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No Friday in-person classes for Peoria schools; meals available
PEORIA, Ill. -- Because of forecasted freezing temperatures for Friday morning, Peoria Public Schools will not hold class in-person. The National Weather Service as of Thursday afternoon was forecasti...
Feb 11, 2021 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Dream Center donation to help with new program
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network Thursday launched its "Care4RCommunity" initiative by celebrating National Donor Day with a donation to Dream Center Peoria. Gift of H...
Feb 11, 2021 Ben Pollard/1470-100.3 WMBD
'Fighting for Trump:' Democrats say then-president set attackers on path to Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats making the case for Donald Trump's conviction in his Senate impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly U.S. Capitol attack said on Thursday the former presid...
Feb 11, 2021 REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Expert: Trump won't be convicted, but the trial still has substance
PEORIA, Ill. -- Former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began on Wednesday after the United States Senate voted 56-44 in favor of the trial being constitutional. Bradley University po...
Feb 11, 2021 Midwest Communications, Inc.
Local COVID roundup 2/11: mixed news
PEORIA, Ill. -- A mixture of encouraging news and sad news highlighted Thursday's Peoria City/County Health Department COVID-19 report. First, the sad news: three Woodford County residents succumbed t...
Feb 11, 2021 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 2/11: another vax milestone
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois has surpassed 1.5 million coronavirus vaccines given. Numbers released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Public Health showed 69,029 doses administered ...
Feb 11, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. weekly jobless claims edge down as labor market recovery stalls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week, consistent with a recent stalling in the labor market recovery. Initial claims f...
Feb 11, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Visually impaired job seeker Ricardo Scarello (R) talks to representatives from the National Industries for the Blind at the fourth Annual Job Fair for Individuals with Visual Impairments in Cambridge, Massachusetts October 16, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
In chilling video, Democrats focus Trump trial on mob's threat to his fellow Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment trial for inciting the deadly siege of the Capitol played chilling security video on Wednesday showing members of the pro-...
Feb 11, 2021 U.S. House lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) begins the managers’ opening argument in the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, on the floor of the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2021. U.S. Senate TV/Handout via Reuters
Remote learning announced for Thurs. at Peoria schools
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools students have been instructed to stay home for a Thursday virtual learning day. The National Weather Service was forecasting temperatures to dip into the low sing...
Feb 10, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
COVID claims another Peoria restaurant
PEORIA, Ill. -- A popular Italian eatery has announced it will not reopen its doors. In a Facebook post, Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano thanked the community for its support. https://www.facebook.com/bi...
Feb 10, 2021 Midwest Communications
