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BBB warns seniors of Medicare scams
PEORIA, Ill. — It’s open enrollment time for Medicare and Affordable Care Act medical plans. Jessica Tharp, with the Better Business Bureau of Peoria, confirms a phishing scam is targeting...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020
Hear the final Presidential debate tonight at 8 on 1470 & 100.3 WMBD
Rick Hirschmann Oct 22, 2020
Senate committee advances Barrett nomination despite Democrats’ boycott
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate. Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott of the session Thursd...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020
Dunlap Fire Chief charged with DUI
DUNLAP, Ill. — Dunlap Fire Chief James Hanson faces two counts of being under the influence of alcohol, both Class A Misdemeanor charges, for a rollover crash that sent him to the hospital in Se...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020
U.S. jobless claims drop, layoffs still too high
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still running at historically high levels. Wit...
Julia Bradley Oct 22, 2020
Election foreign interference: Tazewell County Clerk says your votes are safe
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. - After the FBI announced Wednesday night they had seen foreign disinformation being spread with an attempt to persuade U.S. voters, Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said Thur...
Dalton Kemper Oct 21, 2020
Tremont High School temporarily moving to remote learning
TREMONT, Ill. — After a third positive case among students, Tremont High School is temporarily moving to remote learning. In an email to parents, Superintendent Sean Berry says the school distri...
Dalton Kemper Oct 21, 2020
LaHood receives presidential endorsement
PEORIA, Ill. — President Donald Trump announced his support Wednesday afternoon for 18th District Rep. Darin LaHood. Trump tweeted the following: Congressman Darin LaHood (@ElectLaHood) is a fig...
Jeremy Scott Oct 21, 2020
Local COVID roundup 10/21: 0 new deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — COVID-19 activity between Tuesday and Wednesday throughout the Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford tri-county was relatively subdued, compared to activity in recent days. No deaths wer...
Jeremy Scott Oct 21, 2020
State COVID roundup 10/21: trending in the wrong direction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported more than 4,000 cases of COVID-19 again, including a higher number than usual of deaths as well. A total of 4,342 ...
Dalton Kemper Oct 21, 2020

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