FREEPORT (WREX) - Two area stars hit career milestones on Saturday, as Paityn London scored her 1,000th point for Freeport and Belvidere's Emma Pierson hit 2,000.

MILWAUKEE (WREX) - Pecatonica's basketball team got an amazing opportunity to play in an NBA Arena, and they delivered with ...

The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian ...

Friday Night saw three of four teams in the Dixon Holiday Classic Semifinal undefeated with two of those three squaring off ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill (WREX) – The Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana partners with LaMonica Beverage Company and Hard Rock Casino Rockford to offer residents a safe way to get home this New ...

Gloomy weather is draped over much of the Midwest Sunday, including foggy weather at home and very rainy weather not too far away. Dense Fog Advisories are in effect through noon as areas of very ...

FREEPORT, Ill (WREX) – Freeport Police Department recovered a loaded 20-gauge sawed-off shotgun after conducting a search warrant on a home in Freeport. Freeport Police conducted a search ...

2025 will start out cold, possibly for a couple weeks. See how much temperatures drop in the forecast video ...

2025 starts out brisk and gets colder as we head deeper into January. A few snow chances may get sprinkled into the forecast during the cold snap. Scattered flurries may pop up at times tonight ...

Winter weather brings snow overnight and harsh cold temperatures later in the week. See when the temperature drops in the forecast video.

BOONE COUNTY, Ill (WREX) – One man is dead after a deadly early morning hit-and-run in Capron. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident in the 11000 block of Rt. 173 on ...

ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX) – A Rockford man is now in custody after a shots fired incident led to officers recovering a loaded handgun. On Saturday, December 28, Rockford Police officers responded ...