The roads will be closed until approximately 8 a.m. Sunday, July 27, to allow for cleanup of the event.

Dan Gordon, father of the slain DJ Gordon, speaks out about his anger regarding Rock Falls Police Department's leadership in the handling of his son's case.

A Rock Falls man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Whiteside County Circuit Court, then apologized for fatally stabbing the man, whom he considered a friend.

The “Click It or Ticket” campaign will focus on nighttime enforcement.

Just one day before Kyle Cooper was set to be tried on a first-degree murder charge in a Rock Falls stabbing case, attorneys announced they’ve reached a tentative plea agreement.

An ill detective and an abundance of pretrial motions – covering everything from whether to let a jury hear a 911 call to the possibility the Rock Falls Police Department violated investigative protocol – has led to a two-day delay in the start of a Rock Falls murder trial.

A Whiteside County judge will decide Friday, May, 9, whether Kyle Cooper’s trial will begin Tuesday, May 13. That decision will follow a hearing on whether the Illinois Attorney General's Office will be able to intervene in the case on behalf of the Illinois State Police.

According to a joint news release, dispatchers had received a report shortly before 11 a.m. that a woman had entered a silo near city hall and was on its roof, about 50 feet off the ground.

A Sterling woman has been charged with multiple traffic offenses, including two felonies, after police say she attempted to elude authorities in Rock Falls and ended up hitting a parked vehicle.

Kyle Cooper was to stand trial April 8 for the Feb. 14 stabbing death of Daniel J. Gordon; however, that date was pushed until May 13 based on the prosecution’s request for more time.

Kyle Cooper's first-degree murder trial will begin April 8 in Whiteside County Circuit Court.

The activity consists of charges being made to stores out of state, according to a news release.

Testimony sheds more light on events leading up to Daniel Gordon's death on Feb. 14, 2025, after a fight in a Rock Falls driveway.

Kyle M. Cooper, 36, is charged with murder in connection with the Feb. 14 death of Daniel J. Gordon, 27, who prosecutors say was stabbed after trying to break up an altercation between Cooper and Cooper's ex-girlfriend, who was dating Gordon.

The cookoff is open to the public, and spectators can pay $10 to taste as much chili as they want before casting a vote for their favorite.

Just one day after a judge ruled that a Rock Falls man’s weapons trial will proceed next week, the case was dismissed Tuesday because the alleged victim is failing to cooperate with the prosecution

A Rock Falls man accused of outrunning police twice will remain detained in the Whiteside County Jail after a judge ruled he poses too much of a risk to be released.

Eleven families were on the receiving end of $8,000 worth of generous donations from the community for gifts, food and household items.

Rock Falls Police and Fire departments spent the afternoon Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, delivering gifts to 11 families during Operation Santa.

The Fulton City Council during a special session Thursday night selected Chad Hermes to replace Chief Nick Neblung when he leaves the position in January. Hermes started his career in Rock Falls and has also served in Albany and Morrison.

Wallace Head Start's “Breakfast with Heroes” event invited members from both Rock Falls and Sterling’s police and fire departments to share a bagel breakfast with students to help foster positive connections with them.

Nick P. McFadden, 34, of Rock Falls, had been missing since about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24.

Harrison Webb, charged with attempted murder, is accused of walking from his Rock Falls home to Sterling, going into the restaurant’s kitchen, and with less than two feet separating them, shooting a 17-year-old worker in the back of the neck.

The 17-year-old boy, whose name was not released by authorities because he is a juvenile, also is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, felony burglary and unlawful possession of a stolen firearm.

A Rock Falls teen was treated at a local hospital and released after he was shot in the neck Wednesday night at Sterling’s Pizza Ranch, police say.

Johnathon P. Parker is being held in the Whiteside County Jail.

Wednesday morning's fire damage was limited to Country Inn and Suites' room 102, with water damage reaching the hallway.

Johnathon P. Parker, 40, is wanted for one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, according to a news release.

Police were called shortly after 2:15 a.m. to the 900 block of West Fifth Street for a report of a person who had been shot. When officers arrived, they located a man with a gunshot wound inside a residence.

Sterling police say three arson arrest warrants have been issued for a Sterling man who is accused of running from police Wednesday during a domestic battery investigation and then barricading himself in his West Fifth Street apartment shortly before fire broke out there.

Jasen Bell’s death is being investigated as a homicide, police say.

Robert A. Ager of Sterling charged with 3 counts of murder in connection with the death.

The Dixon and Rock Falls police departments held a National Night Out event Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. National Night Out is meant to promote police and community partnerships.

All activities will be provided free of charge to attendees thanks to generous donations, according to the Rock Falls Police Department.

In late September, the Twin Cities Communications Center in Sterling will close, and the dozen 911 dispatchers who work there will join eight coworkers in the Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center in Morrison.

U.S. Army Cpl. Richard Seloover, who was 17 at the time, went missing in action on Sept. 6, 1950; he was accounted for on Jan. 10, 2024, after scientists at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified his remains.

Sauk Valley Media recognizes and salutes our first responders.

The trial of a Rock Falls man accused of beating a neighbor so badly that the man died three weeks later of his injuries was postponed Tuesday morning, minutes before jury selection was set to begin.

A 34-year-old Rock Falls man on probation for possession of meth in Whiteside County is jailed in Clinton, Iowa, accused of breaking into the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre on March 5 and stealing costumes, money, and musical and electronic equipment.

The 17-year-old Rock Falls boy charged with shootiing a woman in the leg on Feb. 2 is charged as an adult and therefore named in charging documents filed in Whiteside County court.

A 17-year-old boy wanted in connection with a shooting in Rock Falls which a woman was wounded in the leg was arrested Thursday during a traffic stop. Two adult felons from Sterling also were arrested on unrelated charges.

Police are investigating a shooting late Friday in the 200 block of Hudson Drive in Rock Falls in which a woman was shot in the lower leg, Chief Dave Pilgrim said in a news release Saturday morning.

Police are investigating a shooting that happened around 9:15 p.m. Friday in which a house in the 400 block of Third Avenue was hit by gunfire, Chief Dave Pilgrim said in a news release Saturday morning.

A trial date is set in the Aug. 6, 2022 death of a Rock Falls man who investigators say was severely beaten by a neighbor, suffering brain damage and dying three weeks later.

Should you find yourself in the middle of a heat emergency, there are several locations around the Sauk Valley – libraries, senior centers, government offices, even cop shops and hospitals – that serve as warming centers.

Through the help of local community members, the program brought in nearly $7,000 to help bring gifts and household items to the families.

Operation Santa Claus went in to full swing Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 as Rock Falls police and fire delivered gifts to 6 families and 21 kids. Through the help of local community members, the program brought in nearly $7000 to help bring gifts and household items to the families.

A Rock Falls man who police say they tried to pull over in the middle of the night on a bike was arrested Tuesday on meth and cocaine charges.

A man who at the time was a Rock Falls High School senior is accused of video recording a 15-year-old in the school’s locker room and sharing the images.

Charges were not filed against a 17-year-old arrested in the Sept. 28 shooting of a Rock Falls teen when the juvenile court judge did not find probable cause for his arrest, Police Chief Dave Pilgrim confirmed Thursday.