Category Archives: Top Stories
Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri, possibly other states
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) - With the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization rising at alarming levels, Missouri and perhaps a handful of other states are unable to post accurate data on COV...
Oct 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Local COVID roundup 10/23: 3 deaths, exactly 100 new cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- Tazewell County accounted for all three COVID-related deaths reported Friday by the Peoria City/County Health Department. One death was to a long-term care facility resident, who was a...
Oct 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 10/23: Half the state at warning level
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Exactly half the state is at warning level for COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said Friday. 51 of the state's 102 counties currently have two or more ris...
Oct 23, 2020 Midwest Communications
Trump: Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognizing Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to E...
Oct 23, 2020 AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Police arrest two men in Pekin stabbing
PEKIN,Ill. -- Pekin Police were called to the area of 18th and Market Streets just before 9 p.m. Thursday on reports of a male being stabbed. Two male suspects fled the scene, but were located a short...
Oct 23, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Final Presidential debate covers numerous topics with fewer interruptions
NASHVILLE (AP) -- President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, began the debate by discussing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a contrast to the first debate, the two presidential...
Oct 22, 2020 President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrive for the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
Gunshot victim located near Glen Oak Community Learning Center
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded around 3:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon to a report of a gunshot victim near the intersection of N. Delaware St. and E. Republic St. There were two ShotSpotter aler...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications/Shutterstock
Local COVID roundup 10/22: one new death, triple digit case count
PEORIA, Ill. -- Health officials say all eleven regions of Illinois are showing over six days of continued positivity rates at or above 8% for COVID-19. Region 2, which includes the tri-county area, h...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
Peoria Co. unemployment doubles in 12 months
PEORIA, Ill. -- Unemployment in Peoria County more than doubled between Sept. 2019 and Sept. 2020. The Illinois Department of Employment Security has released the numbers for the month. The county's u...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
State COVID roundup 10/22: 7M Illinoisans now tested
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois between Wednesday and Thursday broke the 7 million-test mark, as 80,977 people were tested for COVID-19 during that period. Also during the reporting period, 4,942 people...
Oct 22, 2020 Midwest Communications
