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State COVID roundup 4/15: J&J stoppage has no bearing on numbers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Despite Johnson & Johnson vaccines’ being placed on hold, residents of Illinois continued Wednesday to get their COVID-19 shots. The amount of vaccines administered...
Jeremy Scott Apr 15, 2021
Derek Chauvin waives right to testify at murder trial for George Floyd arrest
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin on Thursday waived his right to testify to the jury at his murder trial for the deadly arrest last May of George Floyd. “I will ...
Julia Bradley Apr 15, 2021
U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia to punish it for election interference, cyber-hacking, bullying Ukraine and other “malign&...
Julia Bradley Apr 15, 2021
Peoria home damaged by garage fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called to the 800 block of E. Virginia Avenue just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on reports of a working garage fire. Fire Battalion Chief Lore Baxter said it...
Julia Bradley Apr 15, 2021
16-year-old arrested for involvement in various Peoria burglaries
PEORIA, Ill. — A 16-year-old male has been arrested by Peoria Police for his involvement in various incidents throughout the area. The juvenile was seen just before 10:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 2...
Dalton Kemper Apr 14, 2021
Local COVID roundup 4/14: 2nd straight day case count rises by 300
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford Counties combined between Tuesday and Wednesday for 323 new cases of COVID-19. 192 of the cases are Peoria residents, 110 live in Tazewell, and the ...
Jeremy Scott Apr 14, 2021
Woman in PCSO custody for Wed. A.M. shooting at bar
***UPDATE 4/14/21 4 P.M. Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell said Frye is the victim’s daughter. The victim, he said, owns the bar. _________________________________ PEORIA, Ill. — A woman ...
Jeremy Scott Apr 14, 2021

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CJ Apr 14, 2021
Biden announces end of U.S. troop deployment to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday he plans to end the longest U.S. war and that it is “time for American troops to come home” from Afghanistan, as he looks to...
Jeremy Scott Apr 14, 2021
State COVID roundup 4/14: Hospitalizations still over 2,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Wednesday reported 2,076 Illinoisans were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday night. Of those, 453 were in the ICU and 19...
Dalton Kemper Apr 14, 2021
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