Category Archives: Local News
Attorney says Robinhood was within rights to restrict GameStop trading
PEORIA, Ill. -- Robinhood has been at the forefront this week of a skyrocketing GameStop stock as users of Reddit drove the price up to over $300 a share. On Thursday, Robinhood was one of many online...
Dalton Kemper Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 1/29: another record-setting vax day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- For a third 24-hour period in a row, Illinois between Thursday and Friday broke its own record for COVID-19 doses given. 58,357 people during that time received a shot. Illinois D...
Rick Hirschmann Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Pekin-based lab detects first COVID variants in Illinois
PEKIN, Ill. -- The first two known Illinois cases of the United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 were detected at Reditus Labs in Pekin. The positive tests came from DuPage County. 12 cases of the variant,...
Rick Hirschmann Jan 29, 2021 Courtesy of Reditus Labs
GameStop back on the rise as Robinhood eases trading ban
(Reuters) - The army of small investors behind this week's dramatic squeeze on Wall Street hedge funds returned to drive shares in GameStop and other hot companies higher on Friday as online broker Ro...
Julia Bradley Jan 29, 2021 A GameStop store is seen in New York, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Zieminski
Man injured overnight in Peoria shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- A man was shot Thursday night while walking in the area of McClure and University in Peoria. "Just before 9:30, a male victim with a gunshot wound to the torso was dropped off by priva...
Julia Bradley Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Faulty wiring to blame for Peoria fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just after 8 a.m. Thursday to the area of Graceland and Sunnyview Drive. Fire Battalion Chief Nate Rice said crews received a call about smoke coming from...
Julia Bradley Jan 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
Caterpillar announces Q4, full-year 2020 numbers
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Caterpillar, Inc. saw a 15% decline in sales and revenue from the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period of 2019, numbers released Friday show. The company took in $...
Rick Hirschmann Jan 29, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
Looking ahead: next tier of COVID vaccines TBD
PEORIA, Ill. -- While Tier 1B COVID-19 vaccinations include frontline essential workers and individuals 65 years and older, 1C vaccinations are a much broader category that includes a wide range of pr...
Ben Pollard Jan 28, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Local COVID roundup 1/28: Area hospitalizations down double digits
PEORIA, Ill. -- Patients in area hospitals took a dive in the right direction Thursday, as 11 fewer people with COVID-19 are occupying hospital beds compared to Wednesday. Ten fewer people occupied no...
Dalton Kemper Jan 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 1/28: over 100k tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 103 people died from COVID-19 and 4,191 tests between Wednesday and Thursday came back positive, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Labs throughout the state c...
Rick Hirschmann Jan 28, 2021 Midwest Communications
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