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After deadly Capitol riot, Trump impeachment trial to open with fight on Constitution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, on a charge of inciting last month's deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol, opens on Tuesday with a debate over the constitutiona...
Feb 09, 2021 Trucks advertising in support of convicting former U.S President Donald Trump in his upcoming second impeachment trial are seen parked on the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol Building visible behind them in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
The Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson dies at 76
LONDON (Reuters) - Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, has died at the age of 76, her publicist has said. Wilson died suddenly at her home in Henderson, Nevada, on Monday. A statement conf...
Feb 09, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Singer Mary Wilson, former member of The Supremes, waves to photographers at the 'The Story of The Supremes' exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London May 12, 2008. The exhibition opens on May 13th. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico/File Photo
Apartment ceilings collapse due to weather-related pipe break
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters responded just before 6:30 p.m. Monday to the 5800 block of N. Summershade Circle for a collapsed ceiling in an apartment complex. Acting Fire Battalion Chief Scott...
Feb 09, 2021 (25 News)
Peoria School District announces Mon-Fri return to school plans
PEORIA, Ill. -- For the first time in almost exactly a year, Peoria Public Schools students will be going to school, in person, five days a week. The District 150 Board of Education voted in a consens...
Feb 08, 2021 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
White House Press Sec. says Bucs and Lakers will be invited to White House
WASHINGTON -- When it is safe to do so, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NBA Finals Champion Los Angeles Lakers will be invited to the White ...
Feb 08, 2021 MWC Radio
State COVID roundup 2/8: Under 2,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 1,747 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 35 additional deaths. Testing was down, a...
Feb 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
Another frigid day prompts PPS to continue remote learning
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Public Schools students will be attending class from the comfort of their own homes for a second straight day. With temperatures forecasted to plummet into the low single digits...
Feb 08, 2021 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
East Bluff Community Center announces branding launch
PEORIA, Ill. -- The East Bluff Community Center has announced it will be rolling out a new and improved facility. "It's really based around having a new logo, and we're going to use that for driving a...
Feb 08, 2021 Grayson Bourke
Sat. nite fight causes Elevate teen night stoppage
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Saturday night skirmish at Elevate Trampoline Park on Allen Rd. has prompted management to stop its "teen night" permanently. Owner/Operator Liz Wilson on Monday issued a statement...
Feb 08, 2021 (25 News)
Local COVID roundup 2/8: Big jump over weekend in ICU usage
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday reported an increase of 15 patients in area ICU beds compared to Friday with COVID-19. There was, however, a decrease of two in non-ICU ...
Feb 08, 2021 Midwest Communications
