Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Local COVID roundup 10/16: outbreak at FCI
PEORIA, Ill. - An outbreak at a prison and two deaths highlighted Friday's COVID-19 report from the Peoria City/County Health Department. Peoria and Tazewell Counties recorded a death apiece. Peoria's...
Oct 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 10/16: record high cases for consecutive day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Coronavirus cases for the second day in a row in Illinois have hit a 24-hour high. Illinois Department of Public Health said 4,554 people between Thursday and Friday tested positi...
Oct 16, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help COVID-19 patients
GENEVA (AP) - A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier study that made the ...
Oct 16, 2020 AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File
Local COVID roundup 10/15: Woodford goes to 11
PEORIA, Ill. -- Woodford County's COVID-related death count has reached double digits. Peoria City/County Health Department reported two females between Wednesday and Thursday died from complications ...
Oct 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 10/15: record high case count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois has a new high for COVID-19 cases recorded over a 24-hour period. Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,015 people between Wednesday and Thursday tested positiv...
Oct 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Out of the running: IHSA DQs local athlete from further competition
***UPDATE 10/15/20 6:45 P.M.*** Bob Baker told WMBD News the family has decided not to pursue an emergency injunction, meaning Bryce will miss Friday's meet. Monday's appeal will take place at 11 A.M....
Oct 15, 2020 Courtesy of Bob Baker
Peoria teen handed sentence of 60 years for double murder
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria teen has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in a 2018 double homicide near Bradley University. 18-year-old Jermontay Brock was found guilty in August of first-d...
Oct 14, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
State COVID roundup 10/14: IDPH announces expanded inclusion in test numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health said Wednesday 2,862 people received positive COVID-19 test results between Tuesday and Wednesday. 49 deaths were reported during that tim...
Oct 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 10/14: elderly Peoria woman dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- The death of a Peoria County woman in her 80s highlighted Wednesday's COVID-19 report from the Peoria City/County Health Department. The woman lived at Generations at Peoria. The healt...
Oct 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis announces he won’t seek re-election
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis announced in a Wednesday morning news conference he will be moving on from his current post following the 2021 mayoral election. "Spent a lot of time with my wife...
Oct 14, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
