Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
In the orange: Peoria County at COVID warning level
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County was one of 17 counties throughout the state to receive notice Friday from the Illinois Department of Public Health. IDPH has placed said counties in the orange -- at a wa...
Sep 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Man suffers shot to head, expected to be okay
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man who was apparently shot in the head Thursday night in South Peoria is expected to recover. Peoria Police were called just before 11:00 to the 1000 block of John Gwynn on three Sh...
Sep 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Woman falls to her death at residential building
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the woman as 34-year-old Pamela Krasner. Harwood said she died instantly from blunt force trauma. The circumstances of her fall remained...
Sep 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 9/24: 62,000 tests given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Labs across Illinois between Wednesday and Thursday received 62,071 tests for COVID-19. During that time, 2,257 people throughout the state received positive tests, while the Illi...
Sep 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 9/24: Tazewell female dies
PEORIA, Ill. -- A woman from Tazewell County in her 70s has passed away from coronavirus complications, the county's 24th such death and the 74th for Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford, combined. The woma...
Sep 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 9/23: over 1,500 once again in hospitals
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday added 1,848 cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths related to the virus to the state totals. Labs throughout the state reported a to...
Sep 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 9/23: Tazewell death total rises
PEORIA, Ill. -- In addition to 107 new local COVID-19 cases, one virus-related death also occurred during the Tuesday-Wednesday reporting period. The life of a Tazewell County man in his 70s, who was ...
Sep 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Grand jury indicts 1 police officer in Breonna Taylor death
***UPDATE*** LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor during a drug raid gone wrong, with prosecutors saying Wednesda...
Sep 23, 2020 Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP
'20-'21 MVC basketball schedules released for Bradley men, women
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Bradley Braves men's and women's basketball teams will begin their respective quests on New Year's Eve for Missouri Valley Conference glory. MVC schedules were released Tuesday for...
Sep 22, 2020 Bradley University
State COVID roundup 9/22: nearly 42k tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,531 new coronavirus cases throughout the state. There were 30 additional deaths to report. 41,829 Illinoisans betwee...
Sep 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
