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Sterling police officers were notified of a shooting that had occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 13th Avenue and East Fifth Street, Sterling.
The Fulton Police Department faces a “dire and unprecedented” staffing shortage, Police Chief Nicholas Neblung told the Fulton City Council last month. His department is not alone.
A Morrison man was seriously injured Monday when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided in rural Sterling.
Deputies respond to report of child, vehicle in the Rock River; submerged vehicle pulled from water 5 hours later
Ryan Poulter accused of drawing firearm from waistband; faces multiple weapons charges.
In late September, the Twin Cities Communications Center in Sterling will close, and the dozen 911 dispatchers who work there will join eight coworkers in the Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center in Morrison.
Alexis Echebarria loves her work, doesn’t seek recognition for her job as the first point of contact during an emergency.
The driver of a semitractor-trailer charged with improper passing in the death of a tractor driver in Rock Falls is scheduled to appear in Whiteside County traffic court in Sterling on May 13.
The driver of the pickup truck that investigators say failed to stop at an intersection, resulting in the death of his three passengers, was cited for failure to stop and for violating his graduated license restrictions.
Whiteside County authorities have released the name of a man killed Wednesday morning when the tractor he was driving was hit by a semitractor-trailer on Route 40.
One person was killed Wednesday morning when the tractor that he was driving was hit by a semitractor-trailer on Route 40 at the intersection of Route 172/Star Road south of Rock Falls, according to a news release from Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker.
Participants are needed for a procession of vehicles from the church to the cemetery Thursday for one of the three Tampico teens killed last week in a traffic collision.
Funeral services are set for the three Tampico boys killed Thursday in a traffic collision outside the village.
Whiteside County Coroner Joseph McDonald released the names of the three teenagers killed Thursday in a collision with a semi at the intersection of Hahnaman and Luther Roads outside the village.
Three students are dead following a crash at the intersection of Hahnaman and Luther roads in rural Tampico; a fourth teen sustained serious, but nonlife-threatening, injuries, sheriff says.
A trial date is set for a Deer Grove man charged with aggravated DUI in a head-on collision that took the life of the president of Astec Mobile Screens in Sterling in 2021.
A 31-year-old registered sex offender from rural Rock Falls is in Whiteside County jail, accused of beating a 6-year-old boy.
Snowstorm brought 5 inches or more to the Sauk Valley, and it isn't over yet – super cold temperatures are on the way.
A Rock Falls woman wanted in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties, as well as several states, for failing to appear on a variety of low-level felony and misdemeanor offenses dating back at least four years, was arrested this week in Rock Falls.
A Rock Falls man with a history of weapons charges, who was arrested 10 months ago after an armed standoff with police, was charged Thursday with three felonies in the incident, which means he now has four ongoing felony cases in Whiteside County Court.
A woman is jailed and a man is wanted in a violent home invasion a week ago in Rock Falls, Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker said,
A Sterling man accused of holding and threatening to shoot five teenage boys, and of smacking one of them in the face, is free on bond, charged with felony unlawful restraint and misdemeanor battery.
Weather was perfect...fish were biting – the perfect combination for the golden anniversary of the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office and Mounted Patrol’s Youth Fishing Derby.
The weather was perfect and the fish were biting – the perfect combination for the golden anniversary of the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office and Mounted Patrol’s Youth Fishing Derby. Sheriff John Booker was all smiles Saturday, Sept. 9, as he presided over the 50th anniversary of the popular event along the shore of Lake Carlton in Morrison-Rockwood State Park. Approximately 100 kids took part in this year's event.
A 16-year-old girl was treated and released Saturday after being stabbed by another teen girl once in the neck at the Bike Barn in Fenton, Sheriff John Booker said.
In some fairly predictable responses in the conservative-leaning Sauk Valley, legislative representatives and others reacted Friday to news that the state Supreme Court upheld a ban on semiautomatic assault guns.
A bench trial is set for Sept. 27 in the case of a Thomson woman charged with a traffic offense in the death of a pedestrian, who was struck and killed Dec. 25 near Fulton.
Juan Antonio “Tony” Anaya is presumed to have died, City Manager Scott Shumard said in an update sent about 3 p.m.
It’s not yet known if the building destroyed by fire early Friday had smoke alarms, and there is no indication that an explosion preceded the blaze, Sterling City Manager Scott Shumard said in an email Sunday.
One person is missing and presumed dead after a fire Friday that demolished a three-story apartment building at 406/408 E. Third St. in downtown Sterling.
Two people were still missing Friday night after a fire destroyed a downtown apartment building earlier in the day.
The driver killed on June 3 when his car hit a tree and caught fire near Oak Knoll cemetery in rural Sterling was from Dixon, Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker said.
Lee and Whiteside counties are seeing an uptick in accidental 911 calls. Here's why, and how to help.
Sheriff: A 44-year-old Sterling man was killed around 2:30 a.m. Sunday when his U-Haul truck hit a tree on U.S. Route 30.
The name of the driver killed early Saturday in a crash on U.S. Route 40 north of Sterling won’t be released until his identity can be confirmed by DNA results, Sheriff John Booker said.
A driver is dead after his vehicle caught fire after crashing into a tree on state Route 40/Pennington Road just north of Fulfs Road, by Oak Knoll cemetery in rural Sterling.
Dixon,Rock Falls, and Whiteside County law enforcement will be sitting on rooftops Friday, raising money for Special Olympics.
A call reporting a woman lost in the Rock River near Lawrence Park in Sterling was a false alarm, Sheriff John Booker said.
A Thomson woman pleaded not guilty to failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident in a collision Dec. 25 that took the life of a pedestrian near Fulton.
The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department is asking for help locating a Sterling man wanted for felony theft.
The family and girlfriend of a man killed a little over a year ago during a police chase in Rock Falls is suing the city and the two officers involved in his death.
This partnership helps bridge the gap and ease the transition from SVCC to Augustana where students will complete their bachelor’s degree, according to the college.
A former Rock Falls man arrested Monday after a standoff with police was wanted on charges filed in July accusing him of being a felon in possession of a firearm, reckless discharge of firearm and assault.
Whiteside County, Rock Falls, Sterling and the Illinois State Police responded to an individual who barricaded himself into a house on Walnut Street in Yeowardsville, Monday.
Douglas Strehlow, whose BAC was nearly three times the legal limit when he hit a car in August 2017, causing the death of the driver three days later, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Whiteside County Court.
A 60-year-old Morrison motorcyclist was identified Friday as the man who died after a crash around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Crosby Road.
Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker won his second term in office Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger and Tampico Chief of Police Mike Lewis.
Whiteside County sheriff John Booker and candidate Mike Lewis gather with friends, family and supporters to watch Tuesday's election results.
Two longtime local law officers are duking it out Tuesday for sheriff of Whiteside County: incumbent Democrat John F. Booker, 55, of Sterling, and Tampico Chief of Police Mike Lewis, 51, of Rock Falls, a Republican.
Whiteside County voters will be asked Tuesday to increase the countywide sales tax by 1%. Here's why.