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East Bluff shooting leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. -- A juvenile male was shot in the foot Sunday afternoon in Peoria's East Bluff. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the incident happened around 12:20 p.m. in the 1800 bloc...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2021 Midwest Communications

Chauvin verdict weighs heavily on Oscars broadcast
(Reuters) - Following one of the most consequential court cases in recent U.S. history, Hollywood wasted no time in reflecting on the state of race relations and police use of force in Sunday's Academ...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2021 An Oscar statue design on a red carpet backdrop is pictured at Union Station, one of the locations for the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. April 24, 2021. Chris Pizzello/Pool via REUTERS

Ex-police officer Chauvin to be sentenced on June 16 in Floyd case
(Reuters) - Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted this week of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd during an arrest last year, will be sentenced on June 16, t...
Julia Bradley Apr 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is shown in a combination of police booking photos after a jury found him guilty on all counts in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021. Minnesota Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS

Astronauts arrive at space station aboard SpaceX Endeavour
(Reuters) - A four-astronaut team arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, NASA said, after becoming the first crew ever to be propelled ...
Julia Bradley Apr 24, 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on a NASA commercial crew mission to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

Local law enforcement agencies already seeing effects of police reform bill
PEORIA, Ill. -- After House Bill 3653, the Criminal Justice and Police Reforms Bill, passed through the Illinois General Assembly, Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said he'd lost 10 employees over w...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 23, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock

Illinois to resume J&J doses immediately
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Following Friday afternoon's approval by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel for the resumption of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Illinois Depart...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 23, 2021 Midwest Communications

Washington man faces multiple gun charges (CONTAINS INCIDENT VIDEO)
***UPDATE*** 4/23/21 6:15 P.M. Cell phone videos have surfaced, allegedly from the incident. Warning: contains NSFW language. IMG_2378 IMG_2379 IMG_2381 __________________________________ WASHINGTON, ...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 23, 2021 (File-Mike Sabol/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)

U.S. to resume use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine immediately
***UPDATE*** 4/23/21 7 P.M. (Reuters) -The United States can resume use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine immediately, top health regulators said on Friday, ending a 10-day pause to investig...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 23, 2021 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

Local COVID roundup 4/23: 5 new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- At least five people in the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county between Thursday and Friday died from COVID-19 complications. In Tazewell County, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 80...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 23, 2021 Midwest Communications

Bustos tours local distillery key to local pandemic response
PEORIA, Ill. -- When Black Band Distillery opened in Peoria's Warehouse District in 2020, owner Chris Ober didn't expect a pandemic to hit. When COVID-19 did hit, Ober started producing hand sanitizer...
Dalton Kemper Apr 23, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD


