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Rochelle man pleads not guilty to cocaine charges
OREGON – A Rochelle man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to five drug charges and one weapons charge. Darnell A. Wilson, 37, is charged with three counts of possessing cocaine with the intent to deliver in a drug-free zone, one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to deliver, and one count of possessing MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy.
Woosung man tells judge he has license to grow cannabis, pleads not guilty to criminal charges
OREGON – A Woosung man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver, telling the court that he has a medical marijuana card and was growing the plants for his own use. Joshua T. Anderson, 38, was arrested April 10 after the...
Endangered missing advisory issued for Ogle Co. man
OGLE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office announces a Missing Endangered alert for Robert Sutton. On Wednesday, the Ogle County Sheriff stated Sutton was last seen around 1:40 p.m. on April 29 in Oregon, Illinois. Sutton has several face and neck tattoos, brown eyes and dark...
Rockford man, 54, faces charges for meth, crack cocaine, in Byron traffic stop
BYRON, Ill. (WTVO) — Daniel Walters, 54, of Rockford, was arrested Thursday on drug charges after he was stopped by police in Ogle County. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped Walters at the intersection of Route 2 and Route 72 in Byron around 2:19 p.m. for a traffic offense. During the investigation, […]
Students hold pro-Palestine protest on NIU campus
DEKALB, Ill. (WIFR) - Students at Northern Illinois University join thousands across the country to protest the war in Gaza. Inside an NIU administration building Thursday evening, the students joined in peaceful protest while fighting against what they call America’s continued backing of genocide in Gaza, asking their university to disclose and divest any investments into Israel and Israel supporting companies. Trying to spread their message across campus, protestor Nam Pham says changing the world starts with younger generations speaking up.
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