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How the Northern Lights get their colors
MOLINE, Ill. — A rare and intense geomagnetic storm in mid-May put on a brilliant display of the Northern Lights across much of the United States. Depending on where you live, you likely saw quite a wide variety of colors ranging from yellow and green to pink and red. Shawn from Rock Falls, Illinois, was curious as to what causes the different colors to show up in the night sky. Let's dig in!
AT&T cell phone outage affecting calls in Central Illinois
(25News Now) - An AT&T cell phone outage in Central Illinois is affecting customers in certain counties in the Heart of Illinois. The Marshall County Sheriff says people in Bureau, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Peoria and Putnam are affected. Customers may have issues calling 9-1-1. You can watch 25News - any...
Two Davis Junction men injured in bicycle vs SUV crash
DAVIS JUNCTION, Ill. (WTVO) — A 64-year-old cyclist and a 75-year-old motorist were both taken to the hospital Saturday after colliding in Davis Junction. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Joey Mernack was riding an e-bike at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Maple Avenue around 6:29 p.m. when he attempted to make a […]
Oregon City Council unanimously approves to keep grocery tax
OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — Oregon City Council unanimously voted to keep the grocery tax after Governor JB Pritzker announced he wanted to eliminate it three months ago. “So part of it is a little bit of an education of what the impact is,” said Oregon City Manager Darin DeHaan. “Part of it is that discussion […]
Baseball Recap: DeKalb has no trouble against Rochelle
DeKalb put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Rochelle Hubs as the DeKalb Barbs made off with a 9-3 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as DeKalb also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
The Glove Doctor: State champion football coach also repairs baseball gloves for Byron
Perhaps no piece of sporting equipment is more personal than a baseball glove. “It has a certain feel and a comfort level and a confidence,” Byron coach Dale Hartman said. “I’ve coached players who don’t want anyone else even touching their glove, let alone trying it on and playing catch with it.” So he...
Titans score 6-1 win over Amboy, will play in regional title game on Friday
The sixth-seeded Annawan-Wethersfield softball team beat the third-seeded Amboy Clippers 6-1 Wednesday in the semifinals of the 1A Amboy Regional. The Titans (8-21) will now play the No. 2 seed, Henry-Senachwine, in the Amboy Regional title game on Friday at 4:30 p.m. The Mallards are 12-12 on the season. Annawan-Wethersfield...
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