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Police officer killed in vehicle attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A motorist rammed a car into U.S. Capitol police on Friday and brandished a knife, killing one officer and injuring another and forcing the Capitol complex to lock down in an att...
Apr 02, 2021 REUTERS/Al Drago
PIA head speaks on new CDC guidance
PEORIA, Ill. -- Following Friday's announcement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fully vaccinated people can travel with little to no risk, Peoria Airports Director Gene Olson ...
Apr 02, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
U.S. CDC: Vaccinated people can resume travel at 'low risk'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said fully vaccinated people can safely travel at "low risk" after the agency had held off for weeks on revising gu...
Apr 02, 2021 REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
U.S. job growth accelerates in March; unemployment rate falls to 6.0%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in March, spurred by increased vaccinations and more pandemic relief money from the government, cementing expectations that an eco...
Apr 02, 2021 REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo/File Photo
Unemployment up, jobs down in Feb. 2021 across Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As expected, the number of non-farm jobs decreased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metro areas in February, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of ...
Apr 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
PPD arrests man for Wed. night shooting
PEORIA, Ill. -- A 42-year-old man was taken into Peoria Police custody following a Wednesday night shooting on the city's south side that resulted in serious injury. The incident took place around 6:0...
Apr 01, 2021 Peoria Police Department
Local COVID roundup 4/1: no deaths, but close to 300 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- A total of 285 residents of Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties tested positive between Wednesday and Thursday for COVID-19. 164 of the new cases are Peoria residents, 95 are Tazew...
Apr 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
At Chauvin trial, Floyd girlfriend tells of their struggle with addiction
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -George Floyd's girlfriend smiled through tears as she told a jury on Thursday how they first met when he offered to pray with her, less than three years before his deadly arrest...
Apr 01, 2021 Pool via REUTERS
State COVID roundup 4/1: Over 3,500 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 3,526 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the state, including 25 additional deaths. The preliminary ...
Apr 01, 2021 Midwest Communications
BU hoopster Childs faces sex charge
***UPDATE*** 4/1/21 7:15 A.M. Bradley University basketball player Elijah Childs faces a sex crime charge stemming from an alleged February incident during the Braves' trip to Springfield, MO for a se...
Apr 01, 2021 Bradley University
