Category Archives: Top Stories
FBI releases video of suspect who planted pipe bombs at DNC, RNC headquarters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI stepped up its search for a suspect who on Jan. 5 planted explosive devices near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters in Washington, releasing a new vide...
Mar 09, 2021 FBI/Handout via REUTERS
OSF announces Kindred partnership
PEORIA, Ill. -- Kindred Hospital Peoria will soon be operated by OSF HealthCare. The two sides on Tuesday announced a partnership that will see the hospital renovated, rebranded, and renamed to reflec...
Mar 09, 2021 OSF HealthCare
State COVID roundup 3/9: Nearly 3.5 million doses administered
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported nearly 3.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine has been administered in the state. 75,372 doses were administere...
Mar 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
Minneapolis court seats first juror in police officer's trial over George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minnesota judge began seating jurors on Tuesday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman facing murder and manslaughter charges for his role in the dea...
Mar 09, 2021 A demonstrator holds up an image of George Floyd during a rally on the first day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on murder charges in the death of Floyd, in New York City, New York, U.S., March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
White House has no comment on 'dog bites man' report involving Biden's rescue pet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said it had no comment on a media report that President Joe Biden's youngest dog had decamped the White House following an alleged biting incident, no...
Mar 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Major, one of the family dogs of U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, explores the South Lawn after on his arrival from Delaware at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 24, 2021. Picture taken January 24, 2021. Adam Schultz/White House/Handout via REUTERS.
Suspects hold up Peoria mini mart
PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria business was robbed at gunpoint Monday night, but no one was injured. Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. to the Mississippi Food Mart at 900 E. Arcadia Avenue on reports of a ...
Mar 09, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. House will take up Senate's $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill by Wednesday: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will take up by Wednesday the Senate version of the sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package backed by President Joe Biden, Speaker Na...
Mar 09, 2021 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to a reporter in the U.S. Capitol as the House takes up debate of the Senate's version of U.S. President Biden's COVID-19 relief plan in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
Peoria Public Schools to offer Summer School to all students
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools (PPS) will offer Summer School to all students after the 2020-2021 school year, according to Dr. Nimisha Bhatt. Bhatt presented the Summer School plan at Monday n...
Mar 08, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
Peoria City Council District 4 candidate withdraws from race
PEORIA, Ill. -- After being appointed to the Illinois Human Rights Commission by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Peoria City Council District 4 candidate Steve Kouri is withdrawing from the race. In a release, Ko...
Mar 08, 2021 Courtesy: Steve Kouri Campaign Facebook
Work beginning on Western Ave. face-lift
PEORIA, Ill. -- Road work is under way on Western Ave. in Peoria for a major project that will completely reconstruct the road. The stretch of road on Western that stretches about half a mile, between...
Mar 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
