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Peorian sentenced for murder of infant daughter
PEORIA, Ill. — A Peoria man has been convicted for the death of his 6-month-old daughter. According to Peoria County Court records, 21-year-old Kyle Purser pleaded guilty to First Degree Murder ...
Julia Bradley Apr 14, 2021

Peoria Council lays groundwork to legalize raffles, poker runs
PEORIA, Ill. — A first reading of an ordinance to permit poker runs and raffles within Peoria city limits passed unanimously Tuesday night through city council. The Illinois Raffles and Poker Ru...
Jeremy Scott Apr 13, 2021

UPDATE: Man found dead in woods identified as missing person
UPDATE 1:30 p.m. — The man found in the woods Tuesday afternoon has been identified by Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood as 39-year-old Antwan Freeman. A missing persons report was filed regar...
Jeremy Scott Apr 13, 2021

Local COVID roundup 4/13: hospital beds in use drop by double digits
PEORIA, Ill. — A combined three people from Peoria and Woodford Counties between Monday and Tuesday passed away from COVID-19. In Woodford County, a man in his 70s and one in his 80s both succum...
Jeremy Scott Apr 13, 2021

Missing A Friend
All of us at 93.3 The Drive and Midwest Communications are mourning the death of our friend and colleague Ryan Madden who passed away Monday morning. Ryan was a longtime radio presence in the Peoria a...
Rick Hirschmann Apr 13, 2021

State COVID roundup 4/13: More than 2,000 hospitalized
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday reported 2,028 Illinois were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Monday night. Of those, 466 were in the ICU and 185 were...
Dalton Kemper Apr 13, 2021

Peoria County offering one-day Moderna vaccine clinic Wednesday
PEORIA, Ill. — After the announcement Tuesday morning that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be put on hold, Peoria County is now holding a one-day Moderna vaccine clinic Wednesday, April ...
Dalton Kemper Apr 13, 2021

Tri-County pausing Johnson & Johnson vaccine clinics
***UPDATE*** 4/13/21 4:15 P.M. The Tazewell County Health Department has announced its pop-up clinic scheduled for Thursday will convert to a Pfizer site from its scheduled J&J site. It will run f...
Julia Bradley Apr 13, 2021

The average one of these weighs over a million pounds. What is it?
April 13, 2021 Q: The average one of these weighs over a million pounds. What is it? A: A cloud
Nancy Flagg Apr 13, 2021 Pattys-photos / CC

U.S. to call for pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) – U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after six recipients developed a rare disorder involving blood c...
Julia Bradley Apr 13, 2021
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