Category Archives: Local News
No show: 'Boom' not taking place on 4th
PEORIA, Ill. - For the second year in a row, the traditional "Red, White, and Boom" event will not happen on the Fourth of July. Organizers said the current state of COVID-19 played a role. "It's enti...
Apr 20, 2021 Midwest Communications
Jurors to resume deliberations in Derek Chauvin murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Jurors are due to begin a second day of deliberations on Tuesday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter after...
Apr 20, 2021 Demonstrators march through downtown after the closing statements in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
Illinois American Water replacing over 3,000 feet of water main in Farmington
FARMINGTON, Ill. -- Illinois American Water will be replacing over 3,000 feet of water main, approximately $635,000 worth, in the City of Farmington. According to Illinois American Water, work will be...
Apr 19, 2021 Illinois American Water
State COVID roundup 4/19: More than half have at least one dose
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 53% of Illinoisans 18 and older and 50% 16 and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. More than 65...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 4/19: Positivity rate down, hospitalizations up
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported an overall increase of 11 hospitalized patients due to COVID-19 compared to Friday, a concerning trend that continues to increa...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. Supreme Court brings end to another Republican election challenge
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday brought an end to another lawsuit related to the Nov. 3 presidential election filed by a Republican former congressional candidate who had challenged the e...
Apr 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen behind a window in Washington, U.S. November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Former Texas detective suspected in shooting apprehended, police say
(Reuters) - Texas authorities on Monday apprehended a former sheriff's detective suspected of fatally shooting three people at an apartment complex in Austin a day earlier, police said. Stephen Broder...
Apr 19, 2021 The Arboretum Oaks apartment complex, where a deadly shooting took place, is seen in northwest Austin, Texas, U.S. April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
Despite vaccinations being readily available, COVID hospitalizations rising locally
PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 cases have gone down slightly over the past few days in the Tri-County area, according to Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson. She told WMBD'...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/18: Over 8 million vaccines administered
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 2,666 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 10 additional deaths. A...
Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police: Girl killed outside McDonald's in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. -- A seven-year-old girl was shot and killed at a fast-food drive-thru in Chicago on Sunday. Jaslyn Adams' father was shot in the torso and was listed in serious condition Sunday afterno...
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