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Peoria home damaged by garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to the 800 block of E. Virginia Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on reports of a working garage fire. Fire Battalion Chief Lore Baxter said it was ...
Apr 15, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Defense expert testifies George Floyd died of heart disease, car exhaust fumes
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A medical expert who testified in defense of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told jurors on Wednesday he believed George Floyd's death while under arrest was th...
Apr 15, 2021 The former chief medical examiner of Maryland, Dr. David Fowler, answers questions during the thirteenth day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 14, 2021 in a still image from video. Pool via REUTERS
16-year-old arrested for involvement in various Peoria burglaries
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 16-year-old male has been arrested by Peoria Police for his involvement in various incidents throughout the area. The juvenile was seen just before 10:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 2700 b...
Apr 14, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Illinois House passes bill mandating Asian-American history in schools
(Reuters) -- The Illinois lower house passed a bill on Wednesday requiring public schools to teach Asian-American history, setting the stage for possible adoption of milestone legislation amid rising ...
Apr 14, 2021 REUTERS/Eileen Meslar/File Photo
Local COVID roundup 4/14: 2nd straight day case count rises by 300
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties combined between Tuesday and Wednesday for 323 new cases of COVID-19. 192 of the cases are Peoria residents, 110 live in Tazewell, and the other...
Apr 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Woman in PCSO custody for Wed. A.M. shooting at bar
***UPDATE 4/14/21 4 P.M. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said Frye is the victim's daughter. The victim, he said, owns the bar. _________________________________ PEORIA, Ill. -- A woman has been ch...
Apr 14, 2021 Peoria County Sheriff's Office
Biden announces end of U.S. troop deployment to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday he plans to end the longest U.S. war and that it is "time for American troops to come home" from Afghanistan, as he looks to close out 2...
Apr 14, 2021 REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
State COVID roundup 4/14: Hospitalizations still over 2,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported 2,076 Illinoisans were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday night. Of those, 453 were in the ICU and 198 wer...
Apr 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
New mobile hygiene unit to provide services to homeless population
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Heart of Illinois United Way and Home for All Continuum Care are partnering with Phoenix Community Development Services (CDS) to provide a mobile hygiene unit that will support hom...
Apr 14, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Ex-police officer who shot Black man to be charged with manslaughter: report
(Reuters) - A former police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a scuffle in a Minneapolis suburb that followed a routine traffic stop was expected to be charged with second-degree manslaughte...
Apr 14, 2021 REUTERS/Nick Pfosi
