Category Archives: Local News
Chillicothe's Christmas parade cancelled
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. -- Chillicothe's Christmas parade, scheduled for this weekend, has been cancelled. In a Facebook post, the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday said that the cancellation is due to due to ...
Nov 18, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon
(AP) -- Pfizer announced more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective. The company also said that the vaccine appears to protect older people most at ...
Nov 18, 2020 FILE - This Dec. 4, 2017, file photo shows the Pfizer company logo at the company's headquarters in New York. Pfizer is buying the cancer treatment company Array BioPharma in a deal worth $11.4 billion. Array has a combination therapy for BRAF-mutant metastatic melanoma, along with a pipeline of targeted cancer medicines in development and a portfolio of other medicines that are expected to generate significant royalties over time. (AP Photo/Richard Drewm Fuke, File)
Police make arrest in Peoria homicide
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police Tuesday night said they had arrested a suspect in a fatal weekend shooting outside the Landmark Apartments on N. Shipman. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said 28-year...
Nov 18, 2020 (Peoria County Jail)
EP council: let businesses choose course of COVID action
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- In early November, East Peoria Mayor John Kahl was the first area mayor to say their municipality would not enforce tier one guidelines. He seemed to indicate during Tuesday night...
Nov 17, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
IHSA adheres to Gov. Pritkzer's guidelines, places winter sports on hold
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- After weeks of schools deciding whether to play winter sports this season or not, it looks like that decision is no longer in their hands. Illinois High School Association (IHSA) ...
Nov 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Police warn of Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are reminding the public to be aware of possible Unemployment Fraud and Identity Theft as they have seen an increase in reports lately. People have told Peoria Police the...
Nov 17, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Tier 3 mitigation restrictions to take effect Friday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Stricter COVID-19 mitigation will take effect this Friday across all of Illinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday all 11 regions of the state will have to adhere to tier thre...
Nov 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
Theo Epstein steps down as Chicago Cubs' President of Baseball Operations
CHICAGO -- Theo Epstein, Chicago Cubs' President of Baseball Operations that led the organization to the end of its 108-year World Series drought, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. Epstein h...
Nov 17, 2020 Scott Slingsby / CC
Local COVID roundup 11/17: Slightly fewer people in area hospital beds
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Deparment Tuesday announced 293 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the tri-county area. After reporting 12 deaths on Monday, no deaths were reported in the ...
Nov 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 11/17: Concerning hospital numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The number of people in hospital beds with COVID-19 throughout Illinois continues to rise above record numbers. As of Monday night, 5,887 were in the hospital with the virus. Of t...
Nov 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
