Author Archives: Julia Bradley
PPS families on waiting list for virtual learning
PEORIA, Ill. -- The opportunity for all-virtual learning at Peoria Public Schools is at capacity, and some parents aren't happy about it. PPS Spokesperson Thomas Bruch said families had until July 24 ...
Aug 03, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
State COVID roundup 8/2: statewide positivity rate is 3.9%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 1,467 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, and 14 confirmed deaths. Sunday's confirmed cases brings to 181,943 the number ...
Aug 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Virus relief bill remains up in air as negotiations resume
WASHINGTON (AP) - Negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill are set to resume, but the path forward promises to be challenging. The Trump administration negotiating team and top Capitol Hill Democra...
Aug 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Update: Victims of Woodford County fatal crash identified
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. -- Three people are dead after an overnight crash involving an ambulance near Benson. Illinois State Police said the accident happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of ...
Aug 01, 2020
Juvenile taken into custody for shooting overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert just before 1 a.m. Saturday in the 700 block of MacQueen. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the suspect fled on foot. "A ...
Aug 01, 2020
Trump floats November election delay, but it won't happen
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is suggesting delaying the Nov. 3 presidential election as he pushes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic ...
Jul 30, 2020 President Donald Trump delivers remarks about American energy production during a visit to the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Midland, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
LaHood discusses challenges of the next stimulus package
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congress is at odds over the next stimulus package aimed at helping the nation recover from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Republican Congressman Darin LaHood, who represents Illin...
Jul 30, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley
Republican Herman Cain dies from COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) - Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has died after battling the coronavirus. He was 74. A post on Cain's Twitter account on Thursday announced the death. Cain had been ill wit...
Jul 30, 2020 FILE - In this June 20, 2014, file photo, Herman Cain, CEO, The New Voice, speaks during Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority event in Washington. Cain is being treated for the coronavirus at an Atlanta-area hospital. That's according to a statement posted on his Twitter account Thursday, July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)
1.4 million workers file for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has unleashed on the U.S. economy. ...
Jul 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
Dunlap schools plan for full-time in-person instruction
DUNLAP, Ill. -- Dunlap students will be in the classroom five days a week this fall. The Dunlap School Board Wednesday night voted 6-1 to approve full-time in-person instruction for the 2020-21 school...
Jul 30, 2020 (25 News)
