Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles out of team event, can still get medal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Simone Biles's quest to become the greatest female Olympian here in Tokyo took a bizarre twist on Tuesday, when she dropped out of the women's team event after one vault. After a dis...
Jul 27, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Women's Team - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Simone Biles of the United States wearing a protective face mask is seen leaving a medical station during the final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Police who defended U.S. Capitol to testify at riot probe's first hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four police officers who worked to defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters are due to testify on Tuesday at the first hearing before a con...
Jul 27, 2021 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Peoria man sentenced to federal prison for gun theft
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria man has been sentenced to 5 1/2-years in federal prison for stealing nearly 100 guns, including one that that was used in a mass shooting last summer. The guns were stolen fro...
Jul 27, 2021 Midwest Communications
PPS will require masks; COVID pay approved
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools will require all students and staff to wear masks this school year. Peoria School Board President Gregory Wilson said the decision was made to put safety first. PP...
Jul 27, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Olympics-Tokyo Games organizers report 16 new Games-related COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organizers on Monday reported 16 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number since July 1 to 148. The Games, which officially opened on Friday, are bei...
Jul 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Softball - Women - Opening Round - Australia v Canada - Yokohama Baseball Stadium - Yokohama, Japan - July 24, 2021. Empty stands at the Yokohama Baseball Stadium as spectators are not allowed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Republican lawmaker says public transit dispute holding up U.S. infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The lead U.S. Republican negotiator on an infrastructure plan said on Sunday he hoped for a detailed agreement sometime this week despite a dispute over spending on mass transit,...
Jul 26, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Commuters wait for the Chicago Transit Authority Blue line train at the Damen Avenue stop in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo
Arson suspected in Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were called around 9:50 p.m. Sunday to the 800 block of NE Jefferson on reports of a structure fire. When they arrived, crews found heavy smoke coming from the firs...
Jul 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. buys 200 million more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech said on Friday the U.S. government has purchased 200 million additional doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to help with pediatric vaccination as well as ...
Jul 23, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Civic Center reopens after 505 days "in the dark"
PEORIA, Ill. -- When the legendary band Chicago plays the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Saturday, July 24, it will have been 505 days since the last show was held at the Civic Center, due to the COVI...
Jul 23, 2021 (File-Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD)
Olympics-Fireworks get Tokyo's no-frills opening ceremony underway
TOKYO (Reuters) -The sky over the National Stadium in Tokyo exploded in indigo and white as fireworks marked the start of the opening ceremony for the Olympics on Friday, celebrating the world's best ...
Jul 23, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Arrival Ceremony for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay - Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021 An Olmpic flame torch kisses another. REUTERS/Edgar Su TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
