Category Archives: Local News
Trump extends U.S. virus restrictions; Moscow goes on lockdown
MOSCOW (AP) - In an abrupt turnaround, President Donald Trump extended lockdown measures across the United States as deaths in New York alone from the new coronavirus passed 1,000. Moscow went on lock...
Mar 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
Confirmed tornado touches down
LINCOLN, Ill. -- The National Weather Service in Lincoln has confirmed the Saturday night storm that ripped through Central Illinois produced an EF0/low-end EF1 tornado that touched down near Peoria I...
Mar 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Dr. Fauci says United States could see millions of COVID-19 infections
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government's foremost infection disease expert says the United States could experience more than 100,000 deaths and millions of infections from the coronavirus pandemic. Dr....
Mar 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
MacMurray College closing after spring semester
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois college will close its doors after 174 years due to declining enrollment and other financial challenges. The State Journal-Register reports the chairman of...
Mar 29, 2020 Midwest Communications
Semis catch fire in East Peoria; cause under investigation
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- East Peoria fire and police departments responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday to a fire at Jim Hawk Truck Trailers. Upon arrival, fire crews found two semi trucks fully involved and...
Mar 28, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470 & 100.3 WMBD
State coronavirus death toll now includes infant
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Saturday delivered some of the most unfortunate news of the coronavirus news cycle: a Cook County infant has passed away from COVID-19. The total death count rose to 4...
Mar 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
Murray Baker still a go
PEORIA, Ill. -- Many are working from home during the coronavirus crisis, but for the Illinois Department of Transportation, scheduled work on the Murray Baker Bridge will go on as planned. The $42.2 ...
Mar 28, 2020 Midwest Communications
President Trump exercises Defense Production Act
WASHINGTON -- After much pleading by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act. In particular, he exercised the act because General Motors was not comp...
Mar 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bradley University student a positive COVID-19 case
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University officials reported late Friday a student studying abroad during spring semester has tested positive for the coronavirus. The student had not returned to campus since...
Mar 27, 2020
Tri-County area COVID-19 count at 12 after one new case announced
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria City/County Health Department announced one new COVID-19 case Friday at the daily news conference. The new case is in Tazewell County. This brings the local total in the Tri-...
Mar 27, 2020 Midwest Communications
