Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Gilmore Foundation/Reditus Labs providing rapid COVID tests to PPS
PEORIA, Ill. -- A donation to Peoria Public Schools will help middle and high school students return to the classroom sooner than expected. The Gilmore Foundation, founded by former Caterpillar Presid...
Oct 12, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
State COVID roundup 10/11: 9 deaths reported
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 2,727 new cases of COVID-19, including nine additional deaths statewide. The state's preliminary seven-day positivity r...
Oct 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
Overnight crash sends two people to the hospital
PEORIA, Ill. -- The intersection of Sheridan and McClure was closed early Monday morning after a crash in Peoria that happened just before 4 a.m. Peoria Fire Battalion Chief Michael Hughes said the ca...
Oct 12, 2020 (25 News)
Teen arrested for September homicide in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have made an arrest in the September shooting death of 28-year-old Donald Allen. Allen died of a single gunshot wound to the head, near the 1500 block of Faraday on Septe...
Oct 12, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Tri-county area adds two COVID testing sites this month
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Tri-county area is gaining two new community testing sites for COVID-19 in October. Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson urges residents to get tes...
Oct 09, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Woman wounded in shooting overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A woman was shot in Peoria Thursday night in the 2200 block of N. Idaho Street. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said police responded to the call at approximately 10:20 p....
Oct 09, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Trump says he's ready for rallies
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he is ready to resume campaign rallies and feels "perfect" one week after his diagnosis with the coronavirus that has killed more than 2...
Oct 09, 2020 FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
State COVID roundup 10/8: 3,000 plus cases in 24 hours
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported over 3,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 32 additional deaths. With 3,059 cases, this is the first time ...
Oct 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Biden says he'll hold town hall event without President Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden's presidential campaign says because of President Donald Trump's rejection of a virtual presidential debate on Oct. 15, the Democratic challenger will hold his own town hal...
Oct 08, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he leaves the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Sheriff: More bones found near Glasford
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell confirms that more bones have been found near Glasford, not far from Banner Marsh. Asbell told WMBD News, the bones were found about 5:30 p.m....
Oct 08, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
