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Ogle County mom, accused of killing 7-year-old son, withdraws ‘guilty’ plea
OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — An Ogle County jury will hear the case against Sarah Safranek after all. The Oregon woman accused of murdering her 7-year-old son, Nathaniel Burton, withdrew her “guilty” plea this week. According to court records, Safranek, 36, pled guilty to the crime in March and was due to be sentenced on May […]
Rockford man sentenced to 12 years for selling meth in Ogle County
OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — Delano Albert, 35, of Rockford, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after selling methamphetamine to undercover agents in Ogle County. According to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Albert pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of methamphetamine and was sentenced by Ogle County Circuit Court Judge John C. Redington on Monday. […]
Drug investigation leads Ogle County police to arrest Oregon man
OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — An Oregon man was arrested Monday after police raided a home as part of a “lengthy” narcotics investigation. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, deputies executed a search warrant in the 300 block of N. 7th Street and arrested Christopher Cash, 36. Drugs and weapons were recovered from the home, […]
Armed man arrested outside Dixon VFW on Sunday
DIXON, Ill. (WTVO) — An Illinois man was arrested at a Dixon V.F.W. after police were alerted that the subject, a convicted felon, was armed with a gun. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, around 2:11 p.m. on Sunday, May 12th, authorities were informed that John Persona, 60, had left a residence in Nachusa […]
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...
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!
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