Author Archives: Rick Hirschmann
Local COVID roundup 7/2: testing site hours change
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county's recovery rate from COVID-19 has bounced back above 80% yet again. The Peoria City/County Health Department on Thursday said 81% of cases since the pandemic began have ...
Jul 02, 2020 Kristina Leahy/1470-100.3 WMBD
State COVID roundup 7/1: another triple-digit day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois remained below 1,000 newly-reported positive COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period, as the Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 828. There were 30 new deaths,...
Jul 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/1: Peoria County inches closer to 500
PEORIA, Ill. -- The area's positive COVID-19 case count rose Wednesday to 666, an increase of 18 from Tuesday. Peoria County could hit the 500 mark by the end of the week, as the county's total increa...
Jul 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
Minor League Baseball season canceled
PEORIA, Ill. -- Dozer Park will remain dark the rest of the year, as there will be no 2020 Minor League Baseball season. The announcement came down Tuesday afternoon from the league, citing ongoing CO...
Jun 30, 2020 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Julia Bradley)
State COVID roundup 6/30: another day of 30,000+ tests
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- It was another day of over 30,000 COVID-19 tests administered across the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Tuesday in its daily update. That trend started last ...
Jun 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 6/30: 0 new positive cases in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the first time in a 24-hour period since March, Peoria County from Monday to Tuesday had no positive COVID-19 tests to report. Peoria City/County Health Department Communications M...
Jun 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 6/29: daily death toll low once again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For the second consecutive day, Illinois from Sunday to Monday saw a 24-hour period COVID-19 death toll in the teens. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 14 deaths i...
Jun 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Washington Police investigating apparent murder
***UPDATE*** Police Chief Mike McCoy said one person is in custody. The WPD originally got a call Monday around 12:30 P.M. regarding a welfare check of a male resident in the apartment complex. Furthe...
Jun 29, 2020 Eyewitness Photo
Local COVID roundup 6/29: more long-term care deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two deaths related to COVID-19 occurred over the weekend in the tri-county. The Peoria City/County Health Department said a Reflections of Washington resident in her 90s and a Universi...
Jun 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
As phase four dawns, leaders express warning
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As of Friday, Illinois moves into the next-to-last phase of Restore Illinois. Phase four, "Revitalization," allows for restaurants and bars to resume indoor seating. Additionally,...
Jun 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
