Category Archives: Local News
Peoria public safety numbers concern City Council
PEORIA, Ill. -- Public services in Peoria, such as the fire department, police department and snow removal crews, have struggled in various ways since the beginning of the pandemic. For Peoria Fire an...
Feb 22, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Biden calls for national moment of silence for 500,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden called on Americans to observe a moment of silence on Monday to commemorate the grim milestone of 500,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19. Biden, Vice President Ka...
Feb 22, 2021 REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. House budget panel approves $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday approved legislation with $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief, advancing a top priority of President Joe Biden t...
Feb 22, 2021 REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
Local COVID roundup 2/22: Slight increase in area hospitalizations
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported a slight increase in area hospitalizations over the weekend. On Friday, there were 31 patients in area hospitalizations with th...
Feb 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 2/22: Just over 1,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 1,246 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 34 additional deaths. Within the past 24 hours, labor...
Feb 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
State Rep. Spain optimistic about Illinois' future
PEORIA,Ill. -- Illinois State Rep. Ryan Spain, of Peoria, was recently appointed to two leadership positions in the General Assembly. Spain now serves as the Assistant Republican Leader in the Illinoi...
Feb 22, 2021 Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) calling the Republican Conference into a caucus meeting on the Illinois House Floor during the waning days of the Lame-Duck Session at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield on January 9, 2021.
U.S. Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns and other financial records as part of a crim...
Feb 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Shots fired at Peoria Burger King
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 8 p.m. Sunday to the 1700 block of N. Knoxville on a ShotSpotter alert. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said five shots were fired in the Bur...
Feb 22, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria Riverfront Museum's Engineering Week goes virtual
PEORIA, Ill. -- Sunday was the first day of Engineering Week at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. But, due to COVID-19, this year's event is being done virtually. For the first time, Engineering Week is b...
Feb 22, 2021 1470 - 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Boeing recommends airlines suspend use of some 777s after United incident
(Reuters) - Boeing Co urged airlines to suspend the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver at the weekend after U.S. regulators announced extra inspections and Japan...
Feb 22, 2021 FILE PHOTO: United Airlines flight UA328, carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew on board, returns to Denver International Airport with its starboard engine on fire after it called a Mayday alert, over Denver, Colorado, U.S. February 20, 2021. Hayden Smith/@speedbird5280/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
