Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 8/31: positivity rate remaining steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday announced 1,668 new cases of COVID-19, including 7 additional deaths. IDPH is now reporting a total of 235,023 cases and 8,0...
Aug 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Update: Victim of Rt. 6 motorcycle crash identified
PEORIA, Ill. - At approximately 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Illinois State Police, the Peoria Fire Department and AMT responded to Rt. 6, just north of Knoxville Avenue for a motorcycle crash. Peoria County ...
Aug 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Civic Center to light up for "Red Alert"
PEORIA, Ill. -- Time and money are running out for entertainment venues nationwide like the Peoria Civic Center. Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar told WMBD's Greg and Dan Show, the National Inde...
Aug 31, 2020 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
St. Louis officer dies after being shot by gunman
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) - Authorities say a St. Louis police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a shooting on the city's south side has died. Twenty-nine-year-old Tamarris L. Bohannon ha...
Aug 31, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois' high court says face masks must be worn in courts
CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Supreme Court says anyone entering a courthouse in the state should be wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The state's highest court issued an order T...
Aug 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Former Rivermen Defenseman Amburgey dies at 29
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Rivermen learned Sunday of the passing of a former player. Former Defenseman Tyler Amburgey, 29, a native of Rowlett, TX, enjoyed a successful career in the USHL, most notab...
Aug 31, 2020 (Peoria Rivermen Hockey)
UPDATE: human remains found on bank of Illinois River, coroner rules out 3 missing persons
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said a forensic autopsy and dental examination were performed Monday morning to determine whether or not the remains matched key profile points of loca...
Aug 30, 2020 Midwest Communications
Multiple police officers shot in Chicago and St. Louis Saturday night
CHICAGO (AP) -- Two police officers have been shot during a traffic stop in Chicago, prompting a third officer to return fire and injure the suspect. Police told reporters during a news conference ear...
Aug 30, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Morton Dist. 709: COVID cases down, quarantines up slightly
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton School District 709's weekly COVID-19 update showed fewer students tested positive this week for the coronavirus, but there's an increase in the number of kids quarantined due t...
Aug 29, 2020
Riverfront Museum offers "Movies on the Plaza"
PEORIA,Ill. -- The Peoria Riverfront Museum invites you to the movies. The museum has added a 40-foot by 30-foot outdoor movie screen where they're showing family-friendly and classic films. The Museu...
Aug 29, 2020
