Category Archives: Local News
Local COVID roundup 5/10: 8 weekend deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported eight area deaths over the weekend due to COVID-19. Six deaths were attributed to Peoria County as four men died, one each in t...
May 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
Two more arrested in connection with stolen vehicle crash
GERMANTOWN HILLS, Ill. -- Two men have been arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle incident Saturday night in Germantown Hills. The Woodford County Sheriff's Office said the men were taken into ...
May 10, 2021 (Woodford County Jail)
Biden administration to protect gay, transgender against health care discrimination: HHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gay and transgender people will be protected against sex discrimination in healthcare, the U.S. health secretary said on Monday, as President Joe Biden's administration reversed...
May 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Rainbow flags fly at Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan in support of the LGBT community, prior to the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, in New York City, New York, U.S., June 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
State COVID roundup 5/9: Statewide positivity rate under 3%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 1,741 new COVID-19 cases, including 30 additional deaths. As of Saturday, 1,870 Illinois residents were hospitali...
May 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. government, top fuel supplier work to secure pipelines as closure enters fourth day
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government and the top U.S. fuel pipeline operator on Monday worked to secure the network that transports nearly half of the East Coast's supplies as a shutdown to halt a...
May 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction Tank Farm in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S. in an undated photograph. Colonial Pipeline/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo
Teens arrested after crashing stolen car into police car
GERMANTOWN HILLS, Ill. -- Two teenagers are facing multiple charges after stealing a vehicle that was ultimately crashed into a deputy's squad car Saturday night. Around 11:40 p.m., a Woodford County ...
May 09, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Morton schools COVID cases down as graduation nears
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton District 709 COVID-19 numbers have continued to improve over the last few weeks, according to Superintendent Jeffrey Hill. As of Friday, May 7, just three students had been conf...
May 09, 2021
Indian states impose stricter lockdowns as COVID deaths hit record high
CHENNAI (Reuters) -India on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day COVID-19 death toll, as cases continued to rise and states imposed stricter lockdowns. India's health ministry reported 4,187 ...
May 08, 2021 REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Fire destroys Peoria eatery
PEORIA, Ill. -- Sharkey's, also the former site of Big JJ Fish & Chicken, was deemed a total loss after an early Saturday morning blaze. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called at 12:30 to 913 S...
May 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
1 hurt in West Bluff blaze
PEORIA, Ill. -- A house fire that broke out Friday afternoon has landed one woman in a hospital. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called around 12:30 to the 1200 block of N. Bourland Ave. They obser...
May 07, 2021 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
