Category Archives: National
Olympics - U.S. men's basketball falls to France
SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) -The U.S. men's basketball team suffered a shock 83-76 defeat at the hands of France on Sunday, losing at the Olympics for the first time since 2004 and for just the sixth tim...
Jul 25, 2021 REUTERS/Brian Snyder
St. Louis City and County implementing mask mandate regardless of vaccination status
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis City and County will implement a new mask mandate starting Monday, July 26. Starting Monday, everyone five and older will be required to wear a mask in indoor and public transpo...
Jul 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
IDPH: Nearly 8,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 7,983 new cases of COVID-19, including 47 additional deaths since last Friday. According to IDPH, more than 73% of ...
Jul 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
Cleveland Indians changing name to Guardians
(Reuters) -Cleveland's Major League Baseball team said on Friday it will change its name to the Guardians from the Indians following the 2021 season, after having promised to give up a name that Nativ...
Jul 23, 2021 Jeff Egnaczyk / CC
Health officials: Delta variant widespread, but vaccinations work
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday held a news briefing on COVID-19 in the tri-county area for the first time since ending the regular meetings. Among the topics of conv...
Jul 22, 2021 Midwest Communications
Illinois becomes second state in Midwest to offer birth control over the counter
CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Thursday signed HB 0135 into law, making birth control an over-the-counter medication. "This legislation that I'm signing into law today makes Illinois one of the ...
Jul 22, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria teenager dies in Cedar Rapids shooting
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A 15-year-old girl from Peoria is dead following a shooting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Tuesday morning. Tyliyah Whitis was found dead in a crashed car with gunshot wounds in Cedar Rap...
Jul 21, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
East Peoria patrolman named 'Officer of the Year'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- East Peoria Police Officer Jeffrey Bieber has been named the 2021 Most Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP). Bie...
Jul 21, 2021 East Peoria Police
Delta variant behind more than 80% of U.S. cases; vaccines still highly effective -Fauci
(Reuters) -The Delta variant of the coronavirus is the cause of more than 80% of new U.S. COVID-19 cases, but the authorized vaccines remain more than 90% effective in preventing hospitalizations and ...
Jul 20, 2021 Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
England to demand vaccination proof for clubs, mass events
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that English nightclubs and other venues with large crowds will require patrons to present proof of full vaccination from the end ...
Jul 19, 2021 REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
