Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Gunshot victim located near Glen Oak Community Learning Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded around 3:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon to a report of a gunshot victim near the intersection of N. Delaware St. and E. Republic St. There were two ShotSpotter aler...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Election foreign interference: Tazewell County Clerk says your votes are safe
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - After the FBI announced Wednesday night they had seen foreign disinformation being spread with an attempt to persuade U.S. voters, Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said Thur...
Oct 21, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Tremont High School temporarily moving to remote learning
TREMONT, Ill. -- After a third positive case among students, Tremont High School is temporarily moving to remote learning. In an email to parents, Superintendent Sean Berry says the school district is...
Oct 21, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/21: trending in the wrong direction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported more than 4,000 cases of COVID-19 again, including a higher number than usual of deaths as well. A total of 4,342 cases...
Oct 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
Stolen RV leads to police chase in Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. -- A stolen RV was the cause of a Tuesday afternoon police chase that ended with the RV crashing into a generator in Pekin. The RV was stolen just before 5:00 p.m. by 22-year-old John Jose...
Oct 20, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria City Manager presents balanced 2021 budget to City Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- After months of discussion to revise the 2020 annual budget for Peoria, City Manager Patrick Urich presented a balanced 2021 budget Tuesday night to the City Council. Expenses in 2021 ...
Oct 20, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
State COVID roundup 10/20: more than 3,700 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 3,714 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 41 additional deaths. The preliminary seven-day stat...
Oct 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
Supreme Court denies GOP request to stop extended period in Pennsylvania for returning ballots
WASHINGTON -- Pennsylvania election officials will be allowed to count ballots received up to three days after Election Day after a Monday night Supreme Court ruling. This refuses a Republican request...
Oct 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
Six Russian military officers charged in hacking campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department announced charges Monday against Russian intelligence officers in a string of global cyberattacks that targeted a French presidential election, the Winter Olym...
Oct 19, 2020 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, pool
Peoria Police find woman dead in home
PEORIA, Ill. -- A woman was found dead in her home Monday morning in the 2300 block of W. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Peoria Police Detectives received a tip regarding a deceased person inside of the r...
Oct 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
