Category Archives: Top Stories
Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television's most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 9...
Jul 02, 2020 AP Photo-Evan Agostini, File
State COVID roundup 7/2: death toll pushes 7,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois could surpass the 7,000-death mark from COVID-19 by the weekend. The Illinois Department of Public Health said 36 Illinoisans passed away between Wednesday's...
Jul 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/2: testing site hours change
PEORIA, Ill. -- The tri-county's recovery rate from COVID-19 has bounced back above 80% yet again. The Peoria City/County Health Department on Thursday said 81% of cases since the pandemic began have ...
Jul 02, 2020 Kristina Leahy/1470-100.3 WMBD
Peoria offering rent/mortgage assistance through CARES Act
PEORIA, Ill. -- On Monday, July 6, the City of Peoria is launching a Household Assistance Program for residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. $300,000 has been dedicated to the program tha...
Jul 02, 2020 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained far sh...
Jul 02, 2020 Midwest Communications
Pekin will hold scaled-back Marigold Festival
PEKIN, Ill. -- Pekin's Marigold Festival will look a bit different this year. The Pekin Chamber of Commerce announced in a news release Wednesday, instead of the traditional Marigold Festival, they wi...
Jul 02, 2020 (Pekin Marigold Festival Facebook)
Family escapes house fire thanks to smoke detector
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to a house fire at 304 E. Republic St. "When our crews arrived, they found light smoke coming from the home, due to a fire loca...
Jul 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 7/1: another triple-digit day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois remained below 1,000 newly-reported positive COVID-19 cases over a 24-hour period, as the Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 828. There were 30 new deaths,...
Jul 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 7/1: Peoria County inches closer to 500
PEORIA, Ill. -- The area's positive COVID-19 case count rose Wednesday to 666, an increase of 18 from Tuesday. Peoria County could hit the 500 mark by the end of the week, as the county's total increa...
Jul 01, 2020 Midwest Communications
New state law cracks down further on distracted driving
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A new state law taking effect Wednesday, July 1, takes aim at drivers who end up hurting someone because they are distracted. "This new law simply increases the penalties for thos...
Jul 01, 2020 "Distracted" is defined as being engaged in an activity not necessary to the operation of the vehicle and that impairs the ability to drive safely. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
