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State COVID roundup 11/24: positivity rate continues trend downward
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The statewide rolling seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate between Monday and Tuesday fell another half a percentage point. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported it went...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local churches face possibility of a virtual Christmas
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to Tier Three mitigation across Illinois, many churches have returned to online-only worship just weeks before Christmas. Pastor Miranda Denler, with Northwest United Methodist Chu...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2020 1470/100.3 WMDB -- Julia Bradley
Pennsylvania certifies Biden as winner of presidential vote
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Pennsylvania governor says Democrat Joe Biden has been certified as the winner of the presidential vote in the state. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tweeted Tuesday that the Penns...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden speaks during a meeting at The Queen theater Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden signals stark shift with new national security team
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Declaring "America is back," President-elect Joe Biden introduced selections for his national security team Tuesday, his first substantive offering of how he'll shift from Trum...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2020 FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium to speak at a campaign stop at the South Slope Community Center in North Liberty, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Man shot in the leg Monday night
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called to the 300 block of E. Arcadia just after 9 p.m. Monday by a ShotSpotter alert. Nine shots were fired. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said officers loc...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Seven candidates vying for Peoria mayor in 2021
PEORIA, Ill. -- A crowded field of candidates have filed paperwork to run for Peoria mayor in the spring. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. on Monday. Of the seven individuals, three hold seats on the P...
Julia Bradley Nov 24, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
PPS students and families get free access to Riverfront Museum through May 1
PEORIA, Ill. -- New educational opportunities will be available for K-8 Peoria Public Schools students and their families at no extra cost thanks to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Museum President John...
Dalton Kemper Nov 23, 2020 1470 - 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
City Clerk Ball ending tenure
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Clerk Beth Ball has announced she will not be running for another term in her post. In a statement, Ball, who has served the city since 1989, said "I'm not only thankful fo...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 23, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
UPDATE: Man hit by car Monday evening ID'd
UPDATE 11/24/20 8:00 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man who died after being hit by a car Monday night on Knoxville as 68-year-old Michael McIntosh of Peor...
Dalton Kemper Nov 23, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
WASHINGTON (AP) - The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transitio...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 23, 2020 AP Photo/Susan Walsh
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