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BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) - Crew members from the USS Beloit paid a visit to the Beloit Farmers Market Saturday morning. The city invited neighbors to meet the crew of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship named after Beloit. During the annual visit, locals learned about Navy life and heard service stories firsthand.

There is a special kind of joy in tying on a bib, rolling up your sleeves, and digging into a steaming bag of seafood with your bare hands. Across Illinois, a handful of spots have turned the Cajun boil into an art form, loading their trays with shrimp, snow crab, corn, potatoes, and smoky sausage soaked in buttery, ga

A Rockford man has been charged in connection with the 2025 death of an 11-year-old. Michael Wilson Jr., 38, has been charged with first-degree murder in the case. Rockford Police Sensitive Crime Unit detectives, with the assistance of the Rockford Police Intel Unit and U.S. Marshals Office, arrested Wilson on Aug. 26.

Somewhere between a lazy Sunday morning and the best decision you’ll make all week, there’s a restaurant in Rockford, Illinois called The Norwegian, and it’s doing something genuinely remarkable. It’s turning ordinary brunch into a full-on Scandinavian adventure, and you don’t even need a passport.

Hononegah senior running back Brody Sendele had what amounts to half a season's worth, if not an entire season's worth for many running backs, of touchdown runs Friday night at Wyeth Stadium.

MACHESNEY PARK — A vision to create a new destination centered on the village’s history landed a major milestone this week with the arrival of its most significant artifact. A 1941 Aeronca Chief that once belonged to Fred Machesney has been installed inside a property at Russ and...

On a new Teachers' Lounge, if you’ve been listening for a while, you may know our podcast is also a monthly radio show on WNIJ. The radio show includes exclusive segments you typically don't hear on the podcast. One of my favorite segments is “classroom correspondent.” It’s where we...

Heat and humidity will unfortunately stick around for another day here across the state line with the 4th day in a row of 90° temperatures on tap. Dewpoints won’t offer any relief either as temperatures will be in the low 70’s which will send heat advisories near and above 100° once again today. Because of this, heat a

The Rockford Labor Day Parade is back Monday, but that's not all. Here are a few family-friendly ways to make the most of the long weekend.

ROCKFORD — Rockford United Labor’s annual Labor Day Parade will bring together more than 25 local labor unions, four high school bands and 15 cheer groups for a celebration of workers and the organized labor movement. The parade steps off at 10 a.m. Monday from Seventh Street and...