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Police: Rockford man chokes out, slaps woman in the back of a car
ROCKFORD, Ill (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Anquan Tate, 34, for allegedly slapping and choking out a woman in the back of a car. On April 20th, around 3:03 p.m., police responded to the 3000 block of Jean Street for a domestic violence call that occurred in the 2800 block of Summerdale Avenue. The woman […]
Rockford mother optimistic son’s cold case will be solved almost 11 years later
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Sunday, May 12 will be an emotional Mother’s Day for one Rockford woman as she will host a balloon release for her son Shaquille, who would have celebrated his 29th birthday that day. Shaquille was shot on October 19, 2013 in the 1200 block of...
Oops! Gender reveal goes wrong for woman in front row
HONOLULU (KHNL/Gray News) - A woman attending a gender reveal ended up being a part of the reveal and not by choice. Franz-Geoffrey Ordonia and his girlfriend Leilani Magaoay invited family and friends to the event over the weekend. For the reveal, Ordonia dropped a barbell with bags of colored...
A fabulous Friday ahead for the Rockford region
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - We have quite the gloomy day instore with clouds and rain expected as we head into the afternoon. This rain will be on the lighter side, but will rain for a couple of hours so we could pick up another tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain. I will say, I do have some hope that by the time we get toward 6 p.m. we could see a bit of sunshine. But this sunshine won’t be enough to boost our temperatures as we will stay in the upper 50s for our highs.
Police: Father slaps Loves Park child for bullying his son
LOVES PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Loves Park Police arrested John Garner, 28, for allegedly slapping a child in the face. on May 8th, around 6 p.m., police responded to Maple Elementary School for a man yelling and threatening kids. Garner told officials that his son was bullied the day before and he was confronting his […]
Thursday Late Morning Weather Forecast (5/9/24)
Thursday Late Morning Weather Forecast (5/9/24)
Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit on Harrison Ave. in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A police investigation is underway after a man was hit by a vehicle Tuesday night on a busy Rockford street. In a post on X, Rockford police said a man was hit on Harrison Avenue near 8th and 9th streets around 11:20 p.m. The man was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
Rockford man punches, kicks woman around 50 times, police say
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Genaro Campos-Estrada, 26, for allegedly punching and kicking a woman around 50 times. On May 7th, around 2:09 a.m., police responded to the 1400 block of 20th Street for a domestic battery call. The victim told police that they both had been drinking and he got mad and […]
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