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2020' . . . a vision I did not see!
My friends it's that time of year as we are approaching the 2020 finish line, and I just have to say: "I think we all deserve a freaking reward!" It's been a heartbreaking, tragic year filled with los...
Dec 30, 2020 Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash
COVID hits Bradley men’s hoops team
PEORIA, Ill. — Positive COVID-19 test results among Bradley men’s basketball tier one personnel have forced the postponement of this Sunday and Monday’s Braves-Loyola series. Tier on...
Dec 30, 2020
West Peoria house fire requires multiple crew response
WEST PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics were joined by many other companies in responding around 8:40 Wednesday morning to a fire at 725 N. Swords Ave. following a request for assistan...
Dec 30, 2020
We Eat Close To 20 Pounds Of This Every Year.
December 30, 2020 Q: We eat close to 20 pounds of this every year. What is it? A: Bacon (source)
Dec 30, 2020 Richard King / CC
Local COVID roundup 12/29: No deaths in most recent reporting period
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford Counties experienced 194 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths in the most recent 24-hour period. Peoria County had an increase of 79 cases, and Tazew...
Dec 29, 2020
Vacant house catches fire Tuesday around noon
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded Tuesday around noon to reports of a house fire at 1614 S. Easton Ave. According to Battalion Chief Nathaniel Rice, a large amount of fire w...
Dec 29, 2020
Peoria County rolls out first COVID vaccine ‘pod’
WEST PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department announced Tuesday it has opened a “closed point of dispensing,” or “closed pod,” to ensure healthcare provide...
Dec 29, 2020
Space heater causes Tuesday afternoon fire that displaces residents
PEORIA, Ill. — Peoria Firefighter/Paramedics responded to a house fire Tuesday afternoon just after 1:00 p.m. in the 1600 block of N. Linn St. that has been determined to have been caused by a s...
Dec 29, 2020
Suspicious package found at Willow Knolls Kohl’s, later deemed safe
***UPDATE*** Public Information Officer Amy Dotson said officers around 5:50 P.M. were clearing the scene. “Everything is fine. Package was determined not a threat,” she told WMBD News ove...
Dec 29, 2020
Propane blast at Chillicothe home hospitalizes man
CHILLICOTHE, Ill. — A blast in the basement of a home has sent a man to the hospital with severe burns. The Peoria County Sheriff’s Office responded shortly after 2:00 Tuesday afternoon to...
Dec 29, 2020
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