Category Archives: Local News
Local COVID roundup 2/8: Big jump over weekend in ICU usage
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported an increase of 15 patients in area ICU beds compared to Friday with COVID-19. There was, however, a decrease of two in non-ICU ...
Feb 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Bradley loosening campus restrictions Feb. 9
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to a low number of cases on campus and in the Peoria area, Bradley University will begin loosening some COVID-19 restrictions on Feb. 9. Among other changes, Bradley students will ...
Feb 08, 2021 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Biden $15 minimum wage plan would cut 1.4 million jobs in 2025: CBO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by June 2025 would reduce employment by 1.4 million jobs that year and increase the U.S. budget def...
Feb 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: People wait in line at the St. Clements Food Pantry for food during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
IL Rep. Krishnamoorthi pushing for safer baby food
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Do you really know what's in the baby food you feed your children? Congressman (D-IL 8th District) Raja Krishnamoorthi told WMBD's "The Greg and Dan Show", you probably don't. "Dan...
Feb 08, 2021
Trump faces trial filing deadline as second Senate impeachment proceeding looms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Trump faced a deadline to submit a pretrial brief on Monday, a day before the Senate is due to begin his second impeachment trial on a charge of inciting insurr...
Feb 08, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
PPD responds to fight at Elevate Peoria Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called around 9:40 p.m. Saturday to the Elevate Trampoline Park on N. Allen Road for a fight involving a large group of juveniles inside the business. Upon arrival, ...
Feb 08, 2021 (25 News)
NWS: Frigid week ahead for the Peoria area
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Peoria area has been experiencing very cold temperatures, and more are expected this week. Alex Erwin, with the National Weather Service in Springfield, said that while what w...
Feb 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Brady leads Buccaneers to Super Bowl win on home field
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Tom Brady threw three touchdowns as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers thumped the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl on Sunday, giving the evergreen 43-year-old quarterback a...
Feb 08, 2021 Feb 7, 2020; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) lifts the Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
PPS says Monday a remote learning day
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bitterly cold temperatures forecasted for Monday have prompted Peoria Public Schools to cancel in-person learning. The National Weather Service projected a high of 15, but with wind ch...
Feb 07, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Democrats set table for approval of Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress forged ahead with their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package on Friday as lawmakers approved a budget outline that wil...
Feb 07, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with House Democratic leaders and chairs of House committees working on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid legislation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
