Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Notre Dame player tests positive for COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- Another local high school football player has tested positive for COVID-19. Peoria Notre Dame Head Football Coach Pat Armstrong sent an email to parents Thursday night informing them t...
Jul 17, 2020 (25 News)
Two shot overnight in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called at approximately 4:09 a.m. Friday to the 2300 block of N. Knoxville Avenue on a ShotSpotter alert of nine rounds fired. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson ...
Jul 17, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Pritzker lawsuit seeks face mask order for IL schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor took the unusual step Thursday of preemptively filing a lawsuit to ensure school children wear face coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus wh...
Jul 17, 2020 Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, sixth-grader Salih Tas wears a mask as he works on building a robot during a STEM summer camp at Wylie High School Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Wylie, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Spoon River Scenic Drive event canceled by COVID-19
CANTON, Ill. -- There won't be a Spoon River Scenic Drive Fall Festival this year. The Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Association voted Wednesday night to cancel the annual event due to ongoing conce...
Jul 16, 2020 (Spoon River Scenic Drive Facebook)
1.3 million Americans apply for unemployment benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs ...
Jul 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
Electrical fire damages Peoria home overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded around 12:20 a.m. Thursday to a home in the 2100 block of W. North Circle Court on reports of a residential fire. Residents of the home were awakened by a...
Jul 16, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
St. Jude Runs go virtual due to COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- The St. Jude Runs look a little different this year. Since 1982, St. Jude Runs have raised nearly $62 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, according...
Jul 15, 2020 (stjuderuns.org)
Walmart starts requiring customers to wear masks
(UNDATED) -- Walmart is the latest national chain of stores to require its customers to wear masks or facial coverings in-store. The change will begin next week. Starbucks and Best Buy announced that ...
Jul 15, 2020 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Man injured in fall at Rocky Glen Park
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- A 20-year-old man is recovering after a fall at Rocky Glen Park in Peoria County. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said the man suffered a head injury around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday...
Jul 15, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Man shot in the leg, suspect still on the loose
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded just after 2 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Sheridan and Brons on reports of a shooting. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a man was shot in the le...
Jul 15, 2020
