Category Archives: Local News
WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help COVID-19 patients
GENEVA (AP) - A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier study that made the ...
Oct 16, 2020 AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File
Colts close practice facility after positive tests for virus
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts say they have closed their practice facility after "several individuals" tested positive for COVID-19. The Colts wrote on Twitter that the team will work rem...
Oct 16, 2020 Indianapolis Colts cornerback Isaiah Rodgers (34) celebrates with teammates after Rodgers returned a kickoff for 101-yard touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Pekin mother pleads not guilty to manslaughter
PEKIN, Ill. -- A Pekin woman facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after the death of her 11-month-old daughter pled not guilty yesterday (Thursday) in Tazewell County. An affidavit in the case of...
Oct 16, 2020 (Tazewell County Jail)
Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night. Their scuttled second debate were replaced by dueling televised town halls. The events showcased ...
Oct 16, 2020 President Donald Trump talks with voters after an NBC News Town Hall, at Perez Art Museum Miami, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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)
