Category Archives: Local News
Update: Washington woman found dead identified
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- A Washington woman, who died after she apparently fell into a creek Friday, has been identified by the Tazewell County coroner. "Pronounced deceased at the scene at 4:10 p.m. Frida...
Feb 15, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Frigid forecast forces another remote day
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools have announced yet another at-home learning day. PPS determined early Monday afternoon students would not learn Tuesday in person because of forecasted bitterly c...
Feb 15, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Updated: Gas leak found underground in Peoria; Rescue Mission evacuated
PEORIA, Ill. - Jefferson Street between Kumpf and Oak, and the intersection of Adams and State Streets were temporarily closed to traffic Monday morning due to a large gas leak. Fire Battalion Chief C...
Feb 15, 2021
Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is still Donald Trump's Republican Party - at least for now. The vote by 43 of the 50 Republican senators to acquit Trump on the charge of inciting last month's deadly riot a...
Feb 15, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria
State COVID roundup 2/14: Over 1,600 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,631 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the state's total cases to 1,162,154 since the pandemic began. Sunday's report inclu...
Feb 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Collins: Bitter cold temperatures and more snow on the way
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Wind Chill Warning remains in effect for the Peoria metro area through noon Monday. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday. News partner 25 News Chief Meteo...
Feb 15, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria County Jail inmate found hanging inside cell
***UPDATE*** 2/15/21 9:46 A.M. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the inmate found hanging in his cell at the Peoria County Jail as 59-year-old Michael Dyer of Decatur. Harwood said Dy...
Feb 14, 2021 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
Over 50 million coronavirus vax doses administered in U.S.
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered over 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning and delivered about 69.9 milli...
Feb 14, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares to administrate vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-through vaccination site in Robstown, Texas, U.S. February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
State COVID roundup 2/13: total cases just over 2,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,092 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, as well as 53 additional deaths. In the past 24 hours, laboratories have coll...
Feb 13, 2021 Midwest Communications
Senate votes to acquit Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Saturday was acquitted by the U.S. Senate in his second impeachment trial in 12 months, as his fellow Republicans shielded him from accountability for the deadly...
Feb 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo
