Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 chief doesn't rule out cancelling Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - The chief of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee on Tuesday did not rule out cancelling the Olympics if COVID-19 cases spiked, as more athletes tested positive for the virus and spon...
Jul 21, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics Preview - Tokyo, Japan - July 20, 2021 General view of the Olympic Rings outside The National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Civic Center reopens with new safety/security changes
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Civic Center is welcoming patrons back for the first time in roughly 500 days...with events at Carver Arena and the Civic Center Theater. In order to keep everyone safe and ...
Jul 20, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Jeff Bezos, world's richest man, carries out inaugural space voyage
VAN HORN, Texas (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos, the world's richest man, and three crewmates soared high above the Texas desert aboard his space venture Blue Origin's New Shepard https://graphics.reuters.com/S...
Jul 20, 2021 Billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos is launched with three crew members aboard a New Shepard rocket on the world's first unpiloted suborbital flight from Blue Origin's Launch Site 1 near Van Horn, Texas , U.S., July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
Schumer tees up bipartisan infrastructure vote after Republicans urge delay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday he would set a procedural vote on a bipartisan infrastructure package that is a key part of Democratic President Joe Bi...
Jul 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to news reporters following the announcement of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Construction worker rescued near OSF St. Francis
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters and paramedics were called just after 2 p.m. Monday to the 619 NE Glen Oak Avenue for an industrial/machinery accident. When crews arrived, they found several const...
Jul 20, 2021 (25 News)
Ali: Combatting gun violence must be a community effort
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gun violence isn't new to Peoria. But, those who are wrapped up in the violence are getting younger, according to Mayor Rita Ali. Ali told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show" that many of t...
Jul 19, 2021 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley)
U.S. Olympic gymnast tests positive for COVID-19 in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) -One of the alternate, or replacement, gymnasts for the U.S. team has tested positive for the coronavirus, but the main team has moved to separate accommodation and is continuing prepa...
Jul 19, 2021 A woman pauses for photos next to the Olympic rings near the New National Stadium in Tokyo, Monday, March 23, 2020. The IOC has postponed the Tokyo Olympics until 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Peoria home damaged by fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday to a home in the 400 block of W. Hanssler Place on reports of a working fire. Crews found heavy fire venting from a window...
Jul 19, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. surgeon general defends CDC mask change, blames tech companies for COVID deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stood by federal guidance that those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer needed to wear masks, while blaming social media companies for...
Jul 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Critical care workers insert an endotracheal tube into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Illinois will not mandate masks in schools this fall
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- When it comes to mask requirements in the classroom this fall, Illinois Gov. J-B Pritzker has said it's important for individual school districts to set their own policies. The st...
Jul 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
