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Man struck by vehicle in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police were called around 8:45 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of N. MacArthur on reports of a pedestrian hit by a car. Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said a man crossi...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2021

East Bluff shooting leaves one injured
PEORIA, Ill. — A juvenile male was shot in the foot Sunday afternoon in Peoria’s East Bluff. Peoria Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said the incident happened around 12:20 p.m. in th...
Julia Bradley Apr 26, 2021

Local law enforcement agencies already seeing effects of police reform bill
PEORIA, Ill. — After House Bill 3653, the Criminal Justice and Police Reforms Bill, passed through the Illinois General Assembly, Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said he’d lost 10 emplo...
Jeremy Scott Apr 23, 2021

Illinois to resume J&J doses immediately
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Following Friday afternoon’s approval by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel for the resumption of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the Illi...
Jeremy Scott Apr 23, 2021

Washington man faces multiple gun charges (CONTAINS INCIDENT VIDEO)
***UPDATE*** 4/23/21 6:15 P.M. Cell phone videos have surfaced, allegedly from the incident. Warning: contains NSFW language. IMG_2378 IMG_2379 IMG_2381 __________________________________ WASHINGTON, ...
Jeremy Scott Apr 23, 2021

U.S. to resume use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine immediately
***UPDATE*** 4/23/21 7 P.M. (Reuters) -The United States can resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine immediately, top health regulators said on Friday, ending a 10-day pause to in...
Jeremy Scott Apr 23, 2021

Local COVID roundup 4/23: 5 new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — At least five people in the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county between Thursday and Friday died from COVID-19 complications. In Tazewell County, a woman in her 50s and a man in h...
Jeremy Scott Apr 23, 2021

Bustos tours local distillery key to local pandemic response
PEORIA, Ill. — When Black Band Distillery opened in Peoria’s Warehouse District in 2020, owner Chris Ober didn’t expect a pandemic to hit. When COVID-19 did hit, Ober started produci...
Dalton Kemper Apr 23, 2021

State COVID roundup 4/23: doses received far surpass daily average
PEORIA, Ill. — A total of 3,369 Illinoisans between Thursday and Friday tested positive for the coronavirus. 22 people died. 136,525 people during the reporting period received a dose of the vac...
Jeremy Scott Apr 23, 2021

OSF adds Meridian to list of accepted providers
PEORIA, Ill. — OSF HealthCare as of May 1 will start accepting Meridian Medicaid. This will include access to lab tests, x-rays, equipment, and access to the Children’s Hospital of Illinoi...
Jeremy Scott Apr 23, 2021
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