Category Archives: Top Stories
Biden selects Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general: official
(Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden intends to nominate federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland, who was once President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, to serve as the next U.S. at...
Jan 06, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House after being nominated by President Barack Obama (not pictured) to the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Reditus Labs' equipment will catch COVID variants
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin-based Reditus Labs' testing equipment will catch the new COVID-19 variants, according to the company's CEO. In a news release on Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Rossi said Reditus has adde...
Jan 06, 2021 Midwest Communications
Trump supporters crowd into Washington to protest Congress certifying Biden's victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, including members of far-right militia groups, gathered in Washington in protest at a meeting of Congress on Wednesday to...
Jan 06, 2021 A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump protests against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in front of the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Family Video Closing all locations
GLENVIEW, Ill. -- It's an end of an era. One of the nation's last video rental companies is closing its doors. Family Video President Keith Hoogland made the announcement Monday, saying the company is...
Jan 06, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Jeremy Scott
Pere Marquette and Courtyard by Mariott under new management
ATLANTA - Hospitality management company Davidson Hotels & Resorts has been tapped by National Real Estate Advisors to manage the Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette and Courtyard by Marriott Peoria. L...
Jan 06, 2021 MWC
Democrats on brink of U.S. Senate control, winning one Georgia race and leading in second
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Democrats won one U.S. Senate race in Georgia and surged ahead in another on Wednesday, moving closer to a stunning sweep that would give them control of the chamber and the power ...
Jan 06, 2021 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks on his campaign's Youtube account after the runoff election against Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 6, 2021. Warnock for Georgia/Social Media via REUTERS.
Semi accident closes ramp on I-474
PEORIA COUNTY, Ill. -- The Peoria County Sheriff confirms an accident shut down the eastbound ramp to Interstate 474 at the Farmington Road Exit early Wednesday morning. A semi caught fire. Motorists ...
Jan 06, 2021 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Peoria crews battle late night fire
PEORIA, Ill. -- It's unclear what caused a fire overnight in South Peoria. Crews were called to the 2600 block of W. Garden around 11:45 p.m. When they arrived, firefighters found heavy fire on the ou...
Jan 06, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Georgia Senate races that will decide fate of Biden's agenda too close to call
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans were locked in tight U.S. Senate races in Georgia as final votes were counted in a showdown that will decide whether President-elect Joe Biden enjoys cont...
Jan 06, 2021 REUTERS/Mike Segar
East Peoria City Council celebrates FOLEPI; approves purchase of more lights
EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Less than 10 days before Christmas, East Peoria's Festival of Lights won ABC's "The Great Christmas Light Fight" and the grand prize of $50,000 in the heavyweight division. "For u...
Jan 05, 2021 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
