It is very pleasant albeit hazy outside. The haze is coming form Canadian wildfire smoke and it is impacting our air quality ...

The Boone County Health Department says routine testing shows mosquitos in Belvidere are positive for West Nile virus.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Air quality alert all day Friday. Temperatures in the uppers 70s. Weekend temps rising slightly into ...

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A nearly $200,000 grant from the state of Illinois will go toward expanding services that ...

WIFR News at 6. An update of today's local and national news headlines along with your First Alert forecast and local sports ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Alpine Kiwanis staff say donations flooded in from several states, including Michigan and California, ...

A Wisconsin doctor uses the power of social media to make her patients feel more comfortable while talking about difficult ...

With pressing workforce challenges in the U.S., a new program looks to get Rockford-area pharmacists into the field as soon ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued a Red Forecast Air Pollution Action Day for Thursday, July 31, for the ...

On July 27, Freeport Fire Department was called to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of W. Galena and N. Hardin ...

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack last week, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report released ...