Category Archives: Top Stories
Wilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Natural’ actor, dies at 85
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that included "Cocoo...
Aug 02, 2020 AP-Photo-Evan-Agostini
Update: Victims of Woodford County fatal crash identified
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. -- Three people are dead after an overnight crash involving an ambulance near Benson. Illinois State Police said the accident happened just before 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of ...
Aug 01, 2020
Juvenile taken into custody for shooting overnight
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert just before 1 a.m. Saturday in the 700 block of MacQueen. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the suspect fled on foot. "A ...
Aug 01, 2020
State COVID-19 new cases approaching 2K
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported another spike of cases of COVID-19 over a 24-hour period. The IDPH reported 1,941 new cases reported from Thursday to F...
Jul 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Jail reports new COVID cases
PEORIA, Ill. -- After a round of COVID-19 retesting of Peoria County Jail inmates who originally tested negative, Sheriff Brian Asbell on Friday reported three new cases. That brought the number of de...
Jul 31, 2020
White House signals support temporarily extending $600 jobless benefit
The White House appears keen to endorse a temporary extension of a $600 per week supplemental unemployment benefit as the popular boost to both the economy and family budgets is about to expire. The i...
Jul 31, 2020 Midwest Communications
Fauci to tell House panel 'unclear' how long pandemic lasts
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top government health experts will tell Congress on Friday. "While it remains unclear how long the pa...
Jul 31, 2020 AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File
Financial report: CAT profit-per-share below $1
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Caterpillar, Inc. saw a 31% decline in sales and revenue from the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period of 2019, numbers released Friday show. The company took in $...
Jul 31, 2020 Mike Sabol/1470-100.3 WMBD
COVID hospitalizations make rollback to phase three a distinct possibility
PEORIA, Ill. -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker spoke Thursday at the Peoria City/County Health Department to address a local COVID-19 situation that has become more dire. The region has seen seven consecutive day...
Jul 30, 2020 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
Trump floats November election delay, but it won't happen
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is suggesting delaying the Nov. 3 presidential election as he pushes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic ...
Jul 30, 2020 President Donald Trump delivers remarks about American energy production during a visit to the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Midland, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
