Category Archives: Local News
Olympics-Fireworks get Tokyo's no-frills opening ceremony underway
TOKYO (Reuters) -The sky over the National Stadium in Tokyo exploded in indigo and white as fireworks marked the start of the opening ceremony for the Olympics on Friday, celebrating the world's best ...
Jul 23, 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Arrival Ceremony for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay - Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021 An Olmpic flame torch kisses another. REUTERS/Edgar Su TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Health officials: Delta variant widespread, but vaccinations work
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday held a news briefing on COVID-19 in the tri-county area for the first time since ending the regular meetings. Among the topics of conv...
Jul 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID-19 prevention strategies for schools
PEORIA, Ill. - Health departments and hospitals within the Tri-County area have outlined their recommended COVID-19 prevention strategies ahead of the 2021-22 school year. The local health department ...
Jul 22, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Illinois becomes second state in Midwest to offer birth control over the counter
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Thursday signed HB 0135 into law, making birth control an over-the-counter medication. "This legislation that I'm signing into law today makes Illinois one of the ...
Jul 22, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Whitney's Walk raises awareness about suicide prevention
PEORIA, Ill. -- Whitney's Walk for Life raises awareness about depression and suicide prevention in Central Illinois. The event, now in it's 18th year, was founded by friends and family of Whitney Gro...
Jul 22, 2021 (Whitney's Walk Facebook page)
U.S. weekly jobless claims hit two-month high; continuing claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose to a two-month high last week, a reminder that the labor market was far from being out of the woods as the na...
Jul 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo
Overturned semi closes part of Rt. 24
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. - The eastbound lane of Rt. 24 near Bartonville was closed Thursday morning due to an overturned semi. Bartonville Assistant Fire Chief Drew Zachman said the truck was carrying 105...
Jul 22, 2021 (25 News)
LaHood: Investigation of COVID origins could prevent future pandemics
WASHINGTON (FOX) -- On Thursday, China rejected a World Health Organization plan for a second phase of investigation into the coronavirus origins, which would include audits of laboratories and market...
Jul 22, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Republicans nix U.S. infrastructure debate, which could resume next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a move to open debate on Wednesday on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure measure that is a top priority for Democratic President Joe Biden,...
Jul 22, 2021 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters following a weekly Senate lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Pekin lab reports "substantial" increase in Delta variant cases
PEKIN, Ill. -- Additional cases of the Delta variant have been detected in Central Illinois. Pekin's Reditus Labs reports 18 new cases of the highly transmissible variant of COVID-19 have been found i...
Jul 22, 2021 Credit: Reditus Labs
