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Rivermen hockey returns in next fall
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria Rivermen have announced that full season tickets for the 2021-22 SPHL season are now on sale. The Rivermen look forward to returning to Carver Arena in the fall in what will...
Mar 24, 2021
Bradley University surprises PPS students with scholarships
PEORIA, Ill. -- Eight Peoria Public Schools students were surprised on Tuesday with a free ride to Bradley University next year through the Hometown Scholars program. The program was first announced i...
Mar 24, 2021 (Courtesy of Bradley University)
Colorado shooting rampage investigation yet to uncover motive
(Reuters) - Police were searching for clues on Wednesday into what led a 21-year-old man described as paranoid and angry to open fire at a Colorado supermarket, killing 10 people in the second deadly ...
Mar 24, 2021 Josie Elowsky (C) cries and hugs her friend, Nirbisha Shetsha, at the site of a mass shooting at King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Alyson McClaran
Latest U.S. mass shooting puts pressure on Biden to secure new gun laws
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The second deadly U.S. mass shooting in a week is putting new pressure on President Joe Biden to deliver on the gun control promises he made as a candidate. A gunman on Monday ki...
Mar 23, 2021 REUTERS/Carlos Barria/
State COVID roundup 3/23: Just under 2,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 1,832 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 13 additional deaths. IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike ...
Mar 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 3/23: Two new Peoria County deaths
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths in Peoria County, bringing the total to 594 in the tri-county area since the pandemic b...
Mar 23, 2021 Midwest Communications
Bus-2-Grid Initiative brings innovative electric school buses to Pekin
PEKIN, Ill. -- A new, first-of-its-kind electric bus was unveiled Tuesday in Pekin. The bus uses Nuuve's vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, the first in North America. The bus was delivered by BlueBird...
Mar 23, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
Family escapes Peoria fire
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called to the 900 block of West Russell Street Tuesday morning on reports of a residential fire. Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said crews arrived at approximate...
Mar 23, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
CAT's new video highlights need for new service techs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpV-gQofMI PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc. has a new trial video out that highlights a need for service technicians. The earth-moving manufacturing company is using t...
Mar 23, 2021 (Courtesy of Caterpillar, Inc.)
Suspect faces 10 murder counts in Colorado grocery store mass shooting: authorities
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) -A 21-year-old man faces 10 counts of murder in connection with Monday's mass shooting at a Colorado grocery store, authorities said on Tuesday. The suspect was in stable cond...
Mar 23, 2021 Law enforcement officers in tactical gear are seen at the site of a shooting at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. March 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
