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In custody death at Peoria County Jail
***UPDATE*** Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood told WMBD News the autopsy on the inmate was inconclusive, and further tests would be conducted. However, Harwood did confirm the inmate’s COVID-...
Aug 06, 2020
Peoria historian/author Norm Kelly dies at 88
PEORIA, Ill. — Local historian and well-known writer Norm Kelly passed away Tuesday, August 4 after a battle with cancer. He was 88. Kelly wrote a number of books about Peoria history, hundreds ...
Aug 06, 2020
1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that the coronavirus keeps forcing companies to slash jobs just as a critical ...
Aug 06, 2020
GOP Congressman Rodney Davis tests positive for COVID-19
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Republican Congressman Rodney Davis says he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Davis said he has taken his temperature twice daily since the star...
Aug 06, 2020
Capitol negotiators still stuck, still trying on virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) – After more than a week’s worth of meetings, at least some clarity is coming to bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. Negotiators are still stuck b...
Aug 06, 2020
Four juveniles arrested for attempted vehicle theft
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police make multiple arrests in connection to a recent rash of business burglaries in Peoria. Four male juveniles were arrested late Tuesday night after attempting to at le...
Aug 05, 2020
Peoria residents sound off on Columbus statue
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Park District heard public feedback Wednesday night regarding the future of the Christopher Columbus statue that currently resides in Bradley Park. Participants were gi...
Aug 05, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/5: no change in positivity rate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 1,759 Illinoisans received positive COVID-19 test results in the 24-hour reporting period between Tuesday and Wednesday, said the Illinois Department of Public Health. The ID...
Aug 05, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/5: dramatic increase in two metrics
PEORIA, Ill. — A day after COVID-19 case count and hospitalizations seemed to be trending downward, the Peoria City/County Health Department reported Wednesday significant upticks in both areas....
Aug 05, 2020
Peoria receives $1.4 million from CARES ACT
PEORIA, Ill. — The City of Peoria will receive $1.4 million in CARES Act grant money to help local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a t...
Aug 05, 2020
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