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Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle George Floyd’s family lawsuit over deadly arrest
(Reuters) – The city of Minneapolis will pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial inj...
Jeremy Scott Mar 12, 2021
Let's Get Physical Contest Rules
WSWT, WPBG, WIRL and WKZF Let's Get Physical Contest Rules 03-15 thru 03-26-2021
CJ Mar 12, 2021
Peoria home destroyed in fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Two people and their pets escaped a house fire in Peoria early Friday morning. Fire Battalion Chief Clint Kuhlman said fire broke out just before 4:30 a.m. in the 2600 block of W....
Julia Bradley Mar 12, 2021
Leary wins Township race by two votes
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria Township Supervisor’s race from the February 23 primary has been certified, with the challenger just two votes ahead of the incumbent. Final results were confirme...
Julia Bradley Mar 12, 2021
Stimulus checks could hit bank accounts this weekend
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some Americans will receive the latest round of COVID-19 stimulus checks as soon as this weekend, the White House said Thursday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki made the...
Dalton Kemper Mar 11, 2021
South Side Mission to hold a vaccine distribution event
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Thursday discussed the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine rollout for the tri-county during its weekly news briefing. Peoria City/Coun...
Ben Pollard Mar 11, 2021
State COVID roundup 3/11: vax rate hits another high mark
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’s rolling seven-day COVID-19 vaccine rate is at an all-time high yet again. That number on Wednesday was just above 95,000. It increased Thursday to 98,166, th...
Jeremy Scott Mar 11, 2021
Local COVID roundup 3/11: region ICU bed capacity increases
PEORIA, Ill. — While no COVID deaths occurred between Wednesday and Thursday in the Peoria-Tazewell-Woodford tri-county, 89 people tested positive. 44 of the cases were in Peoria County, 35 were...
Jeremy Scott Mar 11, 2021
BBB warns of gift card scams
PEORIA, Ill. — The coronavirus pandemic has provided a perfect breeding ground the past 12 months for so many scams. Jessica Tharp, with the Better Business Bureau of Peoria, told WMBD’s &...
Julia Bradley Mar 11, 2021
Biden signs $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on U.S. lockdown anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden signed his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on Thursday, commemorating the one-year anniversary of a U.S. lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic wi...
Julia Bradley Mar 11, 2021

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