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As you ‘Spring Forward’, check smoke alarms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — It’s that time again. The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds the public to “Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries.” State Fire Marshal Sp...
Julia Bradley Mar 05, 2020

What you need to know about coronavirus right now
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus: The outbreak is getting ever closer to the nerve centers of the world’s financial system. HSBC bank has sent more than 100...
Rick Hirschmann Mar 05, 2020

Crews battle garage fire overnight
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria firefighters were called just after 11:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2700 block of W. Marquette. Crews arrived to find a detached two stall garage fully engulfed in flames. R...
Julia Bradley Mar 05, 2020
The average time for this to occur is 3 ½ days. What is it?
March 5, 2020 Q: The average time for this to occur is 3 days. What is it? A: For your feet to stop hurting after wearing uncomfortable shoes.
Nancy Flagg Mar 05, 2020

Peoria opens coronavirus command post
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria health officials are taking a proactive approach in dealing with the spread of the coronavirus. The Peoria Health City/County Department has opened an emergency operations ...
Kevin Bessler Mar 04, 2020

Former Bradley pitcher Janssen remembered as remarkable player, person
by Kristina Leahy and Jeremy Scott PEORIA, Ill. — Mitch Janssen was announced as one of the three who passed away in a plane crash Tuesday on I-55 near Lincoln. Janssen was a Princeville native,...
Jeremy Scott Mar 04, 2020

Bradley grad among plane crash victims
LINCOLN, Ill. — A former Bradley University student-athlete is among three people killed in Tuesday’s plane crash on I-55 near Lincoln. 22-year-old Mitch Janssen, a 2019 graduate and four-...
Jeremy Scott Mar 04, 2020

COVID-19 death toll rises
BANGKOK (AP) – Washington state has reported a 10th death from the new coronavirus and California announced its first. Health officials in Northern California say the elderly man who had other h...
Jeremy Scott Mar 04, 2020

DIOSH Day kicks off at the Civic Center
PEORIA, Ill. — An event dedicated safety and health with employers and employees is in its 29th year at the Peoria Civic Center. The Downstate Illinois Occupational Safety and Health (DIOSH) Day...
Kristina Leahy Mar 04, 2020

Have You Flown The Chicken Coop?
So my Holly and I are getting married this year and I'm always looking for ways to be different and I came across this story. I don't think she's gonna go for this one tho! How would you like to have ...
Mike Stechman Mar 04, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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