A 46-year-old Sterling man was in Whiteside County jail today on $100,000 bond, charged with sexually assaulting a girl younger than 18.

The embattled former Albany chief of police pleaded not guilty Oct. 4 to leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor traffic offense.

A 36-year-old Prophetstown man is in Whiteside County jail on $500,000 bond, accused of sexually abusing a child younger than 13.

A 32-year-old Franklin Grove man was arrested Thursday and charged with six counts of possession of child pornography.

K-9 deputy released from hospital and canine partner on hand to greet him — and lick his face

A “Rally Against Child Abuse in Memory of Nathaniel” will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Blackhawk Center in Oregon.

A 50-year-old Dixon woman will serve 2 years of probation in the intoxication death of her 15-year-old son.

Funeral services are set for a Mt. Morris man who died Tuesday when his SUV collided with a semi at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Winnebago Road in Winnebago.

A former Lee-Ogle Transportation System manager is charged with embezzling more than $50,000 from the agency.