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Eyewitness News Eyewitness News (the news division of WTVO and WQRF-TV) serves local news, weather and sports Eyewitness News is the news division of WTVO-TV and WQRF-TV.

WTVO began operations on May 3, 1953 under the original ownership of Harry and Elmer Balaban. WTVO was the first station to air programming in the Rockford market.The station served Rockford as an NBC affiliate for 42 years before switching to an ABC affiliation. Mission Broadcasting purchased the station in November 2004. WTVO-TV offers viewers the most comprehensive local news coverage in the st

ateline area. WTVO-TV has made "News Where You Live" our mission to serve residents of the Illinois/Wisconsin stateline area. WTVO-TV is a member of the Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce, Rockford Area Economic Development Council, and Television Bureau of Advertising. WQRF FOX 39 first signed on in November 1978 with the goal of offering residents an extensive array of programming. We have met the needs of the stateline residents for 23 years by airing programs appropriate for children with Saturday FOX Kid’s and Saturday afternoon movies with Cinema 39. In 2006, we were proud to launch the stateline’s only prime time newscast, Fox 39’s News at 9, and followed that up with the Stateline's first 6:30pm news in January of 2008, the Fox 39 Evening News. On March 13th, 2007, FOX 39 launched full power digital HDTV signal transmission. At 900,000 watts, FOX 39's digital signal is the most powerful in the stateline region. Read our Terms of Service: http://www.mystateline.com/about-us/terms-of-use

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling held its 6th annual “Dispelling the Darkness” event at Rockfo...
09/10/2025

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling held its 6th annual “Dispelling the Darkness” event at Rockford University’s Fisher Memorial Chapel, bringing survivors …

Police and medical personnel were called to the scene of a rollover crash on Rockford’s southwest side Monday afternoon.
09/10/2025

Police and medical personnel were called to the scene of a rollover crash on Rockford’s southwest side Monday afternoon.

“If we don’t find someone soon, then it impacts the number of our students could obtain,” explained RPS executive direct...
09/10/2025

“If we don’t find someone soon, then it impacts the number of our students could obtain,” explained RPS executive director,"

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A search is underway for a new nursing aide clinical supervisor for nursing students at RPS 205. “If we don’t find someone soon, then it impacts the number of our students c…

The Pec Playhouse theatre is getting close to finishing its campaign to renovate and expand its current location to buil...
09/10/2025

The Pec Playhouse theatre is getting close to finishing its campaign to renovate and expand its current location to build a theatre.

Darren Bailey is expected to announce his candidacy for governor in 2026, joining other Republicans including DuPage Cou...
09/09/2025

Darren Bailey is expected to announce his candidacy for governor in 2026, joining other Republicans including DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, businessman Joe Severino, and Ted Dabrowski in th…

ROCKFORD, Ill (WTVO) — A $2,000,000 grant announced Tuesday will allow the International Women’s Baseball Center (IWBC) ...
09/09/2025

ROCKFORD, Ill (WTVO) — A $2,000,000 grant announced Tuesday will allow the International Women’s Baseball Center (IWBC) to complete phase one of its Beyer Stadium project. The IWBC received r…

Stateline fire crews are on the scene of a Roscoe house fire.
09/09/2025

Stateline fire crews are on the scene of a Roscoe house fire.

ROSCOE, Ill (WTVO) — Multiple fire departments from around Stateline have responded to a house fire in Roscoe. Crews were called to the home on River View Trail just after 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.…

President Donald Trump issued his “last warning” to Hamas, to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, in a post on Tru...
09/09/2025

President Donald Trump issued his “last warning” to Hamas, to release hostages and end the war in Gaza, in a post on Truth Social.

President Trump announced new measures to protect religious liberty and address crime during a speech at the Museum of t...
09/09/2025

President Trump announced new measures to protect religious liberty and address crime during a speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

Trump denied the birthday message existed when the Wall Street Journal first reported about it in July.
09/09/2025

Trump denied the birthday message existed when the Wall Street Journal first reported about it in July.

It’s going to be a great week for baseball weatherwise in the Stateline. We’re talking playoff baseball in Beloit.
09/09/2025

It’s going to be a great week for baseball weatherwise in the Stateline. We’re talking playoff baseball in Beloit.

Two people have been charged with First Degree Murder after a 21-year-old man was shot and killed near a gas station on ...
09/09/2025

Two people have been charged with First Degree Murder after a 21-year-old man was shot and killed near a gas station on Charles Street on Sunday night.

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