Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 4/15: J&J stoppage has no bearing on numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Despite Johnson & Johnson vaccines' being placed on hold, residents of Illinois continued Wednesday to get their COVID-19 shots. The amount of vaccines administered, 129,755, ...
Apr 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Derek Chauvin waives right to testify at murder trial for George Floyd arrest
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin on Thursday waived his right to testify to the jury at his murder trial for the deadly arrest last May of George Floyd. "I will invoke...
Apr 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin rises to greet jury members on the twefth day of his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 13, 2021 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for 'malign' actions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia to punish it for election interference, cyber-hacking, bullying Ukraine and other "malign" acts. The m...
Apr 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Futures jump as retail sales surge, jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in March as Americans received additional pandemic relief checks from the government and increased vaccinations allowed broader economic re-e...
Apr 15, 2021 FILE PHOTO: American flags hang from the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building after the start of Thursday's trading session in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Minnesota officer faces manslaughter charge over shooting of Black man
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -The white suburban police officer who fatally shot a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota, igniting several nights of civil unrest, was charged with manslaugh...
Apr 15, 2021 Kim Potter, a 26-year veteran who resigned from the Brooklyn Center police force, poses for a booking photograph at Hennepin County Jail for fatally shooting 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 14, 2021 in a combination of photographs. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Peoria home damaged by garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to the 800 block of E. Virginia Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on reports of a working garage fire. Fire Battalion Chief Lore Baxter said it was ...
Apr 15, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Defense expert testifies George Floyd died of heart disease, car exhaust fumes
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A medical expert who testified in defense of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told jurors on Wednesday he believed George Floyd's death while under arrest was th...
Apr 15, 2021 The former chief medical examiner of Maryland, Dr. David Fowler, answers questions during the thirteenth day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 14, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS
16-year-old arrested for involvement in various Peoria burglaries
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 16-year-old male has been arrested by Peoria Police for his involvement in various incidents throughout the area. The juvenile was seen just before 10:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 2700 b...
Apr 14, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois House passes bill mandating Asian-American history in schools
(Reuters) -- The Illinois lower house passed a bill on Wednesday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, setting the stage for possible adoption of milestone legislation amid rising ...
Apr 14, 2021 REUTERS/Eileen Meslar/File Photo
Local COVID roundup 4/14: 2nd straight day case count rises by 300
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties combined between Tuesday and Wednesday for 323 new cases of COVID-19. 192 of the cases are Peoria residents, 110 live in Tazewell, and the other...
Apr 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
