Author Archives: Julia Bradley
'Tireless Project' hosts final collection of 2020
PEORIA, Ill. -- Give us your old, unwanted tires. Peoria's Tireless Project will hold its final collection of the year this Saturday, October 31. Tires can be dropped off at JIMAX, located at 2000 W. ...
Oct 30, 2020
Biden returns to Iowa; Trump plays defense in Mich., Wis.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - When Joe Biden was last in Iowa, his presidential campaign was on the verge of collapse and he was soundly trounced in the caucuses. Biden returns Friday as the Democratic nomi...
Oct 30, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his granddaughter Natalie Biden, speaks to people outside a campaign victory center, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Jobless claims fall to 751,000, but new infections a threat
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March but a figure that remains historically high and indicates the viral pandemic i...
Oct 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bride: Nearly 45,000 Peoria Co. residents have already voted
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's been busy, but pretty much smooth sailing for the Peoria County Election Commission, according to Executive Director Thomas Bride, just days ahead of the 2020 election. Bride told...
Oct 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump, Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida
Trump, Biden to appeal to last-minute voters in Florida TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are set to chase votes in Florida, a state all but essential to the Rep...
Oct 29, 2020 President Donald Trump waves to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally at Phoenix Goodyear Airport Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
3 dead in knife attack in French church; terrorism suspected
PARIS (AP) - An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice, the third attack in two months in France. The assailant was shot by police and hospitaliz...
Oct 29, 2020 French policemen stand next to Notre Dame church after a knife attack, in Nice, France, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. French anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating a knife attack at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed two people and injured several others. (AP Photo/Alexis Gilli)
Students help bring Bradley's positivity rate down
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University, like schools nationwide, has had to deal with outbreaks of the coronavirus on campus. Bradley Spokesperson Renee Charles told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", the po...
Oct 28, 2020 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Fitting finale: Dodgers win title, Turner tests positive
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Justin Turner was removed from Los Angeles' 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series after registering Major League Baseball's first positive coronavir...
Oct 28, 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and third baseman Justin Turner pose for a group picture after the Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 to win the baseball World Series, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Man stabbed overnight outside Peoria bar
PEORIA, Ill. -- One person was transported to a local hospital early Wednesday morning after being stabbed in the neck outside a bar in the 600 block of Main Street in Peoria. Public Information Offic...
Oct 28, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await
WASHINGTON (AP) - Amy Coney Barrett has been formally sworn in as the Supreme Court's ninth justice. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath Tuesday morning at the court. Barrett's first vote...
Oct 27, 2020 President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Barrett was confirmed to be a Supreme Court justice by the Senate earlier in the evening. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
