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Rockton native Corey Anderson has demonstrated again that he is one of the best MMA fighters in the world. Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa he won his Professional Fighters League (PFL) debut with a TKO of Russia’s Denis Goltsov.

Early Saturday morning, Rockton Police officers Joseph Naser and Joshua Graham helped an elderly resident get back into his home after he had been locked out for several hours. Then they found he couldn't effectively secure his door and didn't have family nearby to help him fix it. So they decided to install a new...

Sunday was a special day for District 205 in Rockford and for everyone associated with East High School.

MILTON, Wis. — When 4-year-old Lou Easton disappeared from her backyard in Milton late last month, her family was terrified. The little girl, who is autistic, nonverbal and doesn’t feel pain, had quietly climbed the fence and vanished barefoot before anyone could stop her. “We had to learn...

ILLINOIS — Rockford Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted fugitive. Authorities say 57-year-old Dennis Webster is currently wanted on charges related to a narcotics violation in county jurisdiction. Webster remains at large as of July 9, 2025, and officials are urging anyone with...

The Stateline is bracing for another round of storms over the weekend, some severe, especially on Saturday (7/19). According to the latest forecast from The Weather Channel, the Rockford area has a 50 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms on Saturday, with some potential to be severe. Some forecasts are showing...

ROCKFORD — Longtime southwest Rockford businessman Joe Bove has watched plans to revamp the Barber-Colman campus evaporate several times during its roughly two and a half decades of vacancy. There was the late businessman Ken Hendrick’s pitch for a casino, a plan to turn it into a youth sports...

If you're into historic and celebrity vehicles, then there is an under-the-radar auto museum in Illinois that you need to immediately put on your bucket list of attractions to check out this summer. Klairmont Kollections Automotive Museum In Illinois. Something I've enjoyed doing since I was a child is going...

BRYON, Ill. (WIFR) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday celebrates the new mural, “Community and Connection.”. The ceremony took place July 18 at the site of the mural, 135 N. Union Street. Nicole Arand, mural artist, says her inspiration was the Byron prairie. “I tried to keep some very natural...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A Vietnam War veteran from Rockford is dedicated to making sure no soldier’s sacrifice is forgotten. Nick Parnello was 20 years old when he enlisted in the U.S Army in 1967. In 1968, he left for the Vietnam War for two years. He says he enlisted because of his dad.