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Peoria City Council member enters plea deal
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria City Council member Zachary Oyler appeared in Peoria County court Friday, where he had charges of domestic battery and interfering with reporting of a domestic battery drop...
Dalton Kemper Oct 16, 2020
South side blaze brings wrecking ball to house
PEORIA, Ill. — An early morning South Peoria fire on Friday led to the demolishing of a house. The Peoria Fire Department was called around 6:00 to a home in the 1500 block of W. Widenham. Firef...
Jeremy Scott Oct 16, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/16: outbreak at FCI
PEORIA, Ill. – An outbreak at a prison and two deaths highlighted Friday’s COVID-19 report from the Peoria City/County Health Department. Peoria and Tazewell Counties recorded a death apie...
Jeremy Scott Oct 16, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/16: record high cases for consecutive day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Coronavirus cases for the second day in a row in Illinois have hit a 24-hour high. Illinois Department of Public Health said 4,554 people between Thursday and Friday tested p...
Jeremy Scott Oct 16, 2020
WHO study finds remdesivir didn’t help COVID-19 patients
GENEVA (AP) - A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier study that made the ...
Jeremy Scott Oct 16, 2020
Colts close practice facility after positive tests for virus
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts say they have closed their practice facility after "several individuals" tested positive for COVID-19. The Colts wrote on Twitter that the team will work rem...
Julia Bradley Oct 16, 2020
Pekin mother pleads not guilty to manslaughter
PEKIN, Ill. — A Pekin woman facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after the death of her 11-month-old daughter pled not guilty yesterday (Thursday) in Tazewell County. An affidavit in the ca...
Julia Bradley Oct 16, 2020
Bradley Men’s Basketball selected third in MVC preseason poll
PEORIA, Ill. — For the third straight season, Bradley Men’s Basketball was selected in the top four of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) preseason poll. It’s the first time the Br...
Dalton Kemper Oct 15, 2020
Kerosene causes Thursday accidental fire
PEORIA, Ill. — A container of kerosene went up in flames Thursday afternoon, causing approximately $30,000 in damage. Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were called to the area of Nebraska and Atlant...
Dalton Kemper Oct 15, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/15: Woodford goes to 11
PEORIA, Ill. — Woodford County’s COVID-related death count has reached double digits. Peoria City/County Health Department reported two females between Wednesday and Thursday died from com...
Jeremy Scott Oct 15, 2020

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