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PPS students and families get free access to Riverfront Museum through May 1
PEORIA, Ill. — New educational opportunities will be available for K-8 Peoria Public Schools students and their families at no extra cost thanks to the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Museum President...
Nov 23, 2020
City Clerk Ball ending tenure
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria City Clerk Beth Ball has announced she will not be running for another term in her post. In a statement, Ball, who has served the city since 1989, said "I'm not only thankf...
Nov 23, 2020
UPDATE: Man hit by car Monday evening ID’d
UPDATE 11/24/20 8:00 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood has identified the man who died after being hit by a car Monday night on Knoxville as 68-year-old Michael McIntosh of...
Nov 23, 2020
US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
WASHINGTON (AP) - The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transitio...
Nov 23, 2020
Man survives gunshot to face in South Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. — A man who was shot in the face Monday afternoon in Peoria was expected to survive. A little before 1:30, Peoria Police officers responded to Main and Kumpf regarding a multi-vehic...
Nov 23, 2020
Portion of downtown Peoria business building collapses
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Police Department and Building Code Enforcement were looking into what caused the Monday morning partial collapse of a brick business building. Peoria Firefighter/Param...
Nov 23, 2020
Michigan certifies Biden win
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden's 154,000-vote victory in the state. The Board of State Canvassers, which has two Republicans and two Democrats...
Nov 23, 2020
Local COVID roundup 11/23: weekend case count over 1k
PEORIA, Ill. — 1,043 Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford County residents found out between Friday and Monday they tested positive for COVID-19. Tazewell was hit the hardest, with 471 new cases and f...
Nov 23, 2020
State COVID roundup 11/23: another sizable positivity rate drop
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’s Sunday-Monday COVID-19 reporting period saw 8,322 people receive positive test results. 47 people across the state during that time were reported to have die...
Nov 23, 2020
Hy-Vee brings back reserved shopping hour
WEST DES MOINES, IA - Beginning Monday, Nov. 23, Hy-Vee reinstated its reserved shopping hour for customers deemed high risk. This is in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases through the M...
Nov 23, 2020
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