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Freeport: Multiple roads temporarily closed after Tuesday’s storm
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - The city of Freeport says multiple roads have been temporarily closed because of fallen power lines from Tuesday’s storm. West Empire Street from Park Boulevard to South Homestead Avenue. West Clark Street from North Cherry Avenue to North Grove Avenue. North Warren Avenue from West...
Ian Blankenship mows down Harlem; Hononegah advances to regional championship game
ROCKTON, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — Hononegah’s postseason journey is off to a good start thanks to a strong pitching outing by junior righthander Ian Blankenship. He went all seven innings Thursday afternoon leading the Indians past NIC-10 rival Harlem 4-1 in a class 4A regional semifinal game at Hononegah. Blankenship surrendered five hits while showing good […]
Baseball roundup: Brodhead/Juda, Clinton split pivotal Rock Valley series
In Brodhead, the Cardinals and Cougars split a doubleheader on Saturday but it was Clinton that walked away as the big winners as it put itself in possession to claim a share of the RVC Rock title. The Cardinals won the first game of the doubleheader 6-4 but fell in the second game 10-8 in eight innings. Brodhead/Juda finishes 10-5 in the conference while the Cougars are 9-5 with one...
Despite morning rain, travelers move forward with Memorial Day Weekend plans
WISCONSIN — Travelers weren’t going to let the elements stop their Memorial Day Weekend travel plans on Friday. As the rain poured on Friday morning, Sone Phrakousonh of Menomonee Falls made a stop at the Pine Cone Travel Plaza in Johnson Creek to fill up. He said he...
Widespread storm damage impacts stateline residents
STATELINE (WIFR) - Tuesday night’s storms swept destruction across the stateline, leaving many residents in the dark and others without a safe way home. ComEd says more than 93,000 of their customers were impacted by the storm, with more than 4,300 outages remaining Wednesday throughout the area. The city of Freeport reports more than 2,000 residents spent hours without power after trees brought down powerlines and blocked off several busy roads. As of Wednesday evening, the city warns low hanging lines could still be a widespread problem. City resident Kathleen Barber describes heading home from dinner when she heard a loud boom. The next thing she knew, trees were blocking her path home.
Here's what's open and closed in the Rockford and Freeport areas on Memorial Day
Monday is Memorial Day, and while most government offices and schools will be closed, most gas stations and grocery stores will be open along with lots of big-box retailers and small, locally-owned businesses. And if you don't want to cook out, you don't have to. Lots of restaurants will be open, too. Retail...
Brodhead edges Lodi 3-2 to win second straight regional title
BRODHEAD — The reigning Division 3 state champion Brodhead softball team didn’t need to do anything overly flashy or heroic to take down an upset-minded Lodi and clinch a WIAA Division 3 regional championship Thursday. Instead, the top-seeded Cardinals relied on some small ball and outstanding work from starting pitcher Ava Risum to take down the No. 4 Blue Devils 3-2. It is Brodhead’s second straight regional title. ...
Orbeez toy guns look shockingly like real firearms
FREEPORT, Ill. (WIFR) - The Freeport Police Department posted a public service announcement regarding a large number of calls about teenagers carrying toy guns that look uncanny to real firearms. Callers claim they saw people shooting at vehicles, from vehicles and at people. These toy guns distract drivers, damage property...
Power outages reported in Rockford area, trees down in Freeport
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — As severe weather moves through the Rockford region Tuesday night, ComEd is showing thousands of customers without power. As of 8:30 p.m., there were 1,960 customers without power in Winnebago County, and 4,313 without power in Stephenson County. “We recognize that outages at any time are inconvenient,” said David Perez, executive vice president […]
Possible tornadoes cause damage in southeast Wisconsin towns
MILWAUKEE — Severe weather impacted southeast Wisconsin on Sunday night, with reports of possible tornadoes causing damage in several communities. On Monday, The National Weather Service confirmed 3 tornadoes touchdowns on May 26. NWS classified all tornadoes as EF0, carrying winds between 65 and 80 mph. The Storms Prediction...
Quarry Lake Park search ends, body recovered on Sunday
RACINE, Wis. - The body of a person who jumped into the water at Quarry Lake Park and didn't resurface was recovered on Sunday, May 19. According to the Racine County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at about 7:07 p.m., sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Quarry Lake Park in the Village of Mount Pleasant, for a person who went into the water and did not resurface.
Police say ‘person of interest’ captured on camera after attempted burglary in Freeport
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — Freeport Police say a “person of interest” was seen on surveillance video attempting to break into a house and vehicles in the 1200 block of W. Staver Street. Police said the attempted crime happened on Monday, May 20th. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Freeport Police or […]
Rockford, Freeport area schools send top spellers to 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Since 1925, children across the country have competed in classroom, school and regional spelling bees in hopes of making it to the big stage — the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee kicks off this year on Tuesday with preliminary rounds. The competition continues with quarterfinals and semifinals Wednesday and finals on Thursday. ...
S&B Tubing: How one woman has helped keep the family business afloat for twenty-five seasons
ALBANY, WI – On May 25, the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, Jenny Bryant along with members of her family and several other staff members will embark on their 25th season of making thousands of visitors to the tiny Wisconsin town of Albany very, very happy. Albany is located...
Softball roundup: Risum leads Brodhead from pitcher's circle as defending D-3 champ wins postseason opener
Top-seeded Brodhead began its Division 3 postseason run with a 4-1 win over No. 8 seed Columbus on Tuesday. Junior pitcher Ava Risum struck out 15 Columbus hitters for Brodhead and took a no-hitter into the seventh, but Columbus’ Mariyah Nachreiner started that inning with a home run to break up both Risum’s shutout and no-hitter. Sophie Leitzen led off the game with a home run for Brodhead, and the...
Guilford and Hononegah Volleyball claim Regional Championships
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Both Guilford and Hononegah brought home regional titles on Thursday. The NIC-10 champion Vikings defeated Boylan two sets to nothing at Auburn. The Vikings will play in the Sectional Semifinals on Saturday, May 25th at Larkin High School in Elgin. Over in Hononegah, the former NIC-10...
Milton plays like a top seed, beats Beloit Memorial by 10-run rule in playoff opener
MILTON — Beloit Memorial found itself in Thursday’s WIAA Division 1 regional championship game against top-seeded Milton after scoring first, pitching well and playing clean defense on a windy day at Janesville Parker in the regional semifinal on Tuesday. The Red Hawks made sure that formula wouldn’t be viable against them at Schilberg Park. Milton ace Gwen Baker retired the first 10 batters she faced, and her leadoff single in...
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