Category Archives: Local News
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we're still in the 1st
(AP) -- Public health experts say the U.S. may not be experiencing a "second wave" of coronavirus cases, because the first wave isn't over yet. Scientists generally agree the nation is still in its fi...
Jun 21, 2020 Midwest Communications
Shootings in New York and Minnesota
(AP) - Nine people were shot at a large party in Syracuse, authorities said, and one victim, a 17-year-old boy, was in critical condition Sunday. No one was immediately taken into custody, and Syracus...
Jun 21, 2020
Barr: Trump has removed top federal prosecutor in Manhattan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr has told the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan that President Donald Trump has removed him from the job. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman intends to cont...
Jun 20, 2020 (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
State COVID roundup 6/20: Downward trend of new cases continues
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health continue to report under 700 new COVID-19 cases daily. The IDPH reported Saturday 634 confirmed cases, bringing the state's total to 136,1...
Jun 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
6 staffers setting up for Trump rally positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus. The campaign's communic...
Jun 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 6/20: Two deaths in Peoria County
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County reported two additional deaths Saturday related to COVID-19, a woman in her 70's and a man in his 80's. Both were residents of University Rehab and had various health iss...
Jun 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
IDPH investigating foodborne illness
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a foodborne illness across multiple states. The IDPH has received confirmation of 23 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestin...
Jun 20, 2020 Midwest Communications
Shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
SEATTLE (AP) - One person was killed and another was in critical condition in a pre-dawn shooting in Seattle's protest zone, authorities said Saturday. The shooting happened at about 3 a.m. in the are...
Jun 20, 2020
Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block...
Jun 20, 2020 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The nation's largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local go...
Jun 20, 2020 (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
