WIFR News at 6. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

A new scam is targeting Rockford residents with fake claims about tariff fees, according to a warning from the Better ...

Rockford Fire Chief Michele Pankow is appointed to become Illinois’ next fire marshal. Police ask for the public’s help in ...

Keegan Akers, 29, of Iowa, is charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Partly cloudy with smokey skies this evening. Lows in the mid to low 50’s with a light northeast wind ...

A 67-year-old man from Port Barrington is identified as the boater pulled Tuesday from the Mississippi River, officials ...

(WIFR) - The free workshop allows teachers to learn about watersheds while getting kayak certified. Teachers are invited to ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Animal shelters in Rockford say they’re swamped with kittens and need help. Winnebago County Animal ...

Tariffs on steel and aluminum double to 50% Wednesday as promised by the Trump Administration.

Lights and Ladders returns from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Loves Park Festival Grounds, 100 Heart Blvd., for ...

A 42-year-old man is sentenced to 48 years in prison after he was convicted of eight counts of predatory criminal sexual ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The curb of eastbound Spring Creek Road, just east of N. Alpine Road, will close Thursday, June 6, ...