Sterling Police Department

Millie and her handler, Community Service Officer Mary Toth, started their first day working together at the station on Monday.

The new comfort dog is being brought on as Brinkley, Sterling PD’s current comfort dog, and her handler, Community Service Officer Tekla Martin, are set to retire on June 12.

A former Sterling man was sentenced Monday to 23 years in federal prison for dealing crack cocaine in Rock Falls.

A Fulton woman who threatened a Walmart worker with a gun after she got caught shoplifting in the self-checkout lane at the Sterling store was sentenced to five years in prison.

The 55-year-old owner of the Asian Buffet restaurant, 3106 E. Lincolnway, was investigated last week and charged by police with aggravated battery.

Police in four area counties are looking for a 33-year-old Sterling woman charged with a variety of crimes, including stealing from residents at a nursing home where she worked.

A longtime Sterling felon sentenced last month to four years in prison is asking the judge to vacate the judgment and allow him to withdraw his guilty plea, citing his "lack of understanding of the consequences of his plea."

Should you find yourself in the middle of a heat emergency, there are several locations around the Sauk Valley – libraries, senior centers, government offices, even cop shops and hospitals – that serve as warming centers.

A Fulton woman who police say got caught cheating in the self-checkout lane is facing at least 15 years in prison if convicted of an alleged ensuing robbery, weapons and drug charges.

A former Rock Falls tavern owner was arrested early Wednesday after a foot chase and charged with burglary, Sterling police said in a news release.

Sterling’s Police and Fire departments manned buckets at Sterling Walmart Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, for bragging rights and the City Trophy for who can collect the most money for the Salvation Army.

A federal jury has convicted a former Sterling man of dealing crack cocaine in Rock Falls. Two Rock Falls women also were charged.

Sterling's Police and Fire departments manned buckets at Sterling Walmart Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 for bragging rights and the City Trophy for who can collect the most money for the Salvation Army.

With donations from the community, Sterling police treated 15 children to a Christmas shopping experience Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at Walmart as part of their Shop with a Cop program.

With donations from the community, Sterling police treated 15 children to a Christmas shopping experience Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 at Walmart as part of their Shop with a Cop program.