Category Archives: Local News
Ohio police kill Black teenage girl seen threatening others with knife
(Reuters) - Police in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday fatally shot a Black teenage girl they confronted as she lunged at two people with a knife, as seen in police video footage of the encounter, authoriti...
Apr 21, 2021 Hazel Bryant reacts after her niece, 15-year-old Makiyah Bryant, was fatally shot by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse
Biden calls Chauvin verdict a 'giant step' toward justice in the United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the guilty verdict in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd "a giant step" toward justice...
Apr 21, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after a jury reached guilty verdicts in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin stemming from George Floyd's deadly arrest, in the Cross Hall at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
East Peoria Council looks to amend outdated code
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- A longstanding East Peoria code outlawing for-profit street fairs could soon be changed. The code currently states the only legal street fairs within city limits are ones of not-f...
Apr 20, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria City postpones inaugural season for a second time
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City, a USL League Two soccer team that was set to begin play in the summer of 2020, has announced the inaugural season will be postponed for a second time. "With the uncertaint...
Apr 20, 2021 Photo Credit/USL League 2
UPDATE: Montelongo to file for discovery recount
UPDATE 4/20/21 5 P.M. Peoria County mayoral candidate Jim Montelongo says he will "file for the discovery recount that the law makes available to candidates in close races." Montelongo currently trail...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
April 6 Election Results (FINAL)
***LAST UPDATED 4/21/21 11:50 A.M.*** PEORIA COUNTY -- 169 of 169 precincts reporting City of Peoria Mayor Rita Ali -- 50.13% (8,240 votes) Jim Montelongo -- 49.87% (8,197 votes) City of Peoria Clerk ...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 4/20: Six new area deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported six new area deaths due to COVID-19. Peoria County reported two deaths; a female in her 80s and a male in his 70s with comobid...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/20: Positivity rate drops again
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported the state's seven-day statewide positivity rate is down to 4.5%. Last Wednesday, the positivity rate was 5% and ha...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Kasper: Our response to COVID-19 looks different a year later
PEORIA, Ill. -- With a positivity rate of 12%, Peoria County has more new cases of COVID-19 than any other area of Illinois. Dr. Doug Kasper, with the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peo...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. CDC expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 16 and older
(Reuters) - Everyone in United States aged 16 years and above is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday. People aged 16 years a...
Apr 20, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Nursing student Erika Lohr vaccinates a patient as California opens up vaccine eligibility to any residents 16 years and older during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chula Vista, California, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
