Author Archives: Dalton Kemper
PPS Superintendent announces plan for some to return to in-person learning
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Public Schools Superintendent announced a plan at Monday night's board meeting to bring certain students back into classrooms. Under Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kher...
Sep 14, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Four Associated Bank locations closing
PEORIA, Ill. -- Associated Bank has four locations in the Peoria area that will be closing in December, according to a letter obtained by WMBD. According to the letter, Associated Bank is selling its ...
Sep 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Travelling Vietnam Memorial Wall stopping in East Peoria
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The Vietnam Travelling Memorial Wall will be in East Peoria later this month. The wall honoring those who lost their lives while serving in Vietnam will be in East Peoria's Levee ...
Sep 11, 2020 Maureen Welsh/Provided by East Peoria
State COVID roundup 9/11: Tazewell County at warning level
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Tazewell County is among the counties in the state of Illinois considered to be at warning level by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). A county enters warning level ...
Sep 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
Four cases of Legionnaires' disease confirmed in Tazewell County since July
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. -- Since July of this year, Tazewell County has seen four confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease. Legionnaires' disease is a very serious type of pneumonia caused by a bacteria...
Sep 10, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Local COVID roundup 9/10: female long-term care resident dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- The local death toll due to COVID-19 is now at 56 after a female in her 90's has died. The woman was a resident of a long-term care facility, Apostolic Christian Skyline. The woman is ...
Sep 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 9/10: seven-day positivity rate under 4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois' preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate has fallen below 4%. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday that the rate from S...
Sep 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
UnityPoint Health opens region's first hospital-based dialysis center
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Central Illinois region's first hospital-based dialysis center is now open in Peoria. UnityPoint Health opened the center Thursday, Sept. 10, and the hospital can serve 14 patients...
Sep 10, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Arrest made in eighth homicide of the year
PEORIA, Ill. -- A suspect in the Saturday evening shooting of 21-year-old Terrence Dunigan has been arrested. 19-year-old Talya T. Zolicoffer, Jr. was identified as a suspect by detectives assigned to...
Sep 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria to receive more than $800,000 in COVID relief funds
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than $1 million will be coming to Peoria and Pekin in federal COVID relief funds. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced Wednesday that Peoria will be receiving $808,791...
Sep 09, 2020 MWC-Bustos
