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Tri-county COVID-19 positive cases over 50
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department said Saturday the tri-county total of positive cases of COVID-19 to 51 cases. Peoria County reported five new cases with a total of 26. Tazewel...
Apr 11, 2020 Midwest Communitcations
Bishop Jenky provides prayer from the air
PEORIA, Ill. - The Diocese of Peoria provided an aerial blessing on Good Friday. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, of Peoria took to the skies via an OSF Life Flight helicopter and offered blessing to the ...
Apr 10, 2020 MWC-Photo Provided by Catholic Diocese of Peoria
Police arrest suspect wanted in a 2019 shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - A man wanted for attempted murder was arrested in connection to a July 2019 shooting. Jatterius L. Yankaway, 24, was apprehended by Peoria Police without incident Tuesday in the 700 blo...
Apr 08, 2020 MWC-Police Suspect Photo
Bradley University faces $40 million in cuts
PEORIA, Ill. - COVID-19 could bring a big economic blow to the campus of Bradley University. Bradley announced Monday that the school may have to make up to $40 million in budget cuts due to a 25% los...
Apr 06, 2020
Overturned semi closes ramp
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - A semi overturned on the East Peoria side of the closed-down Murray Baker Bridge, blocking a least 2 eastbound lanes of I-74. Emergency crews responded to the scene Friday around 8...
Apr 03, 2020 MWC-25-News / WEEK-TV photo credit.
Bradley donates supplies to help fight COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. - Bradley University took time to help those on the front lines fighting COVID-19. Various departments from the Bradley campus, that included Bradley's Engineering, Psychology, and Chemis...
Apr 03, 2020 MWC-BU Media Photo
A smoky blaze on Peoria's east bluff
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighter/paramedics were called out around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to 1615 N. Great Oak of a reported structure fire. Crews arrived on the scene and discovered heavy black smoke f...
Apr 01, 2020
One man dead after stand-off with police
PEORIA, Ill. - A suspect wanted in connection to a weekend altercation has ended in an apparent suicide. It began at 7 a.m. Sunday, after a report of a man shooting a gun at a house at 2100 N. Underhi...
Mar 31, 2020 MWC-Photo/Image
US now leads world in number of confirmed coronavirus cases
NEW YORK (AP) - The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases. According to a running count by Johns Hopkins University, the number of people infected in the U.S. ...
Mar 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
One person treated after a Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighter/paramedics were called out around 4 p.m. Tuesday to 1315 W. John Gwynn because of a reported structure fire. When fire crews arrived, they found smoke bellowing from ...
Mar 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
