Category Archives: Local News
Local COVID roundup 7/6: Peoria County female passes away during holiday weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria County woman in her 70s succumbed over the 4th of July weekend to COVID-19. The woman was not a long-term care facility resident. Her death brought the county's death toll to ...
Jul 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music ...
Jul 06, 2020 Charlie Daniels with The Charlie Daniels Band performs as the opener for Alabama at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Friday, April 14, 2018, in Atlanta. (Photo by Robb Cohen/Invision/AP)
Federal Building vandalized, suspect arrested
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called just before 6 p.m. Sunday to the Federal Building, located at 100 NE Monroe, on reports of vandalism. "Upon arrival, officers located the male suspect who had...
Jul 06, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
7-year-old among 13 killed in weekend shootings in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a 14-year-old boy were among 13 people shot and killed in the city over the Fourth of July weekend. Police spokesman Tom Ahern...
Jul 06, 2020
Fatal crash overnight in Peoria
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the motorcyclist as 27-year-old Seth T. Guthrie of Peoria. Harwood said Guthrie suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries, and proba...
Jul 06, 2020 Midwest Communications
Illinois sees 862 more virus cases and 10 more deaths
CHICAGO (AP) - Health officials in Illinois announced on Saturday that the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases has climbed by 862 and that the virus had killed 10 more people. The latest Illinoi...
Jul 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
White Sox say 2 players have tested positive
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox say two players have tested positive for COVID-19 and are in isolation. The team said Sunday that the two unidentified players are asymptomatic, and contact tracin...
Jul 05, 2020 MWC-AP Photo-Mark Black
Fearing outbreak, Spain locks down county of 71K
MADRID - Authorities in northwestern Spain have ordered the lock down of a county with a population of 71,000 for fears of a coronavirus outbreak. Regional authorities in Galicia announced Sunday that...
Jul 05, 2020 mwc-AP News Photo
Improper use of fireworks damages barn at Expo Gardens
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were called to Expo Gardens at 1601 W. Northmoor Rd. around 12:50 a.m. Sunday after a report of a fire near a building. When fire crews arrived, they found a large ...
Jul 05, 2020 MWC-Tim Tucker Expo Gardens
Air-born fireworks spark house fire in Peoria.
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were called to 1704 N. Linn St. around 9:45 p.m. Saturday on a report of a residential structure fire. Fire crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the second ...
Jul 05, 2020 Midwest Communications
