Category Archives: Local News
Former Texas detective suspected in shooting apprehended, police say
(Reuters) - Texas authorities on Monday apprehended a former sheriff's detective suspected of fatally shooting three people at an apartment complex in Austin a day earlier, police said. Stephen Broder...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2021 The Arboretum Oaks apartment complex, where a deadly shooting took place, is seen in northwest Austin, Texas, U.S. April 18, 2021. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
Despite vaccinations being readily available, COVID hospitalizations rising locally
PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 cases have gone down slightly over the past few days in the Tri-County area, according to Peoria City/County Health Department Administrator Monica Hendrickson. She told WMBD'...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 4/18: Over 8 million vaccines administered
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 2,666 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 10 additional deaths. A...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications
Police: Girl killed outside McDonald's in Chicago
CHICAGO, Ill. -- A seven-year-old girl was shot and killed at a fast-food drive-thru in Chicago on Sunday. Jaslyn Adams' father was shot in the torso and was listed in serious condition Sunday afterno...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Garage destroyed in early morning fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 2 a.m. Monday to a garage fire in the 500 block of W. Loucks. Fire Battalion Chief Steve Rada said when crews arrived, they found a fully inv...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Both sides to make closing arguments in Derek Chauvin murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Jurors will hear closing arguments on Monday before they begin deliberating on whether the way former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of a dying George Fl...
Julia Bradley Apr 19, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin tells the judge that he waived his right to testify to the jury on the fourteenth day of Chauvin's trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 15, 2021 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
State COVID roundup 4/17: Nearly 3,200 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 3,194 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional deaths....
Julia Bradley Apr 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Dr. Fauci expects decision on J&J vaccine as soon as Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A decision on whether to resume use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine could come as soon as Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday, adding tha...
Julia Bradley Apr 18, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Three dead, two injured in Wisconsin shooting
(Reuters) - Three people were killed and two wounded in a shooting at a bar in Kenosha County, Wisconsin early on Sunday, the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department said. The suspect in the shooting at S...
Julia Bradley Apr 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pedestrian expected to survive hit-and-run
PEORIA, Ill. - A pedestrian was the victim of a hit-and-run in the wee hours of Saturday morning in Peoria. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the PPD, firefighters and AMT were called ...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 17, 2021 Midwest Communications
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