Category Archives: Top Stories
President Trump questions widespread data breach
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump in his first comments about a widespread data breach across the U.S. government downplayed the seriousness and impact of the cyber espionage campaign, and quest...
Dec 19, 2020 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump departs on travel to West Point, New York from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May/File Photo
Illinois hires former Wisconsin and Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema
(AP) -- Bret Bielema, who led Wisconsin to three Rose Bowls before a disappointing run at Arkansas, is returning to the Big Ten and his home state to coach Illinois. The Illini hired Bielema to replac...
Dec 19, 2020 Midwest Communications
Congress works through the weekend to finalize COVID aid package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Washington were working through the weekend to complete a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill for American individuals and businesses strugg...
Dec 19, 2020 REUTERS/Erin Scott
Friday night crash leaves three injured in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three people were injured Friday night when the driver of an SUV crashed into three parked cars in Peoria. Police and emergency crews were called to the scene just after 7 p.m. to the ...
Dec 19, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Moderna vaccine approved for emergency use by FDA
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a stagg...
Dec 18, 2020 Dalton Kemper/1470-100.3 WMBD
MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos's ex-wife, donates $5 million to Goodwill of Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill -- MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has gifted $5 million to Goodwill of Central Illinois. Over the last four months, Scott has gifted more than $4 bi...
Dec 18, 2020 1470/100.3 WMBD-Mike Sabol
U.S. House passes stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed and sent to the Senate a two-day stopgap extension of existing federal funds to avoid a midnight government shutdown, as negoti...
Dec 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 12/18: 112k tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The statewide COVID-19 rolling seven-day positivity rate fell between Thursday and Friday to an even 8%. 112,292 people during the period got tested, as 7,377 people received posi...
Dec 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 12/18: staying under 10% positivity rate
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health's (IDPH) Region 2, which encompasses Peoria; Tazewell; and Woodford counties, rolling seven-day positivity rate continues to remain below 10%. ...
Dec 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
Tony Award winning actor helping Peoria Players Theatre
PEORIA, Ill. -- Add this to the list of reasons why 2020 can be considered one long episode of "The Twilight Zone:" Ebenezer Scrooge is being generous this holiday season. As music and theatre enthusi...
Dec 18, 2020 Midwest Communications
