whiteside county

Maybe the scent of weed isn't enough to justify a vehicle search, but if a cloud pours out the windows like you've just finished a road trip with Cheech & Chong, that may be a different story.

ROCK FALLS, Ill. (AP) — The Whiteside County Sheriff's Department has a new crime fighter: a German shepherd named Nicom. Deputy Rollie Elder will work with the one-and-a-half-year-old dog. He's been a K-9 handler with the sheriff's department since 2012...