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Man taken to hospital following mobile home fire
PEORIA, Ill. — Around 9 a.m. on Saturday, the Limestone Fire Department responded to a report of a mobile home on fire in the Royal Oaks Estates Mobile Home Park. One man escaped the home but su...
Ben Pollard Jan 23, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/23: seven-day positivity continues to decline
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 5,152 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 97 additional deaths. Within the past 24 hours, labor...
Ben Pollard Jan 23, 2021
Peoria Civic Center excited to bounce back after 2020
PEORIA, Ill. — The COVID-19 pandemic hit many businesses hard across the Peoria area, but arguably none were as hard hit as the Peoria Civic Center. The downtown building used specifically for v...
Dalton Kemper Jan 23, 2021
Trump impeachment trial set to begin week of Feb. 8
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Friday announced on the Senate floor the impeachment trial for Donald Trump will begin the week of Feb. 8. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send ...
Dalton Kemper Jan 22, 2021
UPDATE: Human remains identified as Jeffrey Blevins
UPDATE 2:50 P.M. PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have identified the human remains discovered Friday morning inside of a recreation vehicle in the 8300 block of N. Knoxville to be 49-year-old Jeffr...
Dalton Kemper Jan 22, 2021
Local COVID roundup 1/22: slight setback
PEORIA, Ill. — Region Two of Illinois has been looking forward to a return in the near future to phase four of Restore Illinois from tier three COVID-19 mitigation, but those plans on Friday enc...
Jeremy Scott Jan 22, 2021
Pop-A-Shot partners with NBA for officially-licensed games
PEORIA, Ill. — Pop-A-Shot announced Friday they have partnered with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to launch a line of officially-licensed games. Pop-A-Shot’s best-selling game,...
Dalton Kemper Jan 22, 2021
IDPH Director says all HS sports allowed in Phase 4
CHICAGO — Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike Friday announced all high school sports are allowed to compete in intraconference play in Phase 4 of Restore Illinois. As ...
Dalton Kemper Jan 22, 2021
State COVID roundup 1/22: positivity rate continues to drop
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported the preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity is 6.2%. On Thursday, that number was at 6.5%. IDPH Friday...
Dalton Kemper Jan 22, 2021
Arrest made in Peoria woman’s death
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Police have made an arrest in the death of 50-year-old Mona Ellison. The PPD’s Criminal Investigations Division has identified the suspect as 42-year-old Christopher ...
Julia Bradley Jan 22, 2021

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