ROCKFORD (WREX) — The Rumble in the Rock provided lots of exciting basketball action all day Saturday on the campus of Rock Valley College. The showcase day of hoops has been running for more than a ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — A proposed solar farm in rural Winnebago County has been rejected by local officials. In a Wednesday night meeting, the Winnebago County Zoning Board of Appeals struck down a ...

PECATONICA, Ill. — A car fire was put out by local firefighters on an area highway. On Tuesday, members of the Pecatonica Fire Protection District were at the intersection of US Route 20 and ...

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BELOIT, Wis. (WKOW) — No one was hurt when a semitrailer carrying milk whey crashed in Beloit. The crash happened around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Fourth Street and Portland Avenue, ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WREX) — A man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 76-year-old woman on a Rockford bike path on New Year's Day 2025. Jacinto Ramon Albarran Tovar, 31, ...

BELVIDERE, Ill. (WREX) — An early morning fire in the area caused serious damage to a vehicle. Around 7 a.m. on Thursday, Belvidere firefighters were called to the 6000 block of Indy Drive for a ...

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. — In a matchup between two of the NIC-10’s top programs, Harlem’s balanced attack and dominant pitching carried the Huskies past Boylan, 4–1. Harlem jumped ahead early when Finn ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WKOW) — A Rock County jury has found Eric Carter guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and multiple drug felonies in a 2023 fentanyl overdose death. Authorities say a young woman ...

Anderson Japanese Gardens is bringing the sights, sounds and traditions of Japan back to Rockford for its annual Japanese Summer Festival on Saturday, July 18, and Sunday, July 19.

SOUTH BELOIT, Ill. — Local police are asking if you've seen a person related to crimes in their area. Just after 1 p.m. on Thursday, the South Beloit Police Department posted on Facebook they were ...

One man was seriously hurt and hundreds of residents of a mobile home community are being evacuated after a home explosion Monday morning.