Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Local COVID roundup 12/21: 11 deaths over weekend
PEORIA, Ill. — The Peoria City/County Health Department Monday announced 730 new cases of COVID-19 in the tri-county area, including 11 deaths. Nine of the 11 deaths occurred in Peoria County, w...
Dalton Kemper Dec 21, 2020

WHO investigating new, more transmissible coronavirus strain
(Reuters) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it expects to get more detail soon on the potential impact of a new coronavirus strain, as a slew of countries closed their borders...
Dalton Kemper Dec 21, 2020

State COVID roundup 12/21: Under 5,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Monday reported 4,699 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 98 additional deaths. In addition, t...
Dalton Kemper Dec 21, 2020

UPDATE: Victim identified in Canton house fire
CANTON, Ill. — The victim of a Canton fire that occurred early Sunday morning in the 700 block of E. Chestnut St. has been identified as 9-year-old Adeline Walton. According to Fulton County Cor...
Dalton Kemper Dec 21, 2020
Missed Connections - December 21
We scoured the back pages of Craigslist to find the best (or is it Worst?) entries from their Missed Connections section! Whether you're a hopeless romantic or just plain hopeless, Missed Connections ...
Brooke and Jeffrey Dec 21, 2020
Loser Line - December 21
Don't give that creep on that app your number! Slip him the Loser Line number instead and we'll play his awful voicemail on the air! To get the LOSER LINE phone number text "LOSER" to 78592....
Brooke and Jeffrey Dec 21, 2020
Laser Stories - December 21
Weird news stories from around the world... with a healthy dose of LASERS added in. Does it make sense? No not really, but it doesn't HAVE TO... it's "Laser Stories!"
Brooke and Jeffrey Dec 21, 2020
Shock Collar Question - December 21
Brooke is wearing the Shock Collar this morning! Today's question: During a hot and balmy summer afternoon in 1853, a chef at a Restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York, was a bit hot and bothered as ...
Brooke and Jeffrey Dec 21, 2020

State COVID roundup 12/20: Over 6,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced over 6,000 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, and 79 additional deaths. A Chicago-area hospital plans to resume giving health care ...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2020

Canton fire leaves one dead
CANTON, Ill. — The Canton Fire Department responded to a structure fire around 5:30 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of E. Chestnut Street. Crews found one person inside the home, who was transporte...
Julia Bradley Dec 21, 2020
Peoria, IL, USA
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