Category Archives: Local News
UnityPoint Health testing all admitted patients for COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- UnityPoint Health has expanded COVID-19 testing to all patients admitted to the hospital. This includes asymptomatic individuals of all ages with planned admission and transfers who ha...
May 12, 2020 UnityPoint Health
Peoria Park District cancels summer camps through July 3
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to challenges associated with COVID-19, the Peoria Park District has made the decision to cancel all summer camp programming scheduled through July 3. "We know that kids and famili...
May 12, 2020 Peoria Park District/Facebook
Fauci to warn nation against premature reopening
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's leading infectious disease expert says he intends to warn the nation Tuesday that "needless suffering and death" will result from a rushed reopening of the economy. ...
May 12, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
PDC resumes bulky waste collection at the curb
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria residents can now resume setting bulky items out at the curb on trash day. Peoria Disposal Company, PDC, has announced that mattresses, old furniture and other bulk items too bi...
May 12, 2020 Peoria Disposal Company
Illinois must meet benchmarks to reach the next phase
CHICAGO - Governor J.B. Pritzker says most of the state is on track to move to the next phase of reopening at the end of the month. Under his "Restore Illinois" program, the state is divided into four...
May 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pride for Peoria: Manual teacher discusses pride for students during hard time
PEORIA, Ill. -- Switching to all remote learning in a short time was a challenge for teachers. Jane Kresl, teacher at Manaul Academy, said teachers had to get really creative with their lessons, but t...
May 11, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
214 positive cases confirmed in the Tri-County
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Tri-County area has 214 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Peoria County has 142 confirmed cases, Tazewell has 57, and Woodford has 15, according to Health Administrator Monica Hendricks...
May 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
Over 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois
CHICAGO, Ill. -- Illinois' peak has been pushed to mid-June. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,266 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Illinois....
May 11, 2020 Midwest Communications
Federal prosecutors weigh hate crime charges in Arbery death
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The Justice Department said Monday that federal prosecutors are weighing possible hate crime charges in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man gunned down after being pursued b...
May 11, 2020 (Glynn County Detention Center via AP)
MLB propose starting season in July
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players' union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July we...
May 11, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
