Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Local COVID roundup 4/16: 4 more die
PEORIA, Ill. -- A combined four residents of Peoria and Tazewell Counties passed away between Thursday and Friday from COVID-19. A Tazewell man in his 40s succumbed to the virus, while in Peoria, a ma...
Apr 16, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. preparing for 1-year COVID-19 booster shots; Pfizer chief sees need
(Reuters) -The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are initially vaccinated against COVID-19, a White House officia...
Apr 15, 2021 REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
OSF intros new vax schedule tool
PEORIA, Ill. -- Anyone 16 and older may now schedule their own vaccination at the OSF HealthCare website. Once signup is complete, the patient receives a confirmation code and an e-mail or text. Anyon...
Apr 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/15: J&J stoppage has no bearing on numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Despite Johnson & Johnson vaccines' being placed on hold, residents of Illinois continued Wednesday to get their COVID-19 shots. The amount of vaccines administered, 129,755, ...
Apr 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 4/14: 2nd straight day case count rises by 300
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties combined between Tuesday and Wednesday for 323 new cases of COVID-19. 192 of the cases are Peoria residents, 110 live in Tazewell, and the other...
Apr 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Woman in PCSO custody for Wed. A.M. shooting at bar
***UPDATE 4/14/21 4 P.M. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said Frye is the victim's daughter. The victim, he said, owns the bar. _________________________________ PEORIA, Ill. -- A woman has been ch...
Apr 14, 2021 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Biden announces end of U.S. troop deployment to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday he plans to end the longest U.S. war and that it is "time for American troops to come home" from Afghanistan, as he looks to close out 2...
Apr 14, 2021 REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
Ex-police officer who shot Black man to be charged with manslaughter: report
(Reuters) - A former police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a scuffle in a Minneapolis suburb that followed a routine traffic stop was expected to be charged with second-degree manslaughte...
Apr 14, 2021 REUTERS/Nick Pfosi
Carver Arena housing region of 64-team hoops tourney
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Civic Center will play regional host to a 64-team televised ESPN basketball tournament worth $1 million. "The Basketball Tournament" is scheduled for Jul. 24-28 in Peoria, an...
Apr 14, 2021 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria Council lays groundwork to legalize raffles, poker runs
PEORIA, Ill. -- A first reading of an ordinance to permit poker runs and raffles within Peoria city limits passed unanimously Tuesday night through city council. The Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Ac...
Apr 13, 2021
