Rockford, MN News Headlines

NBCSports.com High-scoring wing Zach Parise used free agency to sign with Minnesota after losing the Cup to the Kings. Forward Ilya Kovalchuk returned to play in Russia after the following season. There was a lack of scoring, a little less defense and...

WREX-TV In another, a Minnesota police officer was acquitted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist who had just informed the officer that he was carrying a gun. Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who is Latino,...

When she and her husband, Malcolm, moved to Rockford from Minnesota in 1991 she started a small herb and everlasting plant business and sold her products at area farmers markets. “I became a master gardener and became fascinated by the history...

News Leader WREX-TV (AP) - A Minnesota police officer was cleared Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist whose death captured national attention when his girlfriend streamed the grim aftermath on Facebook. Castile's family...

Elmhurst College in Elmhurst: Ashleigh Dunbaugh, Evon Sams and Angelina Zielonka of Rockford ; Emily Peterson of Belvidere; Gerrica Sallis-Smith of Loves Park; and Zachary Taylor of Roscoe. Michigan State University in East Lansing: Shannon Kelley...

WREX-TV ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A jury deliberating a manslaughter charge against a Minnesota police officer in the death of a black motorist was struggling to reach agreement on Wednesday, ending its third day without a verdict after a judge's order to...

News Leader WREX-TV (AP) - The manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer who shot and killed a black motorist last summer will resume Monday with closing arguments. Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop...

News Leader WREX-TV The defense has rested in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a black motorist. Closing arguments are set for Monday for Officer Jeronimo Yanez. Prosecutors say he acted unreasonably in...

News Leader WREX-TV Australia's prime minister denied he was impersonating President Donald Trump during a recent speech, instead describing his performance as "lighthearted and affectionate channeling." More >>. Australia's prime minister denied he was...

WREX-TV PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The trial of a Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a black motorist opened Monday with attorneys offering sharply different accounts of whether the officer saw the motorist's gun before he began firing. Officer Jeronimo...