Rockford IL

BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) - The Beloit City Council has made its pick for city manager. The Beloit City Council is negotiating an offer of employment to Daniel Ortiz Hernandez as the next City Manager, the city council announced on Wednesday. Ortiz Hernandez has 13 years of municipal management, currently serving...

JANESVILLE, Wis. --Rock County Emergency Management will hold a press conference Thursday to discuss how it plans to recover from Friday's flooding.

TOWN OF ROCK, Wis. — The Town of Rock is just one community in Rock County dealing with major damage from Friday’s floods. A bridge on Rockport Road was completely washed out due to the floodwaters. Rockport Road, a common shortcut in and out of Janesville, is now shut down.

Roscoe residents could be in for a buzzier summer after the Village Board decided to halt its mosquito control program, raising concerns about what warmer weather and recent rain could bring.

OREGON, Ill. (WIFR) - A man is in the hospital after a crash involving a vehicle and a train. Just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, Oregon police officers were called to the 1100 block of Bennett Road for a report of a possible crash between a vehicle and a train.

Instead of leaving them out hoping they'll be gone on trash day, it's important to know the proper way to get rid of them.

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...