Category Archives: Local News
Irked Illinois governor to Speaker: End 'political circus'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois governor says the speaker of the House should answer questions about a bribery scheme in which federal prosecutors have implicated him, or resign. Gov. J.B. Pritz...
Nov 20, 2020 AP Photo/Seth Perlman
Stabbing on CityLink bus leaves driver and suspect injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- The driver of a CityLink bus was stabbed in the neck Thursday night by a passenger he'd earlier kicked off the bus, according to Peoria Police. Emergency crews were called to the scene...
Nov 20, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Soda machine causes carbon dioxide leak at Shell on Sterling
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded to reports of a carbon monoxide alarm activation at the Shell gas station on Sterling Thursday morning just after 11:00 a.m. Upon arrival, fire crews real...
Nov 19, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Georgia presidential hand tally done; affirms Biden lead
ATLANTA (AP) - A top Georgia election official said Thursday that a hand tally of ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed, and that the results affirm Democrat Joe Biden's narrow lead...
Nov 19, 2020 AP Photo/Brynn Anderson
Bradley student aims to help marginalized students in Peoria through new program
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Bradley University senior is aiming to improve education for high school freshman and sophomore Black and Latinx students in Peoria through a new program that uses competitive speech...
Nov 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
Area hospitalizations reach milestone again
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department announced hospitalizations have reached a new high for the region during its weekly COVID-19 update. Public Health Administrator Monica Hendric...
Nov 19, 2020 Benjamin Pollard/1470-100.3 WMBD
IHSA officially pauses winter sports
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Following Gov. J.B. Pritzker's announcement tier three mitigation measures will begin Friday, the Illinois High School Association's board of directors on Thursday met to official...
Nov 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
New chocolate manufacturing plant coming to Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Ferrero North America announced Thursday it will be building a new chocolate manufacturing center in Bloomington, Ill. This plant will be Ferrero's first chocolate production plan...
Nov 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 11/19: over 200 tri-county residents hospitalized
PEORIA, Ill. -- Over 200 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents were in local hospitals as of Thursday afternoon because of the coronavirus. The Peoria City/County Health Department said of t...
Nov 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 11/19: 6k hospital beds now in use
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The amount of people as of Wednesday night in Illinois hospitals with the coronavirus surpassed the 6,000 mark. Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday 6,037 hospit...
Nov 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
