Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
Former St. Louis Cardinal Tommy Pham stabbed in San Diego
SAN DIEGO -- Major League Baseball player Tommy Pham, formerly of the St. Louis Cardinals, was stabbed in the lower back Sunday night in San Diego. The San Diego Padres, Pham's current team, confirmed...
Oct 12, 2020 AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki
Barrett vows fair approach to law, Democrats worried about health care
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett presented her approach to the law as conservative and fair on Monday at the start of fast-tracked confirmation hearings, while angry Democrats...
Oct 12, 2020 AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool
Peoria Police buy 11-year-old PlayStation after hit-and-run incident
PEORIA, Ill. -- 11-year-old Anthony "AJ" Gallion was injured in a hit-and-run incident on Oct. 1, leaving him with a broken leg, swollen eye and a concussion. Because of his injuries, Gallion was not ...
Oct 09, 2020 Photo Courtesy: Peoria Police Department
Tazewell County man hospitalized with West Nile virus
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- A man in his 50s, that resides in Tazewell County, is hospitalized with West Nile virus, according to the Tazewell County Health Department (TCHD). West Nile virus is transmit...
Oct 08, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
What is the Graduated Income Tax Amendment? Proponents and opponents sound off
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Graduated Income Tax will be on ballots in Illinois in November, which would change the way residents' income is taxed in the state. The graduated tax would amend the Illino...
Oct 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Update: Standoff with police in Goodfield ends
***UPDATE*** Deer Creek/Goodfield Police Chief Bradley Potts identified the man as 29-year-old Trent D. Johnson. Potts said the welfare check came at 6:24, after a report Johnson may have been suicida...
Oct 07, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned what she called "the ...
Oct 07, 2020 AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool
Peoria County War Memorial adds 34 new names
PEORIA, Ill. -- There are more than 30 new brick engravings at the Peoria County War Memorials recognizing veterans and other honorees. A reception was held Wednesday afternoon on the Peoria County Co...
Oct 07, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
President Trump's senior adviser tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump's senior adviser and speechwriter, tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday. A senior administration official said Miller had previously te...
Oct 06, 2020 AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Biden says no debate next week if Trump still has virus
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he and President Donald Trump "shouldn't have a debate" as long as the president remains positive for the coronavirus. Biden said Tu...
Oct 06, 2020 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
