May 11, 2026; Updated 5-13
WGTD's Lake Geneva translator (103.3 FM) is off the air until mid-June.
The Lake Geneva Utility water tower where our antennae is located is being repainted. The project requires that we temporarily remove our equipment.
June 4, 2026 11:30a
(WGTD)---The Racine Dominican Sisters are offering a matching grant to help expand a summer meals program in the city.
Last year a new group called “Benner Beats Hunger” started serving free meals to kids, parents and caregivers at the Geneva Street Community Oriented Policing...
June 3, 2026 6:40p
(WGTD)---Republican primaries for sheriff will be held in both Kenosha and Racine counties in August. The deadline for filing papers to get on the fall ballot was Monday.
In Kenosha County, incumbent Sheriff Dave Zoerner has drawn opposition from Kenosha Police Department Captain...
June 3, 2026 6:30p
(WGTD)---Racine Unified Superintendent Soren Gajewski is preparing for a firestorm of protest if the school board adopts a bell-to-bell prohibition on the student use of cell phones.
As reported previously by WGTD, several board members—if not a majority—are ready to support a ban...
June 3, 2026 6p
(WGTD)---Anti-immigrant posters have been popping up on utility poles in Kenosha and in northeastern Illinois.
Kenosha parent Angeles Arzate was taking her kids to school the other day when she came across a poster with a green alien figure in the crosshairs of a firearm target with...
A Marquette Law School Poll found 80 percent of Wisconsin adults said the Wisconsin Legislature should have passed the deal. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said broad voter consensus merits going back to the negotiating table. Click here for the WPR story.
June 2, 2026 9:10p
(WGTD)---The owner of the management company that's been given credit for revitalizing operations at the City of Racine-owned Festival and Memorial halls says he won't sign a contract extension as offered.
Patrick Flynn of 5K Events delivered the news during the citizen comments...
Wait was convicted of election fraud and identity theft after ordering absentee ballots for other voters. Click here for the WPR story.
June 2, 2026 1:05p
(WGTD)---Two Racine teenagers were playing with a loaded handgun last weekend when it went off, striking one of them in his shoulder and in the back of his upper arm.
Now the other teen--17 year-old Amarion Jackson--has been charged with possession of a machine gun, negligent...
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