Posted: 9:54 PM The U.S. Department of Transportation decided that the airport's control tower will stay open.

Updated: 6:40 PM If you’re heading up north this weekend, you’ll want to be extra cautious while on the road. Wisconsin has some of the most lax drunk driving laws in the nation, but maybe not for long.

Updated: 5:26 PM Several local school districts are switching bus companies. It’s a story you asked us about on Facebook.

Updated: 5:23 PM Rockford Mass Transit says it can’t improve its service unless it gets help from Washington.

Updated: 5:23 PM While most airports across the country are cutting back, leaders at Rockford’s Airport are thinking about getting bigger.

Posted: 5:16 PM A recount in Boone County hasn’t changed the results of Belvidere’s exceptionally close mayoral race.

Updated: 4:19 PM Raymond Gitchel has been sentenced to 5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for his role in a fatal stabbing.

Posted: 3:26 PM The Transportation Departments says 149 control towers at small airports that were slated for closure will remain -- open at least through Sept. 30.

Posted: 8:05 AM SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Health officials say three more Sheboygan students have an active case of tuberculosis, in addition to the case confirmed last month.

Posted: 7:27 AM NEW YORK -- The silver spire topping One World Trade Center has been fully installed on the building's roof. That brings the iconic structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet.

Posted: 7:24 AM DARLINGTON, Wis. -- The man accused of killing three people in a southern Wisconsin farmhouse last month is due in court.

Posted: 7:19 AM SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate is approving tighter rules for disclosure of public officials' economic interests.

Updated: 6:52 PM Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announced today that on May 8, 2013 20-year-old Nicholas Vincent pled guilty to the charges of Second Degree Murder and was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Ronald White to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Posted: 10:47 PM Families in the Riverview neighborhood near 15th Avenue say they’re fed up with crime taking over their community

Posted: 10:26 PM A legislative committee has approved a bill that would ensure repeat drunken drivers spend time behind bars.

Posted: 10:24 PM A Rockford man who's out on parole for burglary allegedly gets caught red handed.

Updated: 10:48 PM It’s a problem that's plagued Rockford's Midtown District for years -- prostitution.

Updated: 10:49 PM A House Committee advanced a measure to support the expansion of Winnebago County's recreation and tourism industry, designed to create jobs and stimulate the economy.

Posted: 5:48 PM On Facebook, Fred wanted an update on the Sweden House Lodge.

Updated: 1:18 PM Negotiations have greatly improved in the Winnebago School District. The Teacher’s Union and School District have come to a tentative contract agreement.

Posted: 5:41 PM Our nice sunny streak wasn’t enough to help local farmers start planting and that could lead to a jump in food prices. Many farmers are working around the clock to save their crops and your money.

Updated: 5:50 PM Curran’s Apple Orchard owner Pat Curran tells us he’s optimistic about this year’s cherry and apple crop.

Updated: 5:50 PM There’s a new type of vehicle hitting the streets next week. It’s expected to keep law enforcement officers safe in dangerous situations.

Posted: 4:50 PM The Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD) is announcing that the 2013 West Nile Virus Season Surveillance is beginning in Winnebago County.

Posted: 2:43 PM The Illinois Senate has approved a union-supported pension reform bill. But the measure faces an uncertain future in the House, where lawmakers passed a competing proposal last week.