Category Archives: Local News
Unattended stove leads to early morning house fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded to reports of a house fire at 409 Tracy St. early Saturday morning. Upon arrival, crews saw light smoke and fire coming from the rear of the hom...
Apr 3, 2021 Midwest Communications
Roanoke man shows extraordinary log cut 20 years ago
ROANOKE, Ill. -- Easter is an extra special time for a Roanoke man. Tom Durand has been working with wood for most of his life, and it's evident in a stroll through his yard. Large birds made of wood ...
Apr 2, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Friday PM East Bluff shooting injures 1
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police and Firefighter/Paramedics were responding Friday afternoon at 5:00 to the 2100 block of Wisconsin Ave. just north of the Frye intersection. Scanner traffic indicated shot...
Apr 2, 2021 Courtesy: Sharon Robinson
State COVID roundup 4/2: Illinois passes 6 million vaccinations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported the state has now administered more than 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses. Nearly 125,000 doses were administered T...
Apr 2, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police officer killed in vehicle attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A motorist rammed a car into U.S. Capitol police on Friday and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an att...
Apr 2, 2021 REUTERS/Al Drago
PIA head speaks on new CDC guidance
PEORIA, Ill. -- Following Friday's announcement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fully vaccinated people can travel with little to no risk, Peoria Airports Director Gene Olson ...
Apr 2, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. CDC: Vaccinated people can resume travel at 'low risk'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said fully vaccinated people can safely travel at "low risk" after the agency had held off for weeks on revising gu...
Apr 2, 2021 REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
U.S. job growth accelerates in March; unemployment rate falls to 6.0%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in March, spurred by increased vaccinations and more pandemic relief money from the government, cementing expectations that an eco...
Apr 2, 2021 REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo/File Photo
Unemployment up, jobs down in Feb. 2021 across Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As expected, the number of non-farm jobs decreased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metro areas in February, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of ...
Apr 1, 2021 Midwest Communications
PPD arrests man for Wed. night shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 42-year-old man was taken into Peoria Police custody following a Wednesday night shooting on the city's south side that resulted in serious injury. The incident took place around 6:0...
Apr 1, 2021 Peoria Police Department
