Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Coronavirus fear touches off a global run on face masks
(AP) -- Fear of the spreading coronavirus is causing a global run on sales of face masks despite medical experts' advice that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them. In South Korea this w...
Feb 28, 2020 Tourists, some wearing a mask, queue to enter the Louvre museum Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 in Paris. . The world is scrambling to get on top of the new coronavirus outbreak that has spread from its epicenter in China to most corners of the planet. Governments and doctors are presenting an array of approaches as the virus disrupts daily routines, business plans and international travel around the world (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
Man fatally shot in Delavan ID'ed
***UPDATE*** DELAVAN, Ill. -- Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has identified 41-year-old Daniel Williamson of San Jose as the deceased. An autopsy was scheduled for Friday afternoon. __________...
Feb 28, 2020 (25 News)
OSF officials discuss the risk of the coronavirus
PEORIA, Ill. -- Should you worry about the coronavirus? Troy Erbentraut, Director of Preparedness and Response at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, told WMBD's Greg and Dan Show, the risk to the gener...
Feb 27, 2020
Tazewell County Board censures Ackerman
PEKIN, Ill. -- A second censure vote. Wednesday night, the Tazewell County Board voted nearly unanimously, 14-1, to censure County County Clerk John Ackerman, reversing a decision made in January. Ack...
Feb 27, 2020 Tazewell County clerk John Ackerman addressing the media
(Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD)
Update: ISP confirms one fatality in I-74 crash
MORTON, Ill. -- Illinois State Police confirm one person has died after a head-on collision on eastbound I-74 near Morton. ISP Public Information Officer, Haylie Polistina, said a van was traveling we...
Feb 26, 2020 (IDOT)
Arrest made in case of East Peoria boy declared brain dead
***UPDATE*** EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A 33-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a 4-year-old East Peoria boy who died last week. Lesli Jett is in custody of the East Peoria PD after being n...
Feb 26, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Trump to hold news conference on coronavirus US threat
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he'll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference on Wednesday. The session comes a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus...
Feb 26, 2020 A airport agent, who declined to be identified, wears a protective mask as she waits to assist international travelers at SeaTac International Airport, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in SeaTac, Wash. Few travelers or workers were taking such precautions at the airport Monday, but a new virus is taking aim at a broadening swath of the globe, with officials in Europe and the Middle East now scrambling to limit it. The number of people sickened by the coronavirus topped 79,000 globally, and wherever it sprung up, officials rushed to try to contain it. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Connect Illinois: Expanding broadband services statewide
PEORIA, Ill. -- A new program is expanding access to broadband internet services across Illinois. Gov. J-B Pritzker was in Peoria Tuesday to tout the state's partnership with OSF HealthCare to advance...
Feb 25, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley (File Photo)
Storm expected to dump several inches of snow on Peoria area
PEORIA, Ill. -- Another round of snow is expected to move into the Peoria area Tuesday and Wednesday. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins predicts a mixed bag of winter weather most...
Feb 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Recreational weed sales net $10M in tax revenue in 1st month
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Revenue is reporting the sale of recreational marijuana in Illinois generated $7.3 million in cannabis tax revenue last month. In addition, the depa...
Feb 25, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
