Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Classes at WIU canceled after shooting on campus
MACOMB, Ill. -- Western Illinois University canceled classes Wednesday after a shooting on the Macomb campus Tuesday night. University officials said all online and in-person classes at both the Macom...
Sep 16, 2020 (Western Illinois University Police)
Warriors add Shaun Livingston to Front Office
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Former Golden State Warriors point guard Shaun Livingston is rejoining the organization after being hired as a member of the team's front office, according to Marcus Thompson ...
Sep 15, 2020 Golden State Warriors’ Shaun Livingston plays against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Man shot in Peoria Monday afternoon
PEORIA,Ill. -- A shooting late Monday afternoon left one person injured. Peoria Police said a ShotSpotter alert indicated four rounds were fired about 4:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of W. Third Street. P...
Sep 15, 2020
Plodding and powerful, Sally moves in on Gulf Coast
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) - Hurricane Sally, a plodding but powerful storm with winds of 85 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm sur...
Sep 15, 2020 Waters from the Guld of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Waveland, Miss. Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph (161 kph) and the potential for up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain that could bring severe flooding. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbrt)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade going virtual
NEW YORK CITY -- The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been cancelled for 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. New York City mayor Bill De Blasio said on Monday that this year's parade woul...
Sep 14, 2020 The Tom Turkey float moves through Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
BU earns high marks from U.S. News & World Report
PEORIA, Ill. -- U.S. News and World Report has released its Best Colleges list for 2021, and Bradley University has been named best in Illinois in several categories. BU was the highest-ranked school ...
Sep 14, 2020 (Courtesy of Bradley University)
Embers start Peoria garage fire
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 2 p.m. Sunday to the 4000 block of Patricia on reports of a fire. Upon arrival, heavy smoke and fire was seen coming from an attached garage. Fire...
Sep 14, 2020 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Fires raise fight over climate change before Trump's visit
BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) - With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Dem...
Sep 14, 2020 Evacuees from the Riverside Fire stay in tents at the Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Oak Grove, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher)
State COVID roundup 9/13: 7-day positivity rate 3.7%
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 1,462 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths. Overall, the state has had 261,371 confirmed cases and 8,309 deaths s...
Sep 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
PPD makes second arrest in Peoria's latest homicide
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested a second individual in connection with the City's 8th homicide of the year last weekend on W. Woodhill Lane. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the ...
Sep 11, 2020
