A woman was arrested and charged with arson Wednesday after an investigation into a structure fire in April.
The Sterling Police Department arrested Kelly L. Mewhirter, 42, of Sterling, for residential arson, arson, criminal damage to property and reckless conduct in connection to a structure fire in the 700 block of 2nd Avenue on April 1.
No one was injured as a result of the fire. Mewhirter was taken to the Whiteside County Jail in lieu of bond.