Category Archives: Top Stories
Thousands of Ameren Illinois customers still without power
PEORIA, Ill. -- Storms that moved through the Peoria metro area Monday afternoon knocked out power for thousands of Ameren Illinois customers. As of 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, 3,538 customers in Peoria County...
Aug 11, 2020 Photo: Ameren
PPS board votes for virtual start for all students
PEORIA, Ill. -- One week before the year begins, the Peoria Public School Board has opted to start the school year with students learning from home. After nearly five hours of discussion, the PPS boar...
Aug 11, 2020 (1470 and 100.3 WMBD)
City of Pekin to distribute additional $350,000 in business grants
PEKIN, Ill. -- Businesses in Pekin will be able to apply to receive more assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pekin's Community Development Block Grant program has $1,010,768 allocated towards sma...
Aug 10, 2020
Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He retur...
Aug 10, 2020 MWC-AP Photo - Andrew Harnik
Morton supt: despite recent COVID cases, full in-person learning to start Tues.
MORTON, Ill. -- With classes set to start Tuesday at Morton District 709, there have been more questions than answers after three students and two staff members tested positive last week for COVID-19....
Aug 10, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/10: over 50 hospital beds now in use
PEORIA, Ill. -- The Peoria, Woodford, and Tazewell tri-county between Saturday and Monday experienced 170 new cases of coronavirus, while hospitalizations related to COVID-19 have risen above 50. The ...
Aug 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Motorcyclist involved in accident dies after fleeing from officer
PEORIA, Ill. -- An East Peoria motorcyclist has died after fleeing from an East Peoria Police Officer attempting to stop him for speeding. The individual, 25-year-old Craig B. Spurlock, Jr, of East Pe...
Aug 10, 2020 (File-1470-100.3 WMBD/Mike Sabol)
State COVID roundup 8/10: fewer cases, fewer tests
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The statewide positivity rate for COVID-19 stagnated at 4.1%, but Monday brought a second straight day of cases under 2,000, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health....
Aug 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
Big Ten nixes fall football schedule
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Big Ten voted Monday none of its member schools will play football in the fall of 2020. By a 12-2 vote, university presidents decided the coronavirus concern was just too great t...
Aug 10, 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect Monday until 7:00 P.M.
PEORIA, Ill. -- The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Peoria and the surrounding counties Monday until 7:00 P.M. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collin...
Aug 10, 2020 Midwest Communications
