Category Archives: Local News
Suspect arrested in fatal Peoria shooting; victim named
***UPDATE*** 4:50 P.M. 2/1/21 Peoria Police Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said 25-year-old Jamere Laster and 19-year-old Dearian Patterson were suspects in the case. They were wanted for aggra...
Jan 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 1/29: more hospital beds open up
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three area residents died between Thursday and Friday from COVID-19, while 116 tested positive. Peoria City/County Health Department said a woman in her 80s from Peoria County died, as...
Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Attorney says Robinhood was within rights to restrict GameStop trading
PEORIA, Ill. -- Robinhood has been at the forefront this week of a skyrocketing GameStop stock as users of Reddit drove the price up to over $300 a share. On Thursday, Robinhood was one of many online...
Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 1/29: another record-setting vax day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For a third 24-hour period in a row, Illinois between Thursday and Friday broke its own record for COVID-19 doses given. 58,357 people during that time received a shot. Illinois D...
Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pekin-based lab detects first COVID variants in Illinois
PEKIN, Ill. -- The first two known Illinois cases of the United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 were detected at Reditus Labs in Pekin. The positive tests came from DuPage County. 12 cases of the variant,...
Jan 29, 2021 Courtesy of Reditus Labs
GameStop back on the rise as Robinhood eases trading ban
(Reuters) - The army of small investors behind this week's dramatic squeeze on Wall Street hedge funds returned to drive shares in GameStop and other hot companies higher on Friday as online broker Ro...
Jan 29, 2021 A GameStop store is seen in New York, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Zieminski
Man injured overnight in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was shot Thursday night while walking in the area of McClure and University in Peoria. "Just before 9:30, a male victim with a gunshot wound to the torso was dropped off by priva...
Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Faulty wiring to blame for Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just after 8 a.m. Thursday to the area of Graceland and Sunnyview Drive. Fire Battalion Chief Nate Rice said crews received a call about smoke coming from...
Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Caterpillar announces Q4, full-year 2020 numbers
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Caterpillar, Inc. saw a 15% decline in sales and revenue from the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period of 2019, numbers released Friday show. The company took in $...
Jan 29, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Looking ahead: next tier of COVID vaccines TBD
PEORIA, Ill. -- While Tier 1B COVID-19 vaccinations include frontline essential workers and individuals 65 years and older, 1C vaccinations are a much broader category that includes a wide range of pr...
Jan 28, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
