A Rock Falls man was sentenced Monday to up to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of possessing images of child sexual abuse

Judge James Heuerman agreed to give the city of Rock Falls and two fire officials until Jan. 12 to file the post-trial motion that could put them on the path to appealing the verdict in connection with the 2021 death of Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos

The city of Rock Falls and two fire officials are taking steps that could pave the way for an appeal of a $31.5 million verdict issued against them in connection with Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos’s 2021 line-of-duty death

A Sterling man has pleaded not guilty to multiple weapons charges filed after an October shooting that damaged a residence in that city.

A Morrison school was placed on lockdown Thursday after a report of an attempted armed robbery at a nearby home.

Scott E. Hagerman of Rock Falls was found guilty Wednesday of beating Ronald Fistler Jr. in August 2022 and causing a brain stem injury

An Ogle County judge set a Feb. 17 trial for an animal rights activist accused of falsely reporting a shooting at a rodeo near Rochelle

A Sterling man being held in the Whiteside County Jail on a 2022 arson and home invasion case now faces additional charges that accuse him of assaulting a jailer.

Andrew W. Knapp was taken into custody on Thursday when the Illinois State Police Special Weapons and Tactics Team executed a search warrant at a Sterling residence, according to a news release