Category Archives: Local News
Local COVID roundup 11/17: Slightly fewer people in area hospital beds
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Deparment Tuesday announced 293 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the tri-county area. After reporting 12 deaths on Monday, no deaths were reported in the ...
Nov 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 11/17: Concerning hospital numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The number of people in hospital beds with COVID-19 throughout Illinois continues to rise above record numbers. As of Monday night, 5,887 were in the hospital with the virus. Of t...
Nov 17, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pekin facilities closing to limit spread of COVID-19
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin officials say they will be closing city buildings and facilities, including City Hall, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. "This action is ...
Nov 17, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Many struggling with mental health following election and ahead of the holidays
PEORIA, Ill. -- We couldn't have asked for a more toxic combination of things happening at the same time. That's how UnityPoint Health's Dr. Ted Bender describes ongoing effects of an unsettled presid...
Nov 17, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol
Washington mayor reflects seven years after an EF-4 tornado
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- November 17, 2013. It's been seven years since tornadoes ripped through Pekin, East Peoria and Washington, Illinois. The damage was especially devastating in Washington, where thre...
Nov 17, 2020 (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Pritzker: Stay home to help reduce the virus' spread
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in Illinois, Gov. J-B Pritzker is urging everyone to stay home as much as possible. The number of COVID patients in the hospital has ...
Nov 17, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Trump campaign lawsuit over Pennsylvania vote heads to court
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A hearing on the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit seeking to prevent Pennsylvania officials from certifying the vote results remains on track. It's scheduled for Tuesday in Williams...
Nov 17, 2020 A Luzerne County worker canvases ballots that arrived after closing of voting until Friday at 5 p.m. and postmarked by Nov. 3rd as vote counting in the general election continues, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Peoria Public Schools returning to distance learning starting Nov. 30
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Public Schools will be returning to all distance learning beginning Nov. 30. "Even though cases within Peoria Public Schools have not reflected the rise in positivity regionally ...
Nov 16, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Bustos tests positive for COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. -- U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos says she has tested positive for COVID-19. The congresswoman, who represents Illinois' 17th District, announced her test results on Monday in a series of tweets....
Nov 16, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 11/16: Over 1,000 new cases over weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department reported Monday 1,059 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the tri-county over the weekend. In addition, 13 deaths were also reported. Nine deaths ...
Nov 16, 2020 Midwest Communications
