Category Archives: Local News
PPS students will return to remote learning after Winter Break
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools student will not immediately return to the classroom after the holiday.s Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat said at Monday night's School Board me...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Biden defends health care law as high court mulls its fate
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Joe Biden is championing the Obama administration's signature health care law as it goes before the Supreme Court in a case that could overturn it. The president-elect is deliv...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden, joined by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Collins: A threat of severe storms Tuesday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Record high temperatures on Monday could lead to severe weather Tuesday afternoon in the Peoria metro area. "Although we'll see a few scattered showers this (Tuesday) morning, the main...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Testing timeline: What’s ahead for COVID-19 vaccines
(AP) -- Pfizer's surprising news that its COVID-19 vaccine might offer more protection than anticipated is raising questions about exactly how the different shots will make it to market. Pfizer and th...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2020 Pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York on Monday Nov. 9, 2020. Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, but it doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Barr tells DOJ to probe election fraud claims if they exist
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors across the U.S. to pursue "substantial allegations" of voting irregularities, if they exist, before the 2020 presiden...
Julia Bradley Nov 10, 2020 Attorney General William Barr leaves the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Peoria Public Schools will not play basketball this winter
PEORIA, Ill. -- As many school districts around the state have been making their decisions whether or not to partake in basketball this winter, the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education Monday nigh...
Dalton Kemper Nov 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Bustos will not run again for committee chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairwoman of House Democrats' campaign committee said Monday she won't seek the post again for the next Congress. Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos' decision comes after her party unex...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 09, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Local COVID roundup 11/9: over 900 cases during weekend
PEORIA, Ill. -- Region Two's COVID-19 rolling seven-day positivity rate as of Monday was above 8% for the 11th day in a row. It sat at 13.2%. When a region has been above 8% for 14 consecutive days, I...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 11/9: 4.4k hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- 10,573 COVID-19 tests between Sunday and Monday in Illinois came back positive. Illinois Department of Public Health also reported 14 new deaths. Laboratories throughout the state...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, a stunning move on the heels of Trump's failed reelection bid. Presidents who win reelection often replace Cabine...
Rick Hirschmann Nov 09, 2020 AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File