Category Archives: Local News
'Unfathomable': US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000
(AP) -- The death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus has topped 200,000, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world's richest nation. That's according to the co...
Sep 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Romney won’t oppose Senate vote on Trump pick
WASHINGTON (AP) -Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not oppose a Senate vote on President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. In a statement Tuesday, Romney said he intends to follow the Cons...
Sep 22, 2020 Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, leaves the Senate Chamber following a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Romney is one of four Republicans who could oppose a vote on a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg prior to Election Day. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Trump interviews Barrett while weighing a high court nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump met with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative jurist emerged as a favorite to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Cou...
Sep 22, 2020 The flag flies at half-staff at the Supreme Court on the morning after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Peoria Public Schools grades 2-4 to return to in-person last week of October
PEORIA, Ill. -- After announcing last week that K-1 students would return Oct. 5, the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education approved a plan Monday night for grades 2-4 to return to hybrid in-person...
Sep 21, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Richwoods art teacher and baseball coach dies at 51
PEORIA, Ill. -- Doug Goessman, Richwoods art teacher and baseball coach, passed away Sunday night, according to an email sent to families by the school. The Richwoods email said they will have counsel...
Sep 21, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Local COVID roundup 9/21: 6 Tazewell deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- One weekend after five tri-county residents died from COVID-19, the virus has claimed the lives of six area people. The Peoria City/County Health Department on Monday reported all six ...
Sep 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
BU lays out stipulations for return to classroom learning
PEORIA, Ill. -- With strict guidelines in place, Bradley University this week will be heading back after a two-week all-student quarantine to in-person instruction. As of 7 A.M. Wed., Sept. 23, studen...
Sep 21, 2020
State COVID roundup 9/21: positivity rate continues to trend downward
SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- The preliminary seven-day positivity rate in Illinois continues to head in the right direction. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported Monday that the rate curren...
Sep 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
Illinois surpasses 5 million tests since beginning of pandemic
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois is among the nation's best as it relates to COVID-19 testing since the pandemic began. The state has now surpassed 5 million tests since the beginning of the pandemic and...
Sep 21, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Teacher accused of inappropriate relationship resigns
MORTON, Ill. -- A Morton District 709 teacher, accused of having a relationship with a student, has resigned. District 709 confirmed the resignation in a news release on Monday that said teacher Erin ...
Sep 21, 2020
