Category Archives: Local News
Facing a conservative turn, Supreme Court opens new term
WASHINGTON (AP) - With a shift to the conservatives pending, the Supreme Court is opening a new term. That strengthened majority could roll back abortion rights, expand gun rights and shrink the power...
Oct 05, 2020 FILE - In this May 3, 2020, file photo the setting sun shines on the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court opens a new term Monday, Oct. 5. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Doctors: Trump's blood oxygen level dropped twice recently
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Donald Trump's blood oxygen level dropped twice in recent days, but he has continued to improve. That's according to the White House physician, who spoke Sunday at a bri...
Oct 04, 2020 Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, briefs reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. Trump was admitted to the hospital after contracting the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Health Department/PPD lays out Halloween guidelines
PEORIA, Ill. -- Halloween will definitely look different this year due to COVID-19. Following guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator...
Oct 04, 2020 (mwc Flickr)
State COVID roundup 10/3: Illinois surpasses 300K cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois has topped 300,000 confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic hit the state about seven months ago. The Illinois Department of Public Health said Saturday it...
Oct 04, 2020 Midwest Communications
Doctor: Trump improving, but not 'out of the woods' yet
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Donald Trump went through a "very concerning" period Friday and faces a "critical" next two days in his fight against COVID-19 at a military hospital, his chief of staff...
Oct 04, 2020 In this image released by the White House, President Donald Trump works in the Presidential Suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19. (Joyce N. Boghosian/The White House via AP)
Patriots-Chiefs PPD after Newton COVID positive
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots-Kansas City Chiefs game will not be played Sunday as scheduled, marking the second National Football League game this week to be postponed. New Englan...
Oct 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bob Gibson, Hall of Fame ace for Cardinals, dies at 84
(AP) -- Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 s...
Oct 03, 2020 AP Photo, File
Peoria County Board of Elections Executive Director warns of interfering with other voters
PEORIA, Ill. -- With election season in full-swing, Peoria County Board of Elections Executive Director Thomas Bride is making sure area residents are aware of rules when it comes to voting on Electio...
Oct 02, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
PPD searching for driver in hit-and-run that left an 11-year-old injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect vehicle after a hit-and-run collision that left a boy seriously injured. The 11-year-old, AJ Gallion, according to ...
Oct 02, 2020
Bradley University relaxes some COVID-19 restrictions
PEORIA, Ill. -- Thanks to good work over the last couple of weeks to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, Bradley University says they are comfortable with altering some of the campus restrict...
Oct 02, 2020 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
