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Brimfield man dies in single-vehicle crash
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- A 38-year-old Brimfield man died in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Joseph Hersemann, the driver of the vehicle, was pronoun...
Dec 01, 2019 Midwest Communications
Authorities: nine killed, three injured in South Dakota plane crash
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (AP) - Authorities say nine people have been killed after a plane crashed in South Dakota. Peter Knudson with the National Transportation Safety Board tells The Associated Press 12 p...
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Flights cancelled in Denver causing delays at Chicago airports
CHICAGO - Airlines at Chicago's two major international airports reported average delays of 15 minutes as a winter storm heads toward the Midwest with heavy snow and ice and gusty winds. The companies...
Nov 30, 2019 MWC-PhotoCredit - AP News Photo
Counterterror police see clues in deadly London stabbings
LONDON (AP) - UK counterterrorism police are searching for clues into an attack that left two people dead and three injured near London Bridge. Police said Saturday a man imprisoned six years for terr...
Nov 30, 2019 Forensic officers attend the scene in central London, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, after an attack on London Bridge on Friday. UK counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge. Two people were killed and three wounded. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)in London, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Powerful storm threatens to disrupt busiest travel weekend
WINTRY WEATHER - A powerful storm stretching from California to New England is threatening major disruptions during the year's busiest travel weekend. Forecasters have warned that snow and ice could t...
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OSF HealthCare terminates contract with Meridian
PEORIA, Ill. -- OSF HealthCare announced Friday that patients using Meridian Medicaid and Medicare plans will have to look for a new provider. OSF issued a notice of termination, effective Dec. 15, du...
Nov 30, 2019
Dream Center Peoria Needs Coats
PEORIA, Ill. --Dream Center Peoria is looking for more coats. The organization gives them away twice a month at their Hope Store, along with other clothing items. Dream Center began with 300 coats at ...
Nov 29, 2019 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
London mayor: No one else wanted over stabbings
LONDON (AP) - London Mayor Sadiq Khan says police are not looking for anyone else in the stabbings that took place near London Bridge. The mayor commended the "breathtaking heroism" of the members of ...
Nov 29, 2019 Armed police officers on the north side of London Bridge in London, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. British police shot a man on London Bridge in the heart of Britain's capital on Friday after a stabbing that left several people wounded. The Metropolitan Police force said the circumstances were still unclear, but "as a precaution, we are currently responding to this incident as though it is terror-related." (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
East Peoria reschedules Enchanted Forest event
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- The lighting of Folepi's Enchanted Forest in East Peoria has been rescheduled due to high winds earlier this week. East Peoria's Jill Peterson said the annual event in the Levee D...
Nov 29, 2019 East Peoria Festival of Lights Facebook
Several people stabbed in London Bridge incident
LONDON (AP) - Police say several people have been stabbed close to London Bridge, and a man has been detained. The Metropolitan Police force says officer were called Friday afternoon "to a stabbing at...
Nov 29, 2019 Armed police at the scene of an incident on London Bridge in central London following a police incident, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. British police said Friday they were dealing with an incident on London Bridge, and witnesses have reported hearing gunshots. The Metropolitan Police force tweeted that officers were “in the early stages of dealing with an incident at London Bridge.” (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
