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State COVID roundup 4/25: Over 2,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois public health officials reported 2,035 new probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 Sunday, including 24 additional deaths. Between Saturday and Sunday, state labs reporte...
Apr 26, 2021 Midwest Communications
Man struck by vehicle in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police were called around 8:45 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of N. MacArthur on reports of a pedestrian hit by a car. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a man crossing th...
Apr 26, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
Apr 23, 2021 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
