Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 9/14: over 1,400 hospital beds taken up
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,373 new cases of coronavirus on Monday across Illinois, to go along with five additional deaths. Labs across the state took in ...
Sep 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 9/14: 5 deaths, 200+ cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- In one of the deadliest COVID-19 weekends to date on a local level, the Peoria City/County Health Department has reported five deaths of area residents occurred between Friday and Mond...
Sep 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade going virtual
NEW YORK CITY -- The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been cancelled for 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. New York City mayor Bill De Blasio said on Monday that this year's parade woul...
Sep 14, 2020 The Tom Turkey float moves through Times Square during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)
BU earns high marks from U.S. News & World Report
PEORIA, Ill. -- U.S. News and World Report has released its Best Colleges list for 2021, and Bradley University has been named best in Illinois in several categories. BU was the highest-ranked school ...
Sep 14, 2020 (Courtesy of Bradley University)
Embers start Peoria garage fire
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called around 2 p.m. Sunday to the 4000 block of Patricia on reports of a fire. Upon arrival, heavy smoke and fire was seen coming from an attached garage. Fire...
Sep 14, 2020 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Fires raise fight over climate change before Trump's visit
BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (AP) - With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Dem...
Sep 14, 2020 Evacuees from the Riverside Fire stay in tents at the Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Oak Grove, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher)
State COVID roundup 9/13: 7-day positivity rate 3.7%
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois public health officials on Sunday reported 1,462 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 additional deaths. Overall, the state has had 261,371 confirmed cases and 8,309 deaths s...
Sep 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Holding feet to the fire: citizens blast city council over vote
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council's decision two weeks ago to decommission fire engines 20 and four is being met with stiff resistance. The 6-5 verdict came after months of deliberation over restruc...
Sep 13, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria authorities search for clues in early Sunday shooting
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert Sunday morning. Five shots were fired. Firefighters were called to the scene just after 6 a.m. to the 1700 block of N. Linn after receivin...
Sep 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
More than 800 nurses begin strike at Chicago hospital
CHICAGO (AP) - More than 800 nurses walked off the job Saturday at Chicago's University of Illinois Hospital after the latest contract negotiations aimed at averting the strike ended with an impasse. ...
Sep 13, 2020 Midwest Communications
