Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Ice storm brings outages in the tri-county area
Ameren Illinois' Outage Map early Friday afternoon showed over 3,800 customers in Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford Counties were without power. Icy conditions left many power lines taxed or out of servic...
Jan 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
Grease sparks NYE fast food fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria fire crews were called at 7:00 New Year's Eve to the N. University Burger King on reports of a roof fire. Thick, black smoke was found emanating from the roof, and moderate smok...
Jan 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 12/31: hospital beds open up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 8,009 people throughout Illinois between Wednesday and Thursday tested positive for coronavirus. 133 people died from complications related to it during that time. 4,093 virus pat...
Dec 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Ill. Senate GOP leader stepping down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady announced Thursday he will be resigning his post effective at the last minute of 2020. He issued a statement via his Twitter account. ...
Dec 31, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall for second straight week
(Reuters) - The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week but remain elevated more than nine months into the health and economic crisis trigger...
Dec 31, 2020 REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
Woman dies in Heights fire
PEORIA HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A Wednesday night house fire in Peoria Heights has left one person dead. Crews responded just after 11:30 to 3725 N. Illinois. Peoria Heights Police were first on scene, and re...
Dec 31, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
UPDATE: Victim in North Peoria shooting identified and a suspect has been arrested
UPDATE: PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police Thursday afternoon have arrested a 17-year-old male responsible for the shooting homicide on the city's northside. The 17-year-old male was transported to the Peo...
Dec 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 12/30: 15 die in 24-hour period
PEORIA, Ill. -- A day after no deaths were reported from COVID in the tri-county, Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford between Tuesday and Wednesday combined for 15 such deaths. In Woodford County, a woman ...
Dec 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 12/30: ICU bed, vent use down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 7,374 people throughout Illinois between Tuesday and Wednesday found out they have coronavirus. 178 people died from virus complications. The Illinois Department of Public Health ...
Dec 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
COVID hits Bradley men's hoops team
PEORIA, Ill. -- Positive COVID-19 test results among Bradley men's basketball tier one personnel have forced the postponement of this Sunday and Monday's Braves-Loyola series. Tier one personnel consi...
Dec 30, 2020 Bradley University
