ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The man behind Rockford Scanner says he was arrested earlier this week as part of a plot to “control” his platform. Traeger, 46, says the Rockford Police Department is “mad” at ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police have arrested Rickie Traeger, 46, after he reportedly was involved in a road rage crash that left a woman injured, and then fled the scene. A quantity of a ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. -- A man who allegedly shot and killed a local officer assigned to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at a hotel in Rockford was taken into custody without incident around 5 p.m.

ROCKFORD — The Rockford Police Department will switch all radio communications to fully encrypted digital channels starting at 6:30 a.m. Monday. News organizations and residents who have for decades ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (CN) – A freelance reporter claims police in an Illinois city targeted him for filming their activity, arresting him on false charges and releasing his mugshot along with suspects ...