Author Archives: Julia Bradley
LaHood discusses the House's next move with aid package
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Senate Wednesday night passed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion aid package to help American businesses, workers and health care systems reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. So what...
Mar 26, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
U.S. unemployment claims soar to 3.3 million
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock futures are rebounding after the U.S. government said nearly 3.3 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, a dramatic indication of the impact of the coronav...
Mar 26, 2020 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Man injured in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are investigating a shooting that occurred around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, leaving a man wounded. A Shot Spotter alert called officers to the 500 block of Hanssler Place. The...
Mar 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
Senate passes coronavirus rescue package on unanimous vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. The 880-...
Mar 26, 2020 Midwest Communications, Inc.
With limited supply, local hospitals must prioritize COVID-19 testing
PEORIA, Ill. -- The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-County area are still low. But, expect that to change in the next week or two. Keith Knepp, President and CEO of UnityPoint Health C...
Mar 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Illinois could need 38K more beds if virus isn't contained
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The governor of Illinois says the state would need tens of thousands of additional hospital beds for COVID-19 patients within the next two weeks in a worst-case scenario amid ...
Mar 25, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley (File Photo)
Peoria family rescued from apartment fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday to the Lexington Hills Apartment Complex in the 3400 block of W. Oakcrest. Crews first arriving on the scene reported heavy s...
Mar 25, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Trump, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and Senate leaders of both parties have agreed on unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by ...
Mar 25, 2020 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Working from home could put your network at risk
PEORIA, Ill. -- If you're working from home due to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's "Shelter in Place" order, your work computer and your network could be at risk. Dave Johnson, with Pearl Technologies in Peoria,...
Mar 24, 2020
Kasper: This is a critical week in dealing with COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- Illinois is facing a critical period in its fight against COVID-19. Doug Kasper, Interim section head of infectious disease at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, sa...
Mar 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
