Category Archives: Local News

Pilot in Kobe Bryant crash was barred from flying into clouds, NTSB chief says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pilot in the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others was "legally prohibited" from flying into clouds but did s...
Julia Bradley Feb 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A mural of late Kobe Bryant, who perished one year ago alongside his daughter and seven others when their helicopter crashed into a hillside, next to a gym in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

PIA adding specialty flight to South Dakota
PEORIA, Ill. -- General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is adding a specialty flight to South Dakota this summer. Director of Airports Gene Olson announced Tuesday that PIA will offer fl...
Julia Bradley Feb 09, 2021 (flypia.com)

After deadly Capitol riot, Trump impeachment trial to open with fight on Constitution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, on a charge of inciting last month's deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, opens on Tuesday with a debate over the constitutiona...
Julia Bradley Feb 09, 2021 Trucks advertising in support of convicting former U.S President Donald Trump in his upcoming second impeachment trial are seen parked on the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol Building visible behind them in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

The Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson dies at 76
LONDON (Reuters) - Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, has died at the age of 76, her publicist has said. Wilson died suddenly at her home in Henderson, Nevada, on Monday. A statement conf...
Julia Bradley Feb 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Singer Mary Wilson, former member of The Supremes, waves to photographers at the 'The Story of The Supremes' exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London May 12, 2008. The exhibition opens on May 13th. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico/File Photo

Apartment ceilings collapse due to weather-related pipe break
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 6:30 p.m. Monday to the 5800 block of N. Summershade Circle for a collapsed ceiling in an apartment complex. Acting Fire Battalion Chief Scott...
Julia Bradley Feb 09, 2021 (25 News)

Peoria School District announces Mon-Fri return to school plans
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the first time in almost exactly a year, Peoria Public Schools students will be going to school, in person, five days a week. The District 150 Board of Education voted in a consens...
Rick Hirschmann Feb 08, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)

State COVID roundup 2/8: Under 2,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 1,747 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 35 additional deaths. Testing was down, a...
Dalton Kemper Feb 08, 2021 Midwest Communications

Another frigid day prompts PPS to continue remote learning
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools students will be attending class from the comfort of their own homes for a second straight day. With temperatures forecasted to plummet into the low single digits...
Rick Hirschmann Feb 08, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD

East Bluff Community Center announces branding launch
PEORIA, Ill. -- The East Bluff Community Center has announced it will be rolling out a new and improved facility. "It's really based around having a new logo, and we're going to use that for driving a...
Rick Hirschmann Feb 08, 2021 Grayson Bourke

Sat. nite fight causes Elevate teen night stoppage
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Saturday night skirmish at Elevate Trampoline Park on Allen Rd. has prompted management to stop its "teen night" permanently. Owner/Operator Liz Wilson on Monday issued a statement...
Rick Hirschmann Feb 08, 2021 (25 News)
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