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One day, three Illinois officers shot, two killed, one wounded
(Undated) -- A manhunt continues in the wake of a deadly officer-involved shooting in Illinois. One police officer is dead and another is critically injured following the shooting late Wednesday. Acco...
Dec 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. jobless claims drop, showing no Omicron hit yet
(Reuters) - New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell in the week leading up to Christmas and benefits rolls slid to their lowest level of the coronavirus pandemic era the week earlier, the Labor...
Dec 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
New J&J booster shot clinical trial may challenge CDC's conerns
(Undated) -- Newly released clinical trial results may challenge some of the concerns raised about the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 booster shot. It finds tens of thousands of patients in South Africa...
Dec 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A patient receives their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
Winter Storm watch in effect for New Year's weekend in Peoria
Peoria, Ill -- Central Illinois will ring in the New Year while bracing for the region's first significant winter storm. The National Weather Service has posted a winter storm watch throughout Saturda...
Dec 30, 2021 Midwest Communications
East Peoria police officer injured in I-74 crash that shut down traffic for hours
Peoria, Ill -- A local police officer is being treated for injuries sustained in a crash that slowed traffic on I-74 last (Wednesday) night. It happened around 9:45 p.m. at milepost 95 in East Peoria....
Dec 30, 2021
Biden and Putin to speak on Thursday amid Ukraine tensions
WASHINGTON/REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak on Thursday, the White House said, as Washington crafts a common response to Russia'...
Dec 29, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Pool
Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of aiding Epstein's sex abuse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty by a U.S. jury on Wednesday of helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. Maxwell was convicted ...
Dec 29, 2021 Defense attorneys Bobbi Sternheim and Christian Everdell speak with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell during her trial in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S., December 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
U.S. COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations 'comparatively' low despite Omicron surge, CDC director says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations are comparatively low despite a surge in cases as the highly infectious Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads, Centers for Disease...
Dec 29, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky gives her opening statement during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on "Next Steps: The Road Ahead for the COVID-19 Response" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Illinois Secretary of State Offices to close temporarily due to COVID-19
CHICAGO, Ill. - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says all Drivers License facilities in Illinois, including in Peoria, will close for two weeks starting Monday, January 3. The reason: COVID-19....
Dec 29, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Fulton County authorities want help solving three break-ins
FULTON COUNTY, Ill. - Authorities in Fulton County are asking for the public's help solving three recent crimes in different parts of the county. The Sheriffs Department says surveillance photos show ...
Dec 29, 2021 Midwest Communications
