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Tornado Warnings Around the Tri-Counties Illinois
A Radar indicated tornado warning has been issued for parts of Rock Island, Mercer, Whiteside and Henry Counties. The warning is currently from the Quad Cities to Atkinson but the warning is expected to extend southeast. VERY strong winds have been confirmed with these storms. Funnel clouds have been spotted but any possible spin-up may be rain-wrapped. Stay alert and keep a device with you to stay up-to-date with warnings. Update: Galva, Annawan, and Hoopole are in the extended warning area. UPDATE: 7:28 PM, huge spin-up north of Preemption, headed east towards Sherrard and Orion.
Prosecutors: Drug deal gone bad, revenge led to Sterling fire that killed 3
MORRISON — As the family members of three killed in a Sterling apartment building fire four years ago wept nearby, a Whiteside County jury on Tuesday watched body camera video showing firefighters and police officers kicking out windows and yelling as they desperately tried to save those trapped. The...
Jurors begin deliberations Friday in trial of Rock Falls man charged with setting fatal 2020 apartment fire
WHITESIDE Co., Ill. (KWQC) - A Whiteside County jury is deliberating the fate of a Rock Falls man accused of setting fire to an apartment in Sterling that killed one woman and two children. The jury of eight men and four women were sent to begin deliberations just before 11...
Jury selection set for case of Rock Falls man accused in fatal fire
Whiteside County jury selection is set to begin Monday for a 44-year-old Rock Falls man police say is connected to a fire that killed a woman and two children in 2020 in a Sterling apartment complex. Steven W. Coleman faces felony charges including murder and arson, court records show. The...
Rabbits take center stage at Whiteside County 4-H Fair
MORRISON — Potato was pretty fussy as she waited for judging to start in her category at the Whiteside County 4-H Fair on Friday. First, she squirmed around in her cage. Then, she stepped on her food dish. But the coupe de grâce was two quick kicks to her water dish and then joyfully jumping into all the mess.
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