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Morton Schools see uptick in COVID-19 cases and quarantines
MORTON, Ill. — The region, state and nation have all been seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases lately, and Morton District 709 is no different. 22 students in the district have tested positive f...
Oct 31, 2020
State Fire Marshal: test your smoke alarms when you change your clocks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — When you set your clock back one hour Saturday night, the State Fire Marshal is asking you to inspect your smoke alarms as well. According to the Fire Marshal, there were 91 ...
Oct 31, 2020
Person dead in accident between go-kart and semi
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. — A Friday night accident between a go-kart and semi has claimed a life. The accident that occurred around 7 p.m. had Route 26 near Spring Bay blocked off in Woodford Count...
Oct 31, 2020
It’s finally time: Murray Baker Bridge reopens Saturday night
PEORIA, Ill. — After months of finding detour routes around the closed I-74 bridge, the Murray Baker will reopen Saturday night. The bridge has been closed since March 29 and will hit the origin...
Oct 31, 2020
Civics 101: what is a county clerk, and why is it a partisan office?
The seat is up for grabs this year. But, what does the job entail? With Election Day quickly approaching, WMBD News is getting a series of civics lessons from Dr. Megan Remmel, Political Science Profe...
Oct 30, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/30: 8% threshold reached
PEORIA, Ill. — Region Two, of which Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties are all a part, rose Friday to an 8.5% rolling seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate. When a region has been at 8% or hig...
Oct 30, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/30: testing pushes 100k
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinoisans are being tested for COVID-19 at record numbers, as evidenced by the 95,111 tests administered between Thursday and Friday. The Illinois Department of Public Heal...
Oct 30, 2020
PIA hosts smaller disaster drill due to COVID-19
PEORIA, Ill. — A small-scale disaster exercise was held at the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport on Friday. Director of Airports, Gene Olson, said the exercise is normally done ...
Oct 30, 2020
‘Tireless Project’ hosts final collection of 2020
PEORIA, Ill. — Give us your old, unwanted tires. Peoria’s Tireless Project will hold its final collection of the year this Saturday, October 31. Tires can be dropped off at JIMAX, located ...
Oct 30, 2020
Civics 101: State Representative
The seat is up for grabs this year. But, what does the job entail? With Election Day quickly approaching, WMBD News is getting a series of civics lessons from Dr. Megan Remmel, Political Science Profe...
Oct 29, 2020
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