Category Archives: Local News
Singer-songwriter John Prine dies at 73
NASHVILLE (AP) -- John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in "Angel from Montgomery," "Sam Stone," "Hello in There" and s...
Apr 07, 2020 Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP
Bradley to continue virtual teaching through summer
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University continues to adjust on the fly to the coronavirus crisis. An e-mail sent Tuesday to students and obtained by WMBD News said online instruction will continue through ...
Apr 07, 2020
OSF execs to see pay decrease, other employees to be furloughed
PEORIA, Ill. -- Higher-ups of OSF Healthcare will be taking a pay cut, and some employees will be temporarily furloughed. The healthcare system announced the move Tuesday amid a reduction in inpatient...
Apr 07, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD-Mike Sabol
Local vet says household pets cannot get COVID-19
PEKIN, Ill. -- A big question with the current pandemic is whether or not our pets can get sick with COVID-19. Dr. Donna Sassman with Good Shepherd Veterinary Clinic in Pekin said that our household p...
Apr 07, 2020
Five additional cases of COVID-19 reported in Tri-County area
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department announced five new COVID-19 cases in the Tri-County area on Tuesday at their news briefing. There are now 37 cases: 15 in Peoria County, 15 in ...
Apr 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Gov. Pritzker says Illinois case count is higher than reported due to testing
CHICAGO -- There are now 13,549 COVID-19 cases in Illinois across 77 of 102 counties. Gov. J.B. Pritzker acknowledged during his daily address Tuesday that they know there are many people who have the...
Apr 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
New York has biggest 1-day jump in virus deaths
NEW YORK (AP) - New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths Tuesday, marking the biggest one-day jump in the outbreak. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the state's death toll since the beginning ...
Apr 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
City of Peoria issues a ban on open burning
PEORIA, Ill. -- You can't burn those leaves just yet. The City of Peoria has issued a ban on opening burning. Yard waste, leaves, grass, tree limbs, and sticks can be put in approved containers for PD...
Apr 07, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pritzker signs executive order allowing prisoner furloughs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois inmates who meet the medical criteria may be granted furloughs to minimize the spread of coronavirus in state prisons. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed an executiv...
Apr 07, 2020 Adobe Stock
CityLink requires riders to wear masks
PEORIA, Ill. -- Starting Wednesday, April 8, you will have to wear a mask, or alternative protective covering for your face, to ride a CityLink bus until further notice due to the COVID-19 cris...
Apr 07, 2020 Courtesy of Kevin Bessler/WMBD
