Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
FBI releases video of suspect who planted pipe bombs at DNC, RNC headquarters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI stepped up its search for a suspect who on Jan. 5 planted explosive devices near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters in Washington, releasing a new vide...
Mar 09, 2021 FBI/Handout via REUTERS
OSF announces Kindred partnership
PEORIA, Ill. -- Kindred Hospital Peoria will soon be operated by OSF HealthCare. The two sides on Tuesday announced a partnership that will see the hospital renovated, rebranded, and renamed to reflec...
Mar 09, 2021 OSF HealthCare
Peoria Chamber Prez joins statewide business leaders of color virtual conference
PEORIA, Ill. -- President and CEO of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and the Peoria CEO Council Joshua Gunn joined four other business leaders of color from around the state as part of a Thursday ...
Mar 05, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 3/5: Region 2 dips below 100
PEORIA, Ill. -- No one in Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties between Thursday and Friday passed away from COVID-19. The new case count was notably low, too, compared with recent counts, with 39 n...
Mar 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/5: another milestone surpassed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- More than 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been received by Illinoisans. With a record 131,882 doses administered between Thursday and Friday, the Illinois Department ...
Mar 05, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 3/4: long-term care resident dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria County woman in her 70s is the latest area resident to succumb to COVID-19. She lived at Cornerstone. A total of 52 people throughout Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties b...
Mar 04, 2021 Midwest Communications
YouTube will lift ban on Trump channel when risk of violence decreases: CEO
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube will lift its suspension on former U.S. President Donald Trump's channel when it determines the risk of real-world violence has decreased, the company's CEO, Susan W...
Mar 04, 2021 REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Green with safety: local health expert talks St. Patty's
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria St. Patrick's Day parade was officially canceled this past Monday, marking the second year in a row that has happened. It was a collaborative decision made in conjunction wi...
Mar 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. House scraps Thursday session on warnings of Capitol attack plot: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives canceled its planned Thursday session after the Capitol Police warned on Wednesday of a possible plot by a militia group to breach the building...
Mar 03, 2021 REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Man burned in Wed. A.M. Peoria house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- An occupant of a North Valley home that caught fire Wednesday morning sustained burns severe enough to require transport to a hospital for treatment. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics resp...
Mar 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
