Category Archives: Local News
India's daily virus cases breach 100,000; mutants, behavior blamed
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections on Monday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians sta...
Apr 05, 2021 REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
Reservoir leak leads to evacuations, threatens to flood Tampa Bay
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sunday headed for the site of a defunct phosphate plant south of Tampa, where a leak at a waste water reservoir forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes ...
Apr 04, 2021 A reservoir of an old phosphate plant, the site of a breach which is leaking polluted water into the surrounding area, prompting an evacuation order in Manatee County, is seen in an aerial photograph taken in Piney Point, Florida, U.S. April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Drone Base
State COVID roundup 4/3: test positivity rate slightly up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported 2,839 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 13 additional deaths. In the past 24 hours, laborat...
Apr 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
Unattended stove leads to early morning house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded to reports of a house fire at 409 Tracy St. early Saturday morning. Upon arrival, crews saw light smoke and fire coming from the rear of the hom...
Apr 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
Roanoke man shows extraordinary log cut 20 years ago
ROANOKE, Ill. -- Easter is an extra special time for a Roanoke man. Tom Durand has been working with wood for most of his life, and it's evident in a stroll through his yard. Large birds made of wood ...
Apr 02, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Friday PM East Bluff shooting injures 1
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police and Firefighter/Paramedics were responding Friday afternoon at 5:00 to the 2100 block of Wisconsin Ave. just north of the Frye intersection. Scanner traffic indicated shot...
Apr 02, 2021 Courtesy: Sharon Robinson
State COVID roundup 4/2: Illinois passes 6 million vaccinations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported the state has now administered more than 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. Nearly 125,000 doses were administered T...
Apr 02, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police officer killed in vehicle attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A motorist rammed a car into U.S. Capitol police on Friday and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an att...
Apr 02, 2021 REUTERS/Al Drago
PIA head speaks on new CDC guidance
PEORIA, Ill. -- Following Friday's announcement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fully vaccinated people can travel with little to no risk, Peoria Airports Director Gene Olson ...
Apr 02, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. CDC: Vaccinated people can resume travel at 'low risk'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said fully vaccinated people can safely travel at "low risk" after the agency had held off for weeks on revising gu...
Apr 02, 2021 REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
