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Local COVID roundup 9/01: 38 new area cases
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Tuesday announced 38 new area cases. In Peoria County, there was an increase of 15 cases, while there was an increase of 20 in Tazewell an...
Sep 01, 2020
COVID roundup 9/1: state health dept. makes a correction
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,492 new cases of COVID-19 across the state. The agency also said 39 people throughout the state died during the...
Sep 01, 2020
Ali announces candidacy for Peoria mayor
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria City Councilwoman Rita Ali has officially announced her candidacy to run for mayor next year. Ali, an at-large council member, said Tuesday morning that she intends to be o...
Sep 01, 2020
Only one American president has had one of these. What is it?
September 1, 2020 Q: Only one American president has had one of these. What is it? A: A patent
Sep 01, 2020
Local COVID roundup 8/31: tri-county hits 50
PEORIA, Ill. — The 50th area COVID-19 death was reached over the weekend. The female in her 80s who died was not a resident of a long-term care facility, the Peoria City/County Health Department...
Aug 31, 2020
State COVID roundup 8/31: positivity rate remaining steady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday announced 1,668 new cases of COVID-19, including 7 additional deaths. IDPH is now reporting a total of 235,023 cases an...
Aug 31, 2020
Update: Victim of Rt. 6 motorcycle crash identified
PEORIA, Ill. – At approximately 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Illinois State Police, the Peoria Fire Department and AMT responded to Rt. 6, just north of Knoxville Avenue for a motorcycle crash. Peoria C...
Aug 31, 2020
Peoria Civic Center to light up for “Red Alert”
PEORIA, Ill. — Time and money are running out for entertainment venues nationwide like the Peoria Civic Center. Civic Center General Manager Rik Edgar told WMBD’s Greg and Dan Show, the Na...
Aug 31, 2020
90% of people who experience THIS are women. What is THIS?
August 31, 2020 Q: 90% of people who experience THIS are women. What is THIS? A: Emetophobia, which is an extreme fear of throwing up
Aug 31, 2020
St. Louis officer dies after being shot by gunman
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a St. Louis police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a shooting on the city’s south side has died. Twenty-nine-year-old Tamarris L....
Aug 31, 2020
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