Category Archives: Local News

Masks now required at indoor portions of Busch Stadium
ST. LOUIS -- Masks will be required again in some parts of Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The move by the St. Louis Cardinals comes after St. Louis City and County implemented a mask mandate late last we...
Dalton Kemper Jul 29, 2021 Mitch Bennett / CC

New Illinois laws expand affordable housing funding and incentives
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Thursday signed two new laws to expand affordable housing funding and incentives. HB 2621 creates new financing programs and tax incentives to support the creation...
Dalton Kemper Jul 29, 2021 Midwest Communications

Dream Center prepares for "Backpack Peoria" this weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- A sure sign that school is about to start each year, is the Dream Center's Backpack Peoria event. The Center's Andy King told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", the event is open to all s...
Julia Bradley Jul 29, 2021 (Dream Center Peoria)

Olympics-Lee grabs all-around gold for U.S. as Biles watches on
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sunisa Lee claimed the coveted all-around gold medal many expected to see go to her United States team mate Simone Biles on Thursday, as the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics competition mov...
Julia Bradley Jul 29, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Women's Individual All-Around - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Sunisa Lee of the United States in action during the floor exercise.REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

U.S. economy grows solidly in second quarter; weekly jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth solidly in the second quarter as massive government aid and vaccinations against COVID-19 fueled spending on travel-related services. Gross domestic product...
Julia Bradley Jul 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Guests enjoy outdoor dining in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Biden to ask federal workers to get vaccinated or face testing -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that all civilian federal workers will need to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face regular testing, social ...
Julia Bradley Jul 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden makes remarks from the White House after his coronavirus pandemic relief legislation passed in the Senate, in Washington, U.S. March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott

U.S. Senate advances roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure investment bill advanced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, passing a key milestone that moves the emerging legislation toward form...
Julia Bradley Jul 29, 2021

Collins: Threat of severe storms Thursday
PEORIA, Ill. -- There's a possibility of severe weather moving into the Peoria area late Thursday afternoon and evening. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins said as a cold front app...
Julia Bradley Jul 29, 2021 Midwest Communications

Peoria County now at substantial transmission risk level, according to CDC
PEORIA, Ill. -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Peoria County is now at substantial transmission risk level for COVID-19. This is significant due to CDC guidelines r...
Dalton Kemper Jul 28, 2021 Midwest Communications

U.S. senators reach deal on major points of bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate negotiators to a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill have reached agreement on the major components of the measure, Republican Senator Rob Portman told repo...
Julia Bradley Jul 28, 2021 U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference urging action on climate change outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz


