Category Archives: Local News
Redskins to have 'thorough review' of name amid race debate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Redskins began a "thorough review" of their nickname Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a "dictionary-defined racial slur...
Jul 3, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Public Schools amend fall plan
PEORIA, Ill. -- A little over a week after rolling out their blueprint for how instruction in a COVID world will look, Peoria Public Schools have adjusted it. Students in groups "A" and "B" will now a...
Jul 3, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Officials continue investigation of medical facility fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Firefighters were dispatched to OSF Healthcare Cardiovascular Institute Thursday evening around 5:15 on reports of a mulch fire. Upon arrival, crews found an outside wall also e...
Jul 3, 2020
Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television's most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 9...
Jul 2, 2020 AP Photo-Evan Agostini, File
State COVID roundup 7/2: death toll pushes 7,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois could surpass the 7,000-death mark from COVID-19 by the weekend. The Illinois Department of Public Health said 36 Illinoisans passed away between Wednesday's...
Jul 2, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/2: testing site hours change
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county's recovery rate from COVID-19 has bounced back above 80% yet again. The Peoria City/County Health Department on Thursday said 81% of cases since the pandemic began have ...
Jul 2, 2020 Kristina Leahy/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria offering rent/mortgage assistance through CARES Act
PEORIA, Ill. -- On Monday, July 6, the City of Peoria is launching a Household Assistance Program for residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. $300,000 has been dedicated to the program tha...
Jul 2, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained far sh...
Jul 2, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pekin will hold scaled-back Marigold Festival
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's Marigold Festival will look a bit different this year. The Pekin Chamber of Commerce announced in a news release Wednesday, instead of the traditional Marigold Festival, they wi...
Jul 2, 2020 (Pekin Marigold Festival Facebook)
Family escapes house fire thanks to smoke detector
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to a house fire at 304 E. Republic St. "When our crews arrived, they found light smoke coming from the home, due to a fire loca...
Jul 1, 2020 Midwest Communications
