Category Archives: Local News
Arson blamed for Southside fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 4 a.m. Friday to the 500 block of S. Warren on reports of a structure fire. Fire Division Chief of Operations Shawn Sollberger said the home ...
May 15, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Retail sales fall 16.4% March-April
BALTIMORE (AP) - U.S. retail sales tumbled 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened stores across the country and weighed down a sinking...
May 15, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria County approves amended 2020 budget
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- The Peoria County Board Thursday night adopted an amended budget with cuts that aren't as severe as expected. The cuts are due to a significant loss in revenue due to the corona...
May 15, 2020 MWC
Overnight shooting in Peoria leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded around 10:15 p.m. Thursday to a ShotSpotter alert indicating four rounds were fired in the 2700 block of Wyoming Street. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy D...
May 15, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
The recovery rate increased to 73% in Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Tri-County region has reached 222 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Only one new case was reported in the last 24 hours, the case is in Peoria County. Peoria County has 149 confirmed ca...
May 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Gov. Pritzker launches Get Hired Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said supporting workers and families during this time is a top priority. Pritzker said that the Illinois Department of Employment Security will start processing fil...
May 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria's third homicide victim has been identified
PEORIA, Ill. -- The victim of Peoria's third homicide of 2020 has been identified as 22-year-old Brein Metts of Peoria. Peoria Police responded Wednesday around 7:15 p.m. to the 1700 block of N. Great...
May 14, 2020
Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Richard Burr stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee after the FBI served a search warrant for his phone as part of an ongoing insider-trading investigati...
May 14, 2020 (Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Nearly 3 million workers seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let so...
May 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
Collins: Thursday evening storms could be severe
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria area will see occasional showers and thunderstorms Thursday. But, a chance of severe storms is more likely Thursday evening. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck C...
May 14, 2020 Midwest Communications
