Category Archives: Top Stories
Morton COVID update: numbers slightly up
MORTON, Ill. -- Morton School District 709 saw a slight uptick in COVID-19 numbers this past week, according to Superintendent Jeffrey W. Hill. As of Friday, March 12, 11 students had COVID-19, a seve...
Mar 13, 2021
New York's two senators join mounting calls for Governor Cuomo to resign
(Reuters) - New York's two U.S. senators joined other leading Democrats in urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign on Friday after a seventh woman came forward to accuse him of sexual miscondu...
Mar 13, 2021 REUTERS/Angus Mordant
State Fire Marshal: change batteries, test smoke alarms for Daylight Saving Time
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is reminding residents this weekend to test, check for expired alarms and replace batteries in their smoke alarms as they change clocks...
Mar 13, 2021
Blarney Blitz 5K being held Saturday, police say will affect traffic routes
PEORIA, Ill. -- ShaZam Racing Saturday at 8:00 a.m. will hold the annual Blarney Blitz 5K. There will be some traffic intersections impacted by the race, including numerous intersections on Water St. ...
Mar 12, 2021 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
Recount requested: Twp. Supervisor hires law firm
PEORIA, Ill. -- After final results of the Peoria Township Supervisor's race from the Feb. 23 primary were certified and showed a two-vote differential, incumbent Frank Abdnour has formally hired a la...
Mar 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 3/12: 4M right around corner
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- At current rates, the state of Illinois on Monday will have vaccinated 4 million people for COVID-19. Close to 3.8 million have been vaccinated, and the rolling seven-day vaccinat...
Mar 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
Bradley University returning to in-person graduation
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley University announced Friday a return to in-person graduations this spring. In addition to acknowledging 2021 graduates through multiple ceremonies, the university will also cel...
Mar 12, 2021 MWC-Bradley Campus 2020
Local COVID roundup 3/12: hospital numbers unchanged
PEORIA, Ill. -- The same number of hospital beds being occupied locally on Thursday by COVID-19 patients were being occupied on Friday. 24 virus patients of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties as ...
Mar 12, 2021 Midwest Communications
Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle George Floyd's family lawsuit over deadly arrest
(Reuters) - The city of Minneapolis will pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice...
Mar 12, 2021 REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi
U.S. Justice Department says will file 100 more cases over Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it expects to file criminal charges against more than 100 additional people who allegedly participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S...
Mar 12, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jessica Marie Watkins (Left) and Donovan Ray Crowl (Center), both from Ohio, march down the East front steps of the U.S. Capitol with the Oath Keepers militia group among supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protesting against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/
