Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 11/26: Still over 6,000 hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Illinois is at 6,032, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Of those hospitalized, 1,224 patients were i...
Nov 26, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria firefighters respond to Hazmat in Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to a mutual aid call from the Chillicothe Fire Department at approximately 11:56 p.m. Wednesday for a Hazmat spill. Crews, in Level A Hazmat suits, f...
Nov 26, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria's Santa Claus Parade makes adjustments due to COVID
PEORIA, Ill. -- The longest-running Santa Claus Parade in the country will go on, but, it will look a little different this year. Due to COVID-19, spectators will drive through a stationary Santa Clau...
Nov 26, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Biden urges Americans to forgo big Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON (AP) - A big Biden family Thanksgiving is off the table for President-elect Joe Biden because of the pandemic. In remarks billed as a Thanksgiving address to the nation, the Democrat urged ...
Nov 26, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden speaks Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Local COVID roundup 11/25: another 10-death day
PEORIA, Ill. -- For a second straight day, the Peoria City/County Health Department on Wednesday reported 10 deaths throughout Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties. Tazewell accounted for three of ...
Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump announces pardon for former adviser Flynn
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump has announced a full pardon for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Trump made the announcement Wednesday afternoon via Twitter. It is my Great H...
Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 11/25: 10M tests given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Testing numbers reported Wednesday afternoon by the Illinois Department of Public Health indicate the state has surpassed 10 million COVID-19 tests since the start of the pandemic...
Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Hy-Vee recalls two veggie mix products
WEST DES MOINES, Ia. -- Hy-Vee stores are recalling two products due to possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The products are Hy-Vee Short Cuts Pot Roast Mix (UPC Code 0272083305352) and ...
Nov 25, 2020
US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of a Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge a...
Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
10th Circuit jury trials on hold due to COVID
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to the risk of COVID-19, the 10th Judicial Circuit Court is pausing all jury trials, effective Nov. 30, through January 8, with the possibility of an extension. Chief Judge Paul Gi...
Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
