Updated: 6:24 PM Stateliners enjoyed quite the show at the BMO Harris Bank Center tonight. Country music superstar Carrie Underwood of American Idle fame was singing some of her hits in front of a sold out crowd. Local businesses say they’re excited about the concert too, but different reasons.

Posted: 10:35 PM Our annual 4th of July Fireworks show could have a less sparkle this summer.

Posted: 9:57 PM Rockford police are looking for four men who robbed the Radio Shack on West Riverside at gun point Friday night.

Updated: 10:46 PM Rockford man is busted for allegedly dealing drugs.

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.

Updated: 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: 1:14 PM Annual Winnebago County real estate property tax bills for the year 2012, payable in 2013 will be received in the mail by homeowners, businesses, and farms beginning May 14, 2013. The property tax is divided into two equal installments, with due dates of June 14 and September 6, 2013.

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.

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.