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Trump says he won’t debate virtually
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Commission on Presidential Debates says the second Trump-Biden debate will be 'virtual' amid concerns about the president’s COVID-19. The nonpartisan host of the debates ma...
Julia Bradley Oct 08, 2020

Second presidential debate will be virtual
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Commission on Presidential Debates says the second Trump-Biden debate will be 'virtual' amid concerns about the president’s COVID-19. The nonpartisan host of the debates ma...
Julia Bradley Oct 08, 2020

Arson likely cause of Peoria fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to a home in the 1100 block of W. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. When crews arrived, they encountered heavy smoke a...
Julia Bradley Oct 08, 2020

Update: Standoff with police in Goodfield ends
***UPDATE*** Deer Creek/Goodfield Police Chief Bradley Potts identified the man as 29-year-old Trent D. Johnson. Potts said the welfare check came at 6:24, after a report Johnson may have been suicida...
Dalton Kemper Oct 07, 2020

Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned what she called "the ...
Dalton Kemper Oct 07, 2020

Teen named suspect in hit-and-run that injured child
PEORIA, Ill. — A 17-year-old male has been cited by Peoria Police for two violations in regards to a hit-and-run that left an 11-year-old with serious injuries. The teen appeared at the Peoria P...
Jeremy Scott Oct 07, 2020

State COVID roundup 10/7: statewide tests hit 6M
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 6 million people throughout Illinois as of Wednesday have been tested for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Illinois Department of Public Health said the milestone wa...
Jeremy Scott Oct 07, 2020

Local COVID roundup 10/7: two Tazewell deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — Two elderly Tazewell County residents passed away between Tuesday and Wednesday from complications related to the coronavirus. The Peoria City/County Health Department said one wa...
Jeremy Scott Oct 07, 2020

Peoria County War Memorial adds 34 new names
PEORIA, Ill. — There are more than 30 new brick engravings at the Peoria County War Memorials recognizing veterans and other honorees. A reception was held Wednesday afternoon on the Peoria Coun...
Dalton Kemper Oct 07, 2020

Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Wednesday tried to salvage items lost in the rubble of COVID-19 relief talks that President Donald Trump halted, with his administration pressing for $1,200 stimul...
Julia Bradley Oct 07, 2020
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