Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Local COVID roundup 7/7: increase of 8
PEORIA, Ill. -- Eight newly-confirmed coronavirus cases in the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county brought the area's overall total on Tuesday to 757. Breaking that number down further, Peoria County ...
Jul 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
MLB '20 schedule: Yanks-Nats, Giants-Dodgers open on July 23
NEW YORK (AP) - Mookie Betts, Gerrit Cole and a pair of high-profile matchups are set for opening day as Major League Baseball begins its shortened 60-game season on July 23 in ballparks without fans ...
Jul 06, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
NHL, players' union announce plan to resume play on Aug. 1
The National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association announced a tentative agreement Monday to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement by four years. The CBA dea...
Jul 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
East Peoria PD searching for male
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The East Peoria Police Department has enlisted the public's help in locating 23-year-old Jordan T. Kramer. Kramer was last seen Thursday night around 7:30 at the Washington St. CV...
Jul 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 7/6: 24-hour death toll low
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Department of Public Health reported 614 new cases of coronavirus from Sunday to Monday, bringing the state's total to 147,865. The death toll during that 24-hour period ...
Jul 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/6: Peoria County female passes away during holiday weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria County woman in her 70s succumbed over the 4th of July weekend to COVID-19. The woman was not a long-term care facility resident. Her death brought the county's death toll to ...
Jul 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
Redskins to have 'thorough review' of name amid race debate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Redskins began a "thorough review" of their nickname Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a "dictionary-defined racial slur...
Jul 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Public Schools amend fall plan
PEORIA, Ill. -- A little over a week after rolling out their blueprint for how instruction in a COVID world will look, Peoria Public Schools have adjusted it. Students in groups "A" and "B" will now a...
Jul 03, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Officials continue investigation of medical facility fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were dispatched to OSF Healthcare Cardiovascular Institute Thursday evening around 5:15 on reports of a mulch fire. Upon arrival, crews found an outside wall also e...
Jul 03, 2020
State COVID roundup 7/2: death toll pushes 7,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois could surpass the 7,000-death mark from COVID-19 by the weekend. The Illinois Department of Public Health said 36 Illinoisans passed away between Wednesday's...
Jul 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
