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State COVID roundup 11/25: 10M tests given
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Testing numbers reported Wednesday afternoon by the Illinois Department of Public Health indicate the state has surpassed 10 million COVID-19 tests since the start of the pandemic...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
Hy-Vee recalls two veggie mix products
WEST DES MOINES, Ia. -- Hy-Vee stores are recalling two products due to possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. The products are Hy-Vee Short Cuts Pot Roast Mix (UPC Code 0272083305352) and ...
Julia Bradley Nov 25, 2020
US jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of a Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge a...
Julia Bradley Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications
10th Circuit jury trials on hold due to COVID
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to the risk of COVID-19, the 10th Judicial Circuit Court is pausing all jury trials, effective Nov. 30, through January 8, with the possibility of an extension. Chief Judge Paul Gi...
Julia Bradley Nov 25, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
'America is back': Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden has introduced his selections for his national security team. It's his first substantive offering of how he'll shift from President Donald Trump's "Am...
Julia Bradley Nov 25, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden introduces nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Health Dept. details COVID-19 penalty procedure against businesses
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department is making a concerted effort to enforce COVID-19 mitigation procedures through its Progressive Enforcement Procedure. Public Health Administrat...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 24, 2020 Ben Pollard/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 11/24: 10 deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- A combined 10 elderly residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties between Monday and Tuesday passed away from coronavirus complications. In Woodford, a woman in her 80s who li...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 24, 2020 Midwest Communications
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)
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