Spring Bay blocked off in Woodford County. No...
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