Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Dunlap Fire Chief charged with DUI
DUNLAP, Ill. -- Dunlap Fire Chief James Hanson faces two counts of being under the influence of alcohol, both Class A Misdemeanor charges, for a rollover crash that sent him to the hospital in Septemb...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
U.S. jobless claims drop, layoffs still too high
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at historically high levels. Wit...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
After chaotic debate, Trump, Biden try again
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After meeting in perhaps the most cacophonous debate in modern history, President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, will take the stage Thursday to try again. The ba...
Oct 22, 2020 Production crew member stand on stage ahead of the final presidential debate between Republican candidate President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The debate will take place Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion. OxyC...
Oct 21, 2020 FILE - This Tuesday, May 8, 2007, file photo shows the Purdue Pharma logo at its offices in Stamford, Conn. Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of over $8 billion, Justice Department officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, File)
Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in documentary
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis endorsed gay civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for a feature-length documentary that made its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday. Th...
Oct 21, 2020 Pope Francis waves to faithful at the end of the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Man found dead in semi at Walmart
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria County Coroner's Office is investigating the death of a man found in the Allen Rd. Walmart parking lot late Tuesday night. "We have a male who was in his 30s that was found ...
Oct 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
Dunkin' Donuts employee arrested for beating up a customer
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria man faces an aggravated battery charge for an incident Monday evening at the Dunkin' Donuts in the 600 block of N. Western Avenue. Maleike James, 20, reportedly got into an ar...
Oct 21, 2020
Trump says Fauci is 'terrific guy' but not 'team player'
WASHINGTON (AP) - A day after claiming the American people are tired of listening to Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Donald Trump is insisting that he gets along with the nation's top infectious disease ...
Oct 20, 2020 President Donald Trump talks to reporters at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Phoenix. Second from right is Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Pop-up COVID testing site moved to Shore Acres
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- A pop-up COVID-19 testing site, scheduled to be held in Chillicothe at the end of the month, is being moved. The Peoria City/County Health Department said on Tuesday that the stat...
Oct 20, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
CAT unveils video of giant "PAC-MAN" game
PEORIA, Ill. -- A few years back, Caterpillar launched a series of videos featuring a gigantic Jenga game, an outrageous setup of Dominoes, construction of the world's tallest sand castle, and a pair ...
Oct 20, 2020 (Courtesy of Caterpillar)
