Rockford IL

Mostly sunny and upper 70’s today with southwest winds 5 - 15 MPH. Showers and thunderstorms likely tonight with some of the storms possibly severe. Window open up at 10 PM through 4 AM. Damaging winds and hail are the primary concerns. Heavy rain will be associated with the thunderstorms. Lows will drop to the...

The Rockford Housing Authority is honoring Manisha Pudasinee during Women’s History Month for her work in communication and community engagement. Her efforts support the agency’s mission to strengthen housing and community programs in Rockford.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WKRC) - A family accepted a $52 million settlement after their child was struck by a vehicle while boarding a school bus at her bus stop. According to court documents from the Winnebago County Court obtained by local outlet WIFR, the student, whose age was not released, was boarding her school...

Good morning! Let's get this new week going with some local and national headlines. Janesville orthodontist Andrew Ellis has bought the former Mac's Pizza Shack property on Milton Avenue. According to Rock County property sale records, Ellis paid $1.03 million for the site. What's a DORA? That's about to become a...

Police arrested a Byron man Thursday after he was allegedly found passed out drunk in his car, in possession of a loaded gun.

WAUZEKA, Wis. (WFRV) – Two people in Wisconsin are now in custody on multiple charges after a K9 helped uncover drugs during a traffic stop. According to the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies made contact on Monday, March 23, with what they called a “suspicious” vehicle on Dutch Ridge Road in the Town of...

Loved ones are remembering Roberto Martinez, one of two employees killed in a March 18 explosion at NaturPak in Janesville.

The bus, carrying 25 students, four teachers and the bus driver, crashed head-on into a TDOT dump truck and then a Chevy Trailblazer.

ROCKFORD — A former manufacturing site where redevelopment plans halted nearly a decade ago has been sold to a local entrepreneur who’s prepared to clean up the space and reactivate it with a mix of townhouses and businesses. The 15-acre plot that once housed the Essex Wire factory...

A beloved U.S. cheerleading coach was killed in a horrible explosion earlier this week. Alex Perkins, a beloved cheerleading coach, was one of two employees killed in an industrial plant explosion at NaturPak in Janesville, according to family. Perkins was an avid member of the cheerleading ...