Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 8/4: back below 4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois as a state had 1,471 new cases of COVID-19 from Monday to Tuesday, to go along with 19 deaths. One piece of good news: the state's rolling seven-day positivity rate, whic...
Aug 04, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/4: two major metrics swing downward
PEORIA, Ill. -- After a three-day period from Saturday to Monday that saw an average of 51 new cases of COVID-19 per day, Tuesday brought a lower total to the tri-county. The Peoria City/County Health...
Aug 04, 2020 Midwest Communications
Update: Teen driver cited in fatal crash, victim ID'ed
PEORIA, Ill. - A teenager has been cited in a fatal crash that occurred Monday afternoon in Bartonville. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said a 16-year-old driver, from Groveland, was driving too f...
Aug 04, 2020 Midwest Communications
Ardis: Thankful Peoria area remains in phase four
PEORIA, Ill. -- There was a collective sigh of relief on Monday as Peoria learned that Illinois Region 2, which includes Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford Counties, remained in Phase Four of the Restore I...
Aug 04, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Peoria area restaurant closure due to COVID-19
PEORIA Heights, Ill. - A local restaurant shuts down temporarily due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. The Publik House announced on Monday they are voluntarily closing for a short time...
Aug 03, 2020 MWC
Update: Woman killed in Bartonville crash
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria County Sheriff's Office was investigating a fatal Monday afternoon accident in Bartonville. The PCSO received a call at 1:17 regarding a one-vehicle crash in the 5000 block o...
Aug 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
COVID case temporarily closes local restaurant
PEORIA, Ill. -- After an employee received a positive COVID-19 test, Double A's Pizza announced Monday it would be closing for an undetermined amount of time, while management figured out its course o...
Aug 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 8/3: out of the woods, for now
PEORIA, Ill. -- Hospitalizations for Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties went down over the weekend, as the region looks like it will be spared for the time being from being bumped back to phase t...
Aug 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 8/3: IDPH reports Peoria death
PEORIA, Ill. -- The death of a Peoria County woman in her 70s was one of ten COVID-related deaths to have occurred between Sunday and Monday, reported the Illinois Department of Public Health. That br...
Aug 03, 2020 Midwest Communications
IL mask awareness campaign: "It only works if you wear it"
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced a new mask awareness campaign that encourages Illinois residents to wear a face covering every time they're in public. "This is going to keep...
Aug 03, 2020 (illinois.gov)
