Author Archives: Julia Bradley
BU will start the spring semester in-person
PEORIA, Ill. -- With concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant, some Illinois colleges and universities are switching back to remote learning temporarily after the holidays. Bradley University ...
Dec 22, 2021 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Jury suggests possible deadlock in trial of ex-Minnesota officer who killed Wright
(Reuters) -The jury asked a question on Tuesday that suggested a possible deadlock in the trial of Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistook her handgun for her Taser and fatall...
Dec 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A poster of Daunte Wright is seen during a demonstration about the manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, a white former Minnesota police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black man, whose April death sparked protests, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Nicole Neri
Seven hurt in Pekin crash
PEKIN, Ill. -- A two-vehicle crash in Pekin Tuesday night sent seven people to local hospitals. News partner 25 News says some of the injured were children. Pekin Fire Department used the "Jaws of Lif...
Dec 22, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. population grew at record low rate in 2021, in part due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The United States' population grew at a slower rate in 2021 than in any other year on record as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the more subdued growth the country has experienced in rec...
Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks are seen in Washington Square park during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Kasper: Not surprised by Omicron's spread; but rather acceleration
PEORIA, Ill. -- With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading rapidly in the U.S., there is one thing you can definitely do to help protect yourself...that's getting the vaccine if you haven't yet, o...
Dec 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
University of Illinois returns to remote learning after the holidays
URBANA, Ill. -- The University of Illinois will temporarily switch back to remote learning in January before students return to classrooms. Students and staff in Champaign-Urbana and Chicago will also...
Dec 21, 2021 Midwest Communications
Dozens test positive for COVID at Peoria Co. Jail
PEORIA, Ill. -- Over 50 inmates and jail staff have tested positive in a COVID outbreak at the Peoria County Jail. The Peoria County Sheriff's Office told news partner 25 News that 41 inmates and 11 j...
Dec 21, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
No verdict yet as jury deliberates in trial of Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright
(Reuters) -Jurors retired for the evening on Monday after starting deliberations in the manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who mistook her handgun for her Taser...
Dec 21, 2021 Kimberly Potter, the white former Minnesota police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright in April after claiming she mistook her handgun for her Taser, breaks down in tears as she testifies during her trial in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, U.S., December 17, 2021 in this image taken from court television footage. Pool footage/Handout via REUTERS
As Omicron surges, Biden to expand testing and warn unvaccinated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will open federal COVID-19 testing sites in New York City this week and buy 500 million at-home rapid tests that Americans can order online for free sta...
Dec 21, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A woman gets a COVID-19 test during the coronavirus disease pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 17, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Residents displaced by a Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria home is a total loss. Firefighters responded around 7 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of Green Street, finding smoke and flames coming from a second story window. Fire officials ...
Dec 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
