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Jaws of Life used to rescue person after Friday afternoon accident
PEORIA, Ill. — The Jaws of Life had to be used Friday afternoon by the Peoria Fire Department in response to an accident in the 2800 block of SW Washington St. just before 2:00 p.m. that involve...
Dalton Kemper Jan 09, 2021

New Year’s at the gym: Different in a pandemic
PEORIA, Ill. — New Year’s may look different to start 2021 for local gyms, but it also has a similar feel to previous years. According to Statista, exercising more is Americans top New Yea...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021

Twitter permanently suspends President Donald Trump
Twitter has permanently suspended the account of President Donald Trump. Twitter released the following statement pertaining to the suspension: “After close review of recent Tweets from the @rea...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021

Local missing kayaker found dead
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — Sarah Gray, a 45-year-old woman who went missing Thursday evening after kayaking in the Illinois River, has been found dead, according to Illinois Conservation Police. Gray...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021

Local COVID roundup 1/8: 13 area deaths
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Friday reported 13 new area deaths due to COVID-19 throughout Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. Of those, more than half were reside...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021

State COVID roundup 1/8: Nearly 10,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 9,277 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 126 additional deaths. As of Thursday...
Dalton Kemper Jan 08, 2021

WMBD’s Corey Wara part of Radio Inc. “30 Under 30”
PEORIA, Ill. — Each year, Radio Inc. Magazine puts out its list of the industry’s best and brightest with the “30 Under 30” awards. Making the list this year is 1470 & 100....
Julia Bradley Jan 08, 2021

They know they should be doing it more but 13% of people say they only do it once a month.
January 8, 2021 Q: They know they should be doing it more but 13% of people say they only do it once a month. A: Clean their phone
Nancy Flagg Jan 08, 2021 Adobe Stock

Trump acknowledges Biden victory; concedes election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) –President Donald Trump conceded for the first time on Thursday that Joe Biden will be the next U.S. president, a day after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congre...
Dalton Kemper Jan 07, 2021

Health Department outlines vaccination plans for the future
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department provided more information on its vaccination distribution plan Thursday as Illinois surpassed one million COVID-19 cases since the beginni...
Ben Pollard Jan 07, 2021
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