A Detroit solider who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II has been identified and recovered.

Camp Canaan, a children's camp and retreat located in Rock Hill, S.C. is located on a wooded island on the Catawba River.

In 2023, Illinois certified Rock Island as a River Edge Redevelopment Zone. The City hopes the certification will bring more developers and projects to Rock Island.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Wednesday that U.S. Army Pvt. Erwin H. Schopp, a Plymouth native who died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines during World War II, has been ...

The Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about a phone scam.

Monday afternoon Rock Island city and county officials, as well as YWCA staff, gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new location.

One day after Rock Island County Clerk Karen Kinney announced her retirment, Deputy Clerk Maggie Crouch on Thursday announced her candidacy for the position.

In the winter of 1944, four German paratroopers and a Kriegsmarine sailor broke free from a POW camp in the French port of Granville, hiding near the docks as the weather worsened. Spotting an ...

Autopsy results indicate a woman who was found dead Saturday at the American Motor Inn in Rock Island died from head injuries.

Minnesota World War II veteran Les Schrenk recently got a chance to visit the former POW camp in Poland where he was held captive for 15 months. WCCO spoke with Schrenk about the emotions of ...

Like most other local residents, Tricia Torrez didn't know that the Sahuarita area had a German prisoner of war camp during World War II.

Crime Suspect who has been at large since May 1 shooting in Rock Island arrested A 22-year-old man was shot while sitting in his car on May 1. The injuries were not life-threatening.