Category Archives: Local News
PIA gets major federal grant
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria International Airport will receive $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Coronavirus Air, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to expand an ap...
Sep 01, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria City Council votes to decommission two engines, borrow $10 million
PEORIA, Ill. -- After hours of discussion in previous weeks that led up to Tuesday night's special meeting, the Peoria City Council has voted 6-5 to decommission two fire engines and borrow $10 millio...
Sep 01, 2020 1470&100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Local COVID roundup 9/01: 38 new area cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday announced 38 new area cases. In Peoria County, there was an increase of 15 cases, while there was an increase of 20 in Tazewell and thr...
Sep 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
COVID roundup 9/1: state health dept. makes a correction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,492 new cases of COVID-19 across the state. The agency also said 39 people throughout the state died during the Mond...
Sep 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
Ali announces candidacy for Peoria mayor
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Councilwoman Rita Ali has officially announced her candidacy to run for mayor next year. Ali, an at-large council member, said Tuesday morning that she intends to be on the...
Sep 01, 2020 (City of Peoria)
Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Some residents in Kenosha fear a planned visit by President Donald Trump days after unrest over a police shooting may stir more emotions. Trump is scheduled to visit Tuesday, a we...
Sep 01, 2020 Volunteers paint murals on boarded-up businesses in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at an "Uptown Revival." The event was meant to gather donations for Kenosha residents and help businesses hurt by violent protests that sparked fires across the city following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (AP Photo/ Russell Contreras)
Dr. Fauci: Labor Day weekend key in containing virus this fall
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious disease expert, says Labor Day weekend will be key in determining whether the U.S. gets a "running start" at containing th...
Aug 31, 2020 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Local COVID roundup 8/31: tri-county hits 50
PEORIA, Ill. -- The 50th area COVID-19 death was reached over the weekend. The female in her 80s who died was not a resident of a long-term care facility, the Peoria City/County Health Department said...
Aug 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 8/31: positivity rate remaining steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday announced 1,668 new cases of COVID-19, including 7 additional deaths. IDPH is now reporting a total of 235,023 cases and 8,0...
Aug 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Update: Victim of Rt. 6 motorcycle crash identified
PEORIA, Ill. - At approximately 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Illinois State Police, the Peoria Fire Department and AMT responded to Rt. 6, just north of Knoxville Avenue for a motorcycle crash. Peoria County ...
Aug 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
