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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Rock County officials are offering free well-testing kits to locals affected by the flooding. Officials say you should test your well after floodwaters have gone down and after disinfecting it. Health officials will provide test kits at the Orfordville Fire Department and Rock County Public Health...

An after-hours trip into Oregon Elementary School has cost a Mt. Morris man his freedom for the next year and a half. Franklin T. Houston, 28, of Mt. Morris, was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after a judge concluded he injured an Oregon police officer while resisting arrest following an after-hours entry into Oregon Elementary School. Houston apologized in court...

An unattended stove sparked a Rockford apartment fire that spread through walls and displaced a resident, but no injuries were reported.

BELOIT, Wis. — Longtime Rockford fashion retailer Roxy Carmichael Boutique has closed its doors. The owner is preparing to launch a new brand in downtown Beloit. The closure comes about six months after Noelle Tulley bought the business at 1639 N. Alpine Road, suite 1617A, in the Edgebrook shopping center from Christine LaMantia, who had run Roxy for the past seven years. Tulley said she...

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WFRV) – A school in southern Wisconsin announced that it will be closed for the foreseeable future due to water damage. The School District of Janesville posted on its Facebook page that after a weekend of intensive damage assessment and cleanup, the Washington Elementary school will stay closed. The closure due to water […]

MOUNT MORRIS, Ill. (WIFR) - A young girl and a man were hospitalized Friday after a driver, reportedly having a medical issue, lost control of his vehicle and hit them both. Around 11 a.m., April 17, Ogle County deputies and EMS were called out to a crash with injuries at the Mount Morris Estates in rural Mount Morris.

Rockford Police said one person suffered serious injuries in a Monday afternoon crash.

On this episode of Along the Rock, host Nathan Stahr welcomed Matthew Lenox of Visit Northwest Illinois for a wide-ranging conversation about regional tourism, community collaboration, and the unique identity of northwest Illinois. Lenox outlined the mission of Visit Northwest Illinois, formerly known as the Blackhawk Waterways Convention and Visitors...

A powerful storm gave residents in northern Illinois a scary remind of how quickly severe weather can turn dangerous, and it was all caught on camera.