Category Archives: Local News
State COVID roundup 6/10: More than 62,000 vaccine doses administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 62,268 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered Wednesday in the state. That is an uptick from the current...
Dalton Kemper Jun 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
The other side of reopening: COVID-induced anxiety
PEORIA, Ill. -- Friday's full reopening of Illinois brings to an end roughly 15 months of restrictions outside the home. This means the ability to gather with friends, family, and acquaintances withou...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 10, 2021 Kevin Simmons / CC
Local business leaders urge patience during reopening
PEORIA, Ill. -- Phase 5, a full reopening of Illinois, will be a welcome sight to many Illinoisans, but especially businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Phase 5, which goes into...
Dalton Kemper Jun 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
State's Attorney: Dr. Marshall's killer was part of a larger burglary ring
PEORIA, Ill. -- More information was released Thursday regarding the murder of Dr. William Marshall inside his home on Jan. 6. 54-year-old Robert Ely was arrested in St. Louis Wednesday for the first ...
Dalton Kemper Jun 10, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria crews battle house fire
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria Firefighters were called just before 5 a.m. Thursday to a house fire in the area of W. Ann and Louisa Streets. When crews arrived, they found the house fully engulfed in flames. ...
Julia Bradley Jun 10, 2021 (25 News)
U.S. senators push for infrastructure plan that avoids tax hikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of 10 senators is trying to craft a plan to revitalize U.S. roads and bridges without tax hikes, lawmakers said on Wednesday, though some of President Joe Bide...
Julia Bradley Jun 10, 2021 U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) looks on as he departs after attending a bipartisan work group meeting on an infrastructure bill at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
State COVID roundup 6/9: hospital beds in use remain under 800
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A total of 408 people throughout Illinois between Tuesday and Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19, while 23 died from it. 68% of the state's adults have received at least one d...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
Arrest made in murder of longtime physician ID'ed as victim of 1st Peoria homicide of 2021
***UPDATE*** 6/9/21 6:45 P.M. A man has been arrested in connection with the homicide. 54-year-old Robert Ely was nabbed Wednesday in St. Louis on a first-degree murder charge. Ely's bond was set at $...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
TC Energy scraps KXL project after President Biden revokes key permit
A $9 billion oil pipeline that became a symbol of the rising political clout of climate change advocates and a flash point in U.S.-Canada relations was officially canceled on Wednesday. Keystone XL, w...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 09, 2021 REUTERS/Todd Korol
O'Brien Steel deals with Wed. A.M. blaze
PEORIA, Ill. -- An exhaust hopper was the source of a Wednesday morning fire at O'Brien Steel. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded just before 11 to the business at 1700 NE Adams. The fire, which ...
Rick Hirschmann Jun 09, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
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