Category Archives: Local News
Class of 2020: Battle-scarred and resilient amid new crises
(AP) -- They are the Class of 2020, born in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks and coming of age in another tumultuous time. The Associated Press spoke with and photographed several graduating high s...
Jun 7, 2020 MWC-Graduation - FLICKER
The loneliest of D-Day remembrances is hit by pandemic
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) - Saturday's D-Day remembrance in Normandy has turned out to be one of the loneliest remembrances ever. The coronavirus pandemic and its lockdown restrictions made sure...
Jun 6, 2020 Midwest Communications
UnityPoint Health joins "White Coats for Black Lives" movement
PEORIA, Ill. -- UnityPoint Health-Central Illinois employees came together Friday afternoon to show their commitment to the health and safety of people of color, taking part in the "White Coats for Bl...
Jun 6, 2020 (Photo courtesy of UnityPoint Health)
Norwood teen dies from fiery crash in Peoria County
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- Emergency crews and police were called at approximately 2:31 a.m. Thursday to the 600 block of S. Cameron Lane in Peoria County. Initial reports indicated a roll over accident w...
Jun 6, 2020 Midwest Communications
Crews battle apartment fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Emergency crews responded to a call just before 2 a.m. Saturday to an apartment building in the 3400 block of W. Sunburst Lane in Peoria. "We got there and the entire third floor apart...
Jun 6, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Minneapolis-St. Paul curfew over as troopers, National Guard to be sent home
MINNEAPOLIS - Residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul were no longer under a curfew Friday night and the state is planning to start sending state troopers and National Guard members back home. Minneapol...
Jun 5, 2020 (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Peoria mayoral candidate helped release four people arrested for looting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Chama St. Louis, Peoria mayoral candidate, assisted with bailing out four individuals jailed for looting over the weekend. St. Louis said a group of organizations created the Peoria Co...
Jun 5, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Rather than trying to predict the future, live in the moment
PEORIA, Ill. -- As Illinois moves into the next phase of the Restore Illinois Plan and talks about the next phase surface, how do you mentally cope? Dr. Steven Hamon, President of The Antioch Group, s...
Jun 5, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, US adds 2.5 million jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added - a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has paralyzed the econo...
Jun 5, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria department store survives nationwide cuts
PEORIA, Ill. -- It looks as though the JCPenney at Northwoods Mall has been spared from closure, at least for now. The corporation on Thursday night released a list of the first 154 stores it plans to...
Jun 5, 2020 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
