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Fatal crash claims the life of Ogle County man, 67
POLO, Ill. (WTVO) — An Ogle County man is dead after a fatal crash Monday afternoon. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, the Polo Fire Department responded to the 1000 block of N. Freeport Road around 5 p.m. and discovered the driver of a maroon 1993 Buick had been traveling northbound when it went […]
Rockford man charged in death of 19-year-old woman
A homicide investigation is underway involving the shooting death of a 19-year-old woman. Rockford police were call about 5:50 p.m. Tuesday to the 4900 block of Linden Road on an initial report of a gunshotvictim, possibly self-inflicted. Officers arrived to find a deceased woman whose name has not been released....
Rain rain, when will it go away?
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Sometimes, the weather acts like a broken record as once again we have chances for showers and thunderstorms tonight. However, if we look on the bright side, these showers will come well into the evening so we have a beautiful day here across the region. Bright sunshine is expected to continue through the afternoon with a few clouds from time to time, highs will reach the upper 70s.
Freeport expanding contract with gunshot-detection service ShotSpotter
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Police in Freeport will soon have the ability to track where gunshots are occurring in more portions of the city. On Monday night, aldermen approved an expanded agreement with SoundThinking, the company formerly known as ShotSpotter. The system uses small audio sensors placed throughout the city to triangulate the sound of […]
Freeport City Council approves ordinance to allow theaters to sell alcohol
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Freeport aldermen voted five to two to approve an ordinance to allow theaters in the city to sell alcohol. The ordinance specifically allows theaters to get licensing to sell alcoholic beverages on the premises of a cinema or movie theater venue consisting of one or more movie screens or stages. The […]
Severe weather wreaks havoc in areas of Midwest, causes flash flooding in Rockford
Volatile spring weather is bringing lots of rain, thunderstorms, high winds and tornado activity to the Midwest this week. According to the National Weather Service, the Rockford area is under an elevated thunderstorm risk with limited chances of hail, flooding and high winds Wednesday and a limited thunderstorm risk Thursday.
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 […]
Hillary Duff announces birth of her baby
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Kicking things off tonight, Hillary Duff has announced the birth of her new baby. Her and her husband welcomed a baby girl named Townes and she shared photos of her birth on Instagram. Also tonight, Courtney Cox is reminiscing on the 20th anniversary of the...
Aaron's Wednesday Morning Forecast from Lane's Farm Market
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Partly cloudy today with highs that will approach 80. Showers and thunderstorms likely late tonight with lows in the lower 50′s. Scattered showers tomorrow morning with highs around 60. Upper 60′s on Friday with a mix of sun and clouds. Scattered shower chances on Saturday afternoon highs in the middle 60′s. Low 70′s on Mother’s Day Sunday with mostly sunny skies.
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