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State COVID roundup 4/8: New daily vaccine record
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported a one-day record 154,201 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Wednesday. Overall, more than 6.7 million doses h...
Apr 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Lack of oxygen from police restraint killed Floyd, doctor testifies at Chauvin murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A critical care doctor called as a prosecution witness in Derek Chauvin's murder trial testified on Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen caused by being handcu...
Apr 08, 2021 Pool via REUTERS
U.S. weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the increase likely understates the rapidly improving labor market condition...
Apr 08, 2021 REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo/File Photo
Peoria Police make arrest in Tuesday shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police have made an arrest regarding a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the 1800 block of N. North. Officers found an adult male at the scene with a gunshot wound to the hand and w...
Apr 07, 2021 Peoria Police Department
Tiger Woods may have hit accelerator instead of brake in high-speed crash
(Reuters) --Tiger Woods was traveling more than 40 miles per hour above the speed limit when he lost control of his car, causing the crash that severely injured him in February, the Los Angeles County...
Apr 07, 2021 REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Local COVID roundup 4/7: More than 350 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department (PCCHD) Wednesday reported 369 new area cases of COVID-19 throughout Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. Peoria County added the highest nu...
Apr 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria High placed on lockdown Wednesday morning
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning due to an incident involving an unloaded gun. The lockdown went into place at 10 a.m. Wednesday but was lifted around noon. ...
Apr 07, 2021 25 News
State COVID roundup 4/7: 24-hour vax total over 30k higher than daily avg.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Close to 4,000 people throughout Illinois between Tuesday and Wednesday received positive COVID-19 test results. Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,790 new cases thro...
Apr 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
"No force was reasonable": Expert testifies in Chauvin murder trial
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -An expert in the use of force by police on Wednesday faulted the actions of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin in last year's deadly arrest of George Floyd, testifying t...
Apr 07, 2021 Pool via REUTERS
Fire prompts demo of West Bluff house
PEORIA, Ill. -- A Peoria house was awaiting emergency demolition after an early Wednesday morning blaze. The Peoria Fire Department was dispatched around 3:00 to 715 W. MacQueen Ave. Upon their arriva...
Apr 07, 2021 Midwest Communications
