Author Archives: Kristina Leahy

Scattered thunderstorms will affect the area this afternoon and evening. Some of the storms could be severe, with damaging winds and hail the main threats. Very heavy rainfall will also be possible. I...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Occupants involved in a rollover accident Sunday at 3:00 p.m. by the Sterling Ave overpass. Peoria Fire and Police responded to find an SUV on its top against the overpass fence and an...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The downward trend of less than 700 cases of COVID-19 reported daily continues in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday reported 658 new cases of the virus. Th...

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefigher/Paramedics responded Sunday morning around 6:30 for a kitchen fire at an apartment complex at 301 NE. Jefferson. Battalion Chief Rick Morgan said upon arrival, said t...

PEORIA, Ill. -- After several days of multiple deaths related to COVID-19, the Peoria City/County Health Department Sunday reported zero deaths. Two counties in the Tri-County region reported new case...

(AP) -- Public health experts say the U.S. may not be experiencing a "second wave" of coronavirus cases, because the first wave isn't over yet. Scientists generally agree the nation is still in its fi...

(AP) - Nine people were shot at a large party in Syracuse, authorities said, and one victim, a 17-year-old boy, was in critical condition Sunday. No one was immediately taken into custody, and Syracus...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr has told the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan that President Donald Trump has removed him from the job. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman intends to cont...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health continue to report under 700 new COVID-19 cases daily. The IDPH reported Saturday 634 confirmed cases, bringing the state's total to 136,1...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus. The campaign's communic...