Category Archives: Top Stories
Washington's inauguration is normally a ball - now it's a 'ghost town with soldiers'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central Washington is an armed fortress, fenced off with razor wire and surrounded by 25,000 National Guard troops ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday...
Jan 19, 2021 National Guard members get instructions as others stand guard near the White House ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Pekin therapy dog wins Cabinet spot
PEKIN, Ill. -- Harper spends a lot of her time helping kids learn to read with the "Paws to Read" program and visiting nursing homes. But, now she's got something quite impressive on her resume. The 7...
Jan 19, 2021 1470&100.3 WMBD/Colleen Kahl
Peoria crash leaves car split in half
PEORIA, Ill. -- First responders were called around 8:20 p.m. Monday night to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of War Memorial Drive and Sheridan Road in Peoria. Both vehicles suffered major da...
Jan 19, 2021 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/ Dave Gauf)
Woman may have tried to sell Pelosi computer device to Russians, FBI says
(Reuters) -- U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether a woman took a laptop computer or hard drive from U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 siege of the ...
Jan 18, 2021 FBI/Handout via REUTERS
Looking ahead: what's next in the COVID mitigation process?
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- After Sunday's announcement Region Two had advanced to tier one COVID-19 mitigation level, the Illinois Department of Public Health turned its attention Monday towards what happen...
Jan 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted, fire nearby contained
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol complex was shut down for about an hour on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a small fire broke out nearby, underscoring security jitters days before ...
Jan 18, 2021 A member of the military rushes past, as people are evacuated back inside after an "external security threat" prior to a dress rehearsal for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2021. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS
Peorians celebrate Martin Luther King with vehicle parade/service
PEORIA, Ill. -- Due to COVID-19, Peoria's annual Martin Luther King Freedom March will be a vehicle parade this year, allowing participants to be socially distanced throughout the event. Monday's MLK ...
Jan 18, 2021 MWC-Peoria Police Media Release
IHSA: Low risk Winter sports can get underway
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Since Illinois' Region Two has entered tier one COVID-19 mitigation, high school winter sports can start practicing. "That's a movement in the right direction. And, then our low-r...
Jan 18, 2021 Photo Courtesy -- IHSA.org
Trump, in wave of Tuesday pardons, so far not planning to pardon himself: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump at this point is opting not to issue a pardon for himself as he prepares an expansive list of more than 100 pardons and commutations for release on T...
Jan 18, 2021 U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One to depart Washington on travel to visit the U.S.-Mexico border Wall in Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
State COVID roundup 1/17: Positivity rate just over 6%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,162 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 29 additional deaths. As of midnight Saturday, 3,408 people were hospitalized for C...
Jan 18, 2021 Midwest Communications
