Rockford IL

BRODHEAD, Wis. (WMTV) - WIS 81 is closed in both directions from County T to Avon Store Rd. due to a crash, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office said officers came to the scene near the 18000 block of County T just before 11 p.m.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Yet another record has been broken today. Temperatures only got down to a low of 77 degrees, breaking our previous record warmest low of 73 degrees set in 1908. I think it will be the same story tonight. Lows will be in the middle to upper 70s with our previous record coming the same year,...

ROCKFORD — Jana Richtrova came here from The Woodlands, Texas, expecting to run a 70.3-mile triathlon in cool Midwestern temperatures. “I apparently brought the Texas weather with me,” said Richtrova, one of 2,700 triathletes who battled heat, humidity and long stretches of headwind in the inaugural Ironman 70.3...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Friends and family return to the scene of a fatal accident to honor the Rockford mother who died at the dangerous intersection earlier this month. A balloon release was hosted at the intersection of Spring Creek and Shaw Roads Sunday afternoon, following a visitation and funeral for...

A chilling scheme in Wisconsin has led to the arrest of a couple accused of attempting to poison multiple women using cyanide. Paul Van Duyne, 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, are now facing serious charges, including attempted murder and other felonies. Their alleged plot to poison Van Duyne’s ex-girlfriends using...

Kaukauna, Wis. (June 22, 1980) – Joe Shear of South Beloit, Ill., slipped past Larry Detjens of Wausau on the 30th lap and went on to win the 55-lap feature in the first race of the Red, White and Blue State Championship Series on Sunday afternoon at Wisconsin International Raceway.

A dangerous heatwave is sweeping across eastern Iowa, western Illinois, and northeast Missouri, with heat indices soaring to 105°F and little relief expected even overnight. The Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. CDT Monday, with dangerously high temperatures expected to continue. Heat Advisory Issued for...

The Rockford Rescue Mission is always looking for volunteers to help with food service, thrift store operations, and other services, and Taffey Graham has been volunteering there for over ten years, finding it very fulfilling.

Dear Editor: Environmental justice once again passes Beloit by, this time in the form of the DNR’s latest decision to issue permitting approval allowing Alliant Energy to build out seven "natural gas" combustion engines totaling 17 megawatts of power at the Riverside Energy Center. If you haven’t heard by...

Chicago, Illinois – Oppressive heat and humidity are gripping Illinois this weekend, with heat indices expected to soar above 105°F across much of the state through at least Monday. Cities including Chicago, Joliet, and Rockford will see little overnight relief, as temperatures remain in the upper 70s to low 80s even...