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Pekin residents displaced by apartment fire
PEKIN, Ill. — Five people were displaced early Thursday morning by an apartment fire in Pekin. Pekin firefighters and emergency crews were called to the 200 block of Cooper Street just before 5 ...
Julia Bradley Feb 04, 2021
104.9 The Wolf kicks off 31st Country Cares Radiothon
PEORIA, Ill. — On Thursday morning, Midwest Communications’ 104.9 The Wolf kicked off its 31st Country Cares For St. Jude Kids Radiothon. The Wolf’s Brand Manager Dr. Chris Michaels ...
Julia Bradley Feb 04, 2021
Collins: Expect blizzard-like conditions Thursday evening
PEORIA, Ill. — Rain and snow will develop across Central Illinois on Thursday. News partner 25 News Chief Meteorologist Chuck Collins told WMBD’s “The Greg and Dan Show”, that ...
Julia Bradley Feb 04, 2021
E.P. officer involved in fatal shooting released from the hospital
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — A police officer injured in an officer-involved fatal shooting in East Peoria Tuesday morning has been released from the hospital. Illinois State Police said the officer, sta...
Julia Bradley Feb 04, 2021
Morton resident dies in I-74 crash; victim ID’ed
***UPDATE*** 2/5/21 12:37 P.M. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has released the name of the car’s driver as Edward W. Huber. Hanley said Huber died of multiple blunt force trauma injuries...
Julia Bradley Feb 04, 2021
Tazewell and Woodford counties to allow online registration for vaccine appointments
TAZEWELL COUNTY/WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. — The health departments of Tazewell County and Woodford County announced Wednesday they will soon be offering online scheduling for COVID-19 vaccine appoin...
Dalton Kemper Feb 03, 2021
State COVID roundup 2/3: Seven-day positivity under 4%
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Wednesday the rolling-seven day positivity rate throughout the state was 3.5%. IDPH also reported 3,314 new confirme...
Dalton Kemper Feb 03, 2021
Local COVID roundup 2/3: region ICU capacity improves
PEORIA, Ill. — Three deaths occurred between Tuesday and Wednesday from COVID-19 complications throughout the tri-county. A man in his 90s who lived at Villas of Holly Brook passed away, while a...
Jeremy Scott Feb 03, 2021
Biden tells congressional Democrats would consider limits on who gets COVID-19 checks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats on Wednesday he would not back down on including $1,400 checks for struggling Americans in his COVID-19 relief plan but wo...
Julia Bradley Feb 03, 2021
NWS: Expect frigid temps and wind chills this weekend
LINCOLN, Ill. — Will it be another polar vortex this weekend? Scott Baker, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln, is predicting overnight low temperatures Saturday and Sunda...
Julia Bradley Feb 03, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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