Category Archives: Local News
Pritzker says lack of veto session won't stop work on budget
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker says efforts to identify cuts that can be made to Illinois' budget will continue despite the postponement of the General Assembly's veto session. Pritzker said Wednes...
Nov 12, 2020
IDPH issues new guidance for residents to stay home as much as possible
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued new guidance urging residents of the state to stay home and only leave for "essential activities." The guidelines, which come j...
Nov 12, 2020 Midwest Communications
Facebook, Twitter and the fight against false information
PEORIA, Ill. -- Users on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter most likely noticed messages on posts last week during the election. On Twitter, many of President Donald Trump's tweets even c...
Nov 11, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Local COVID roundup 11/11: hospital bed capacity declines steeply
PEORIA, Ill. -- The area's hospital bed capacity decreased drastically between Tuesday and Wednesday, from 119 beds occupied by COVID-19 patients to 149. 33 of those 149 patients were in intensive car...
Nov 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
Man arrested for 2018 Peoria murder
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have arrested a man in connection with a 2018 murder. The incident in question took place Nov. 19 in the area of Sand and Third. Officers upon arrival found 36-year-old D...
Nov 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 11/11: another record day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois between Tuesday and Wednesday set another 24-hour COVID-19 record. 12,657 people received positive test results. 145 deaths were reported during that time. Illinois Depar...
Nov 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
NWS: Tuesday storm probably not a tornado
PEORIA, Ill. -- The National Weather Service on Wednesday was weeding through trained spotter reports from Tuesday's storm to determine whether or not there was any official tornadic activity. The ban...
Nov 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infect...
Nov 11, 2020 AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File
Peoria City Council passes revised 2021 budget
PEORIA, Ill. -- As the COVID-19 pandemic spikes across the United States at record levels, the Peoria City Council passed a revised budget for the 2021 fiscal year at Tuesday night's meeting. The spik...
Nov 10, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Local COVID roundup 11/10: day 12 above important number
PEORIA, Ill. -- 327 people throughout Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties between Monday and Tuesday became active COVID-19 cases. 158 of the new active cases were in Peoria. 129 of them were in T...
Nov 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
