Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
PPD responds Mon. night to gunfire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police were on the scene Monday night of a gunshot with injury. Officers were called around 8:30 to the 500 block of Gift Ave. There, a man was initially said to be shot in the c...
Apr 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. Supreme Court brings end to Trump Twitter fight
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to a legal fight over former President Donald Trump's effort to block critics from following his now-frozen Twitter account, deciding the di...
Apr 05, 2021 REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Illustration/File Photo
Minneapolis police chief expected to testify against Chauvin in murder trial over arrest of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo could testify as soon as Monday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin for the deadly arrest of George Floyd, where prosecutors say he ...
Apr 05, 2021 REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
State COVID roundup 4/5: almost 2,500 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Health on Sunday reported 2,449 new cases of COVID-19. 14 additional deaths were also reported. The 102,215 doses of vaccine administered were lower tha...
Apr 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria Park District Police order Sunday visitors leave Glen Oak
PEORIA, Ill. -- A rash of Sunday evening fights led to the Peoria Park District Police's demand all visitors evacuate Glen Oak Park. The order came around 7:00. "My understanding is that the day was m...
Apr 05, 2021 Peoria Park District
India's daily virus cases breach 100,000; mutants, behavior blamed
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians sta...
Apr 05, 2021 REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
Friday PM East Bluff shooting injures 1
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police and Firefighter/Paramedics were responding Friday afternoon at 5:00 to the 2100 block of Wisconsin Ave. just north of the Frye intersection. Scanner traffic indicated shot...
Apr 02, 2021 Courtesy: Sharon Robinson
Police officer killed in vehicle attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A motorist rammed a car into U.S. Capitol police on Friday and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an att...
Apr 02, 2021 REUTERS/Al Drago
PIA head speaks on new CDC guidance
PEORIA, Ill. -- Following Friday's announcement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fully vaccinated people can travel with little to no risk, Peoria Airports Director Gene Olson ...
Apr 02, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. CDC: Vaccinated people can resume travel at 'low risk'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said fully vaccinated people can safely travel at "low risk" after the agency had held off for weeks on revising gu...
Apr 02, 2021 REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
