Category Archives: Local News
Bradley Men's Basketball selected third in MVC preseason poll
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the third straight season, Bradley Men's Basketball was selected in the top four of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) preseason poll. It's the first time the Braves were selecte...
Oct 15, 2020 Bradley University
Kerosene causes Thursday accidental fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- A container of kerosene went up in flames Thursday afternoon, causing approximately $30,000 in damage. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to the area of Nebraska and Atlantic ar...
Oct 15, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 10/15: Woodford goes to 11
PEORIA, Ill. -- Woodford County's COVID-related death count has reached double digits. Peoria City/County Health Department reported two females between Wednesday and Thursday died from complications ...
Oct 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 10/15: record high case count
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois has a new high for COVID-19 cases recorded over a 24-hour period. Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,015 people between Wednesday and Thursday tested positiv...
Oct 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Women aren't the only ones who get breast cancer
PEORIA, Ill. -- In October, we see pink ribbons and hear how women need to get their mammograms. But, women aren't the only ones who get breast cancer. Gayle Young, Missions Director with the Susan G....
Oct 15, 2020 Julia Bradley/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Joe Biden's presidential campaign says vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested p...
Oct 15, 2020 Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks virtually during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
US layoffs remain elevated as 898,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 898,000, a historically high number that is evidence that layoffs remain a hindrance to the economy's recovery...
Oct 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Overnight shooting leaves woman injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to two ShotSpotter alerts just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday in the 700 block of N. Shipman. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said 26 rounds were fired...
Oct 15, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate nixed
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned. The...
Oct 15, 2020 President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Des Moines International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Judiciary Committee to consider Barrett ahead of vote next week
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to take the first steps toward approving Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. After the two days of questioning, the committee is schedul...
Oct 15, 2020 Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
