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State COVID roundup 5/9: Statewide positivity rate under 3%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 1,741 new COVID-19 cases, including 30 additional deaths. As of Saturday, 1,870 Illinois residents were hospitali...
May 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. government, top fuel supplier work to secure pipelines as closure enters fourth day
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government and the top U.S. fuel pipeline operator on Monday worked to secure the network that transports nearly half of the East Coast's supplies as a shutdown to halt a...
May 10, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction Tank Farm in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S. in an undated photograph. Colonial Pipeline/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo
Teens arrested after crashing stolen car into police car
GERMANTOWN HILLS, Ill. -- Two teenagers are facing multiple charges after stealing a vehicle that was ultimately crashed into a deputy's squad car Saturday night. Around 11:40 p.m., a Woodford County ...
May 09, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
U.S. turning the corner on pandemic, says White House COVID coordinator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is turning the corner on the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. health officials are now focused on getting more Americans vaccinated, the White House COVID-19 respo...
May 09, 2021 REUTERS/Mike Blake
Morton schools COVID cases down as graduation nears
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton District 709 COVID-19 numbers have continued to improve over the last few weeks, according to Superintendent Jeffrey Hill. As of Friday, May 7, just three students had been conf...
May 09, 2021
Obama family dog Bo, a 'constant, gentle presence', dies
(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama's family dog Bo, a male Portuguese Water Dog with a mop of black and white fur who became a familiar playful sight around the White House, has died. Obam...
May 09, 2021 REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
Indian states impose stricter lockdowns as COVID deaths hit record high
CHENNAI (Reuters) -India on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day COVID-19 death toll, as cases continued to rise and states imposed stricter lockdowns. India's health ministry reported 4,187 ...
May 08, 2021 REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Fire destroys Peoria eatery
PEORIA, Ill. -- Sharkey's, also the former site of Big JJ Fish & Chicken, was deemed a total loss after an early Saturday morning blaze. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called at 12:30 to 913 S...
May 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
1 hurt in West Bluff blaze
PEORIA, Ill. -- A house fire that broke out Friday afternoon has landed one woman in a hospital. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called around 12:30 to the 1200 block of N. Bourland Ave. They obser...
May 07, 2021 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Local COVID roundup 5/7: 4 Peorians pass
PEORIA, Ill. -- COVID-19 between Thursday and Friday claimed the lives of four Peoria County residents. Three were in their 70s, one woman and two men, while a man in his 80s also died. A total of 137...
May 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
