Category Archives: Local News
Peoria Public Schools investing in intervention programs
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools will be investing in two new intervention resources for children in grades K-8. The Board of Education approved Monday night the purchases of Waterford and Lexia ...
Aug 25, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Illinois updates safety guidelines for restaurants and bars
CHICAGO -- The State of Illinois on Tuesday announced revised guidelines for dining in restaurants and bars to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The new guidelines require patrons to wear a mask du...
Aug 25, 2020 MWC
State COVID roundup 8/25: positivity rate down
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 1,680 people between Monday and Tuesday received positive COVID-19 tests, while 29 people died. State labs took in 40,859 specimens during the 24-hour reporting period. The state'...
Aug 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/25: 49th area death
PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 has now claimed the life of a Woodford County man in his 50s. The Tuesday report from Peoria City/County Health Department said the man did not reside in a long-term care faci...
Aug 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Laura aims at U.S. coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts Tuesday as Laura strengthened into a hurricane that forecasters said could slam into land as a major stor...
Aug 25, 2020
Peoria Public Schools to look at renaming buildings
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools may be changing the names of their buildings sooner rather than later. Vice President of the Board of Education Gregory Wilson expressed his interest in examining...
Aug 24, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Local COVID roundup 8/24: weekend sees nearly 200 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County recorded exactly 100 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. Meanwhile, Tazewell had 76 and Woodford reported 18, giving the tri-county a total of 194 new cases from Satu...
Aug 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 8/24: lower test numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Monday snapped a five-day streak of over 50,000 COVID-19 tests performed throughout the state, attributable partially to typically slower activity on Sundays. The Illinois Departm...
Aug 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
IVC records first known COVID case
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. - Illinois Valley Central has announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Principal Kenton Bergman e-mailed parents and students early on Monday afternoon to inform them of the s...
Aug 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
GOP delegates open convention to renominate Trump for 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Republicans gathered Monday to formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at a scaled-down convention kickoff in Charlotte that begins a weeklong effort to convince...
Aug 24, 2020
