Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Get the picture: Warehouse District building receives facelift
PEORIA, Ill. -- "It's an outstanding day in the greatest art city in America, Peoria, Illinois!" exclaimed Peoria Riverfront Museum CEO John Morris on Saturday morning in the Warehouse District. Morri...
Oct 10, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Man severely burned in Sat. AM Peoria blaze
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man sustained burns serious enough to hospitalize him after a fire Saturday morning in Peoria's West Bluff. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded to a call around 4:45 regarding a ...
Oct 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
One dead after mini bike, car collide
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man as 40-year-old Edwin Bolen of Peoria. Harwood said Bolen suffered "multiple detrimental blunt force trauma injuries," and likely...
Oct 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 10/9: area hits 100
PEORIA, Ill. -- Six area people between Thursday and Friday passed away from issues related to coronavirus, which means Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties have reached 100 COVID deaths. The two P...
Oct 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Juvenile Peoria murder suspect taken into custody
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police have released info regarding a third suspect in connection with a Sept. 5 murder. A 17-year-old male was arrested Friday by U.S. Marshals in Atlanta, Georgia, making him t...
Oct 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bradley announces later semester start, no spring break for 2021
PEORIA, Ill. -- In light of COVID-19 prevention measures, Bradley University has announced changes to its spring 2021 semester. Provost Walter Zakahi said in a letter sent Friday afternoon to parents ...
Oct 09, 2020
Trump credits antibody drug for quick recovery
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says doctors have told him that he could've become very ill with COVID-19 and credits an experimental antibody drug for helping him recover. Trump told Rush Limbaug...
Oct 09, 2020 AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
In 25th Amendment bid, Pelosi mulls Trump's fitness to serve
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump's fitness to serve, announcing legislation Thursday that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene und...
Oct 08, 2020 AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Local COVID roundup 10/8: nursing facility experiences 6th death in 6 days
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three Tazewell County long-term care facility residents passed away between Wednesday and Thursday from coronavirus complications. One was a male in his 70s, a resident of Timber Creek...
Oct 08, 2020 Midwest Communications
Teen named suspect in hit-and-run that injured child
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 17-year-old male has been cited by Peoria Police for two violations in regards to a hit-and-run that left an 11-year-old with serious injuries. The teen appeared at the Peoria Police...
Oct 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
