Author Archives: Julia Bradley
U.S. Supreme Court brings end to another Republican election challenge
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to another lawsuit related to the Nov. 3 presidential election filed by a Republican former congressional candidate who had challenged the e...
Apr 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen behind a window in Washington, U.S. November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Former Texas detective suspected in shooting apprehended, police say
(Reuters) - Texas authorities on Monday apprehended a former sheriff's detective suspected of fatally shooting three people at an apartment complex in Austin a day earlier, police said. Stephen Broder...
Apr 19, 2021 The Arboretum Oaks apartment complex, where a deadly shooting took place, is seen in northwest Austin, Texas, U.S. April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
Despite vaccinations being readily available, COVID hospitalizations rising locally
PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 cases have gone down slightly over the past few days in the Tri-County area, according to Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson. She told WMBD'...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/18: Over 8 million vaccines administered
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 2,666 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 10 additional deaths. A...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police: Girl killed outside McDonald's in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. -- A seven-year-old girl was shot and killed at a fast-food drive-thru in Chicago on Sunday. Jaslyn Adams' father was shot in the torso and was listed in serious condition Sunday afterno...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Garage destroyed in early morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 2 a.m. Monday to a garage fire in the 500 block of W. Loucks. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said when crews arrived, they found a fully inv...
Apr 19, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Both sides to make closing arguments in Derek Chauvin murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Jurors will hear closing arguments on Monday before they begin deliberating on whether the way former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of a dying George Fl...
Apr 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin tells the judge that he waived his right to testify to the jury on the fourteenth day of Chauvin's trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 15, 2021 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
State COVID roundup 4/17: Nearly 3,200 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 3,194 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional deaths....
Apr 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Dr. Fauci expects decision on J&J vaccine as soon as Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A decision on whether to resume use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine could come as soon as Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, adding tha...
Apr 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Three dead, two injured in Wisconsin shooting
(Reuters) - Three people were killed and two wounded in a shooting at a bar in Kenosha County, Wisconsin early on Sunday, the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department said. The suspect in the shooting at S...
Apr 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
