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Rockford Christian informs BNC it won’t field a football team this season.
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The Big Northern Conference will be short one football program this season. Rockford Christian is out. Rockford Christian athletic director Isaiah Johnson informed the rest of the conference members Thursday morning at the conference’s athletic directors meeting that RC doesn’t have enough players to safely field a team. Johnson told me […]
815 Emoji Guessing Game with Emily from 97ZOK
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Emily from the Steve Shannon Show 97ZOK is back with us tonight to celebrate 815 Day with an 815 emoji guessing game and a Rockford Peach themed cocktail for Spirit Day!. Emily is also telling us all about the Rock River Valley Blood Center ‘815...
OSF HealthCare president announces retirement
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Paula Carynski, President of OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, has announced her retirement. Carynski started her career as a cardiac nurse in 1985 and climbed up the rankings. She has been a manager and director of various clinical areas and held the chief nursing officer position until 2013. While holding the chief position, she led OSF to its first Magnet designation in 2005.
Two Armed Robot Will Be Serving Drinks at Rockford Walmart This Weekend
ADAM is serving drinks at Walmart Supercenter in Rockford this weekend, we've officially landed in the 'Jetsons' universe. When I was a kid, I expected to have flying cars by the year 2000. Which was pretty crazy if you think about it. I was born in 1987, how I thought cars would leap into the air by the time I turned 13 is a pretty silly thought, but hey, I blame TV, mostly 'The Jetsons,' for my technology assumptions.
Public record for August 15, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). ISAIAH BELL, 24, of Janesville, possession with intent to deliver THC, July 16, 2200 block of West Court Street, Janesville. ZNOBIAN MCADORY, 26, of Beloit, strangulation and suffocation and threat to law enforcement officer, July 15, 200 block of Depot Street, Village of Footville. DONTIEZ ETCHIN, 36, of Janesville, second degree sexual assault, July 27, 300 block of South Main Street, Janesville.
Southeast Wisconsin strong storms possible Aug. 15-16
MILWAUKEE - A more active weather pattern will set up across southeast Wisconsin over the next several days. This will bring muggy weather with chances of rain and strong storms from Thursday into the weekend. The Storm Prediction Center has issued our area under a marginal risk level 1 out...
Teacher says contract wasn't renewed because he wouldn't use trans students' preferred names
A high school English teacher is suing a Wisconsin school district, alleging it did not renew his contract last year because he refused to use the preferred names of two transgender students. Jordan Cernek's federal lawsuit alleges the Argyle School District violated his constitutional and civil rights to be free...
Girls golf: Experienced senior class to guide Oregon
A seasoned senior class figures to put the Oregon girls golf team in contention for conference and postseason success again. Last year Oregon finished second in the Badger Large behind Waunakee. The Panthers won their third straight regional title in 2023 and for the third year in a row placed third at sectionals behind Middleton and Waunakee.
Winnebago, Ogle county communities dial into town hall on Route 2 improvements
BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) - The IL-2 Project in Winnebago and Ogle counties started more than a decade ago and those impacted by the 10.5-mile stretch of road receive some long-awaited answers Thursday evening. More than a dozen people dialed into a 90-minute telephone town hall about the Route 2 project...
Did Eric Hovde say single parenthood leads to poverty and drug addiction?
Wisconsin Watch partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. Read our methodology to learn how we check claims. Running for U.S. Senate in 2012, Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde lamented the number of children “born out of wedlock,” saying it is “a direct path to a life of poverty. There’s been numerous studies that show that it leads to higher drug rates.”
Powerball for Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, is a $20 million jackpot. Check your numbers!
Did Powerball make you a millionaire overnight? After someone matched all five numbers plus the Powerball on Monday, Aug. 12 the grand prize reset to $20 million for the Wednesday, Aug. 14 drawing. The...
August primaries set the stage for November elections in Minnesota, Wisconsin
MINNEAPOLIS — The August primaries are in the books in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, setting the table for the main November elections in both states. A jubilant Rep. Ilhan Omar celebrated her win over Don Samuels. In 2022, Omar defeated him by roughly 2,500 votes that primary. This time, she won by a little more than 16,000 votes. She had admitted her near loss was her own fault, that she had taken the race for granted, but this time she put out a massive get-out-the-vote effort. "It's clear she did not do that this time. She spent millions of...
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