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Local COVID roundup 2/3: region ICU capacity improves
PEORIA, Ill. -- Three deaths occurred between Tuesday and Wednesday from COVID-19 complications throughout the tri-county. A man in his 90s who lived at Villas of Holly Brook passed away, while anothe...
Feb 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
Biden tells congressional Democrats would consider limits on who gets COVID-19 checks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats on Wednesday he would not back down on including $1,400 checks for struggling Americans in his COVID-19 relief plan but would co...
Feb 03, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay their respects to U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died on January 7 from injuries he sustained while protecting the U.S. Capitol during the January 6 attack on the building, as he lies in honor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool
NWS: Expect frigid temps and wind chills this weekend
LINCOLN, Ill. -- Will it be another polar vortex this weekend? Scott Baker, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln, is predicting overnight low temperatures Saturday and Sunday wil...
Feb 03, 2021 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
National Restaurant Association says Biden's aid package will hurt the industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package would increase the nation's minimum wage to $15 an hour. But, it would also eliminate tip credit. Mike Whatley, Vi...
Feb 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
Deer Creek man identified as Rt. 150 crash victim
MORTON, Ill. -- The Tazewell County coroner has identified the victim of a fatal crash on Rt. 150 between Deer Creek and Morton. Coroner Charles Hanley said 19-year-old Quinten Cremeens, of Deer Creek...
Feb 03, 2021 Midwest Communications
Trump lawyers challenge legitimacy of impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's lawyers said on Tuesday the U.S. Senate lacks the authority to conduct his impeachment trial now that he has left office, while the Democratic la...
Feb 03, 2021 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Bond set for man accused of murder of Mona Ellison
PEORIA, Ill. -- Christopher Sanders, the 42-year-old accused of killing Mona Ellison, has been charged with first-degree murder. Sanders allegedly beat and strangled Ellison to death, and his bond has...
Feb 02, 2021 (Peoria County Jail)
U.S. Democrats take first step to go it alone on Biden's COVID-19 aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday took the first step toward fast-tracking President Joe Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill without Republican support. Th...
Feb 02, 2021 REUTERS/Brandon Bell
Bezos to step down as Amazon boss
By Jeffrey Dastin and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) - Amazon.com, Inc on Tuesday said founder Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO and become executive chairman, as the company reported its third consecutive r...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, president and CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington DC's "Milestone Celebration Dinner" in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
White House plans to send millions of vaccines to pharmacies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House next week will start shipping coronavirus vaccines directly to retail pharmacies alongside ongoing deliveries to states, increasing weekly supplies of shots nati...
Feb 02, 2021 FILE PHOTO: Dead volume syringes filled with the COVID-19 vaccine are seen at a pop-up vaccination site in William Reid Apartments in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., January 23, 2021. Mary Altaffer/Pool via REUTERS
