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State COVID roundup 6/10: positivity rate steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois saw 625 new cases of COVID-19 from Tuesday to Wednesday to go along with 78 new deaths. Three of those deaths were in Peoria County: a female in her 80s, a male in his 80...
Jun 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Nascar bans display of Confederate flag at all events and properties
Nascar has banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties. Nascar says Wednesday the Confederate flag "runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for...
Jun 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 6/10: Peoria County death toll rises
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county region saw 14 new COVID-19 cases from Tuesday to Wednesday, all of which dealt with residents of Peoria County. That brought Peoria County's tot...
Jun 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
First mosquitoes with West Nile tested positive in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday the first mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile in Illinois. No human cases have been reported so far in 20...
Jun 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
2021 Illinois budget signed; general fund spending lower than projected
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed the fiscal year 2021 operating budget. The budget spends $42.9 billion. Of that, $38 billion comes from the general fund. This is approximately $4 bi...
Jun 10, 2020 Money-Flicker photo credit
Minneapolis police chief takes on union, promises reform
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis Police Department is withdrawing from police union contract negotiations. It's the first step in what Chief Medaria Arradondo said would be transformational reforms ...
Jun 10, 2020 Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo addresses the media, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in Minneapolis. The press conference follows the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in police custody after video shared online by a bystander showed former officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Children's Home receives $130K grant
PEORIA,Ill. -- Peoria's Children's Home has received a huge grant. Impact Central Illinois, a women's giving organization headed up by co-founder Laurie Weaver, surprised the Children's Home Associati...
Jun 10, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Children's Home)
Peoria City Council agrees to cuts
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria City Council took a step forward Tuesday night in regards to the city's budget with removing 45 positions. It was a close vote, the council approved 6-5 to move into phase o...
Jun 09, 2020 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Ed Hammond
Governor remains hopeful kids can return to school in the fall
SPRINGFIELD - Governor J.B. Pritzker says he remains hopeful that students can return to school in the fall. The governor says they are also preparing schools for the possibility of more distance lear...
Jun 09, 2020 1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy
Two children suffer burns from garage fire in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. -- Two minor children suffered burns to their legs Tuesday from a garage fire. Battalion Chief Steve Rada said the incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. in the 3000 block of W. Seibold. "Upo...
Jun 09, 2020 Midwest Communications
