Category Archives: Local News
Bradley University eligible for emergency relief funding
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University is eligible for $4.2 million in grant money from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Bradley Spokesperson and Executive Director of Public Relations, Renee C...
Apr 23, 2020 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Washington cancels 'Good Neighbor Days'
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- The Washington Chamber of Commerce and other community entities and officials have canceled the 2020 Washington Good Neighbor Days. The festival was set to be held May 27-31. The t...
Apr 23, 2020 (Washington Good Neighbor Days-Facebook)
4.4 million U.S. workers apply for jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Th...
Apr 23, 2020 (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Peoria home damaged by fire overnight, firefighter injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were called just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 500 block of S. Warren on reports of a fire. Heavy smoke and fire were seen coming from the first and ...
Apr 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Wisdom for Washington: Teacher opens up about missing students
WASHINGTON, Ill. -- While the COVID-19 outbreak has pushed students out of classrooms and into remote learning, teachers miss seeing their students. Dan Zehr, an English teacher at Washington Communit...
Apr 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Man dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound after police chase
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man died Wednesday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound bafter leading Peoria Police on a high-speed chase. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said police officers wer...
Apr 23, 2020
How officials determine cause of death by COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. - Questions have been brought up about how health officials determine and report a death by COVID-19. How is the total statistic number of deaths reported in an area explained in a medica...
Apr 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans remain overwhelmingly in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a new survey finds, even as small pockets of attention-grabbi...
Apr 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Popular golf vlog series could be coming to Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- A popular vlog series focusing on golf could be making its way to Peoria. The series, Strapped, is created by NoLayingUp.com, a popular golf site. Strapped is a series that puts two of...
Apr 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Tests maxed out Wednesday at COVID-19 testing location in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- As of 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at Heartland Health Services in East Bluff, all COVID-19 tests available were used, according to Peoria County Board Chairman Andrew Rand. Rand said that 150 ...
Apr 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
