Rockford IL

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- Flooding is still affecting residents in Rock County and emergency management is providing several tips what residents can do when flooding occurs.

A trio of agriculture teachers is among 100 Wisconsin educators chosen from a competitive field of 1,200 nominations to receive the coveted Herb Kohl Teacher Fellowship Award. Dan Robinson of Lomira High School in Dodge County, Tjark Sattler of Parkview Jr./Sr. High School in Rock County and Rachel Ziegler of Green Bay Southwest High School in Brown County were recognized for their exceptional...

The former Hickory Knolls Golf Center in Belvidere, near the intersection of East State and Shaw roads, is getting new life, becoming Twisted Roots Flower Farm.

The Freeport Art Museum has selected Ben Swords as the lead artist for a community mural project celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary. The mural, titled “United We Create,” will be installed in the museum’s public plaza. It aims to reflect shared histories, civic values and collective visions for the future, according to a community announcement. Ben Swords is a community artist and educator...

Scammers are on the rise in Northern Illinois, with online shopping fraud and identity theft posing serious threats. Local experts stress the need for awareness to outsmart these deceitful tactics.

Rockford Police arrested a juvenile after he allegedly shot a victim during a Facebook Marketplace exchange on Saturday, April 11.

The Oregon Police Department responded to a possible single-vehicle crash involving a train early Wednesday morning.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Rockford police officers responded to a call from Calvary Chapel Rockford the morning of April 12. According to court documents, Pastor Charles Heffelfinger dialed 911, allegedly for a man who “threatened to shoot people of the church” returned to the property. That Sunday service...

(WIFR) - Police ask for help to find a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a month. Miya Rishae Lynch was last seen March 6 in Rockford, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Town of Turtle police in Wisconsin shared Lynch’s photo Wednesday...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A teenager faces a handful of charges following a shooting outside of a Rockford Burger King. The 17-year-old male from Rockford is charged with armed robbery, aggravated battery (public way), aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm without a FOID card and aggravated battery (discharge of a firearm).