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Police respond to reports of gunshots near intersection where George Floyd died
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Minneapolis police said they responded on Tuesday to reports of shots fired near the intersection where George Floyd died exactly a year ago, with one person suffering a gunshot ...
May 25, 2021 People march during the "One Year, What's Changed?" rally hosted by the George Floyd Global Memorial to commemorate the first anniversary of his death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine found safe, effective in teens
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective in adolescents aged 12-17 and showed no new or major safety problems in a clinical trial, the developer said on Tuesday, potent...
May 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A health care worker fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as California opens up vaccine eligibility to any residents 16 years and older during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chula Vista, California, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
A year since George Floyd's murder, Americans reflect on his legacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans on Tuesday will mark the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd beneath a white Minneapolis police officer's knee, which catalyzed the largest U.S. protest mo...
May 25, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Offerings are left at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
From TJ to CT: PPS approves name change of Thomas Jefferson School
PEORIA, Ill. -- As of July 1, 2021, Thomas Jefferson Primary School will begin a new era. The Peoria Public School District 150 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night as part of its consent...
May 24, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
U.S. reports lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year
(Reuters) - The United States last week reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly a year, with new infections dropping 26% from the previous seven days to just under 180,000, accordin...
May 24, 2021 REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
State COVID roundup 5/24: 2nd straight day under 1k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 933 people between Sunday and Monday throughout the state tested positive for coronavirus. 10 died during that time. IDPH said 48...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria fire prompts medical treatment for 2
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two juveniles had to be taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation following a Monday morning fire in Peoria's East Bluff. The blaze ignited around 11:20 in the attic of 521 E. McClure. ...
May 24, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Local COVID roundup 5/24: 10 weekend deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties each suffered COVID-related deaths over the weekend that contributed to Monday's Peoria City/County Health Department report. Tazewell saw a man...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications
Tazewell County crash claims a life; victim ID'ed
***UPDATE*** 5/24/21 1:40 P.M. The person who died has been identified. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 54-year-old David Becktel died from blunt force trauma. He was the only occupant of ...
May 24, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
IL House GOP critical of proposed legislative district maps
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Republicans in the Illinois House are critical of new legislative districts unveiled last Friday. The GOP said the new boundaries only benefit Illinois' Democratic party. The legi...
May 24, 2021
