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Information Meetings on Proposed Somers Peaker Plant to be Held Thursday

Dec. 9, 2025 4p 

(WGTD)---A company that wants to build a natural gas-fired power plant in Somers will be holding an open house Thursday. 

It’ll be held at Somers Village Hall with the first two-hour-long session beginning at 1:30 and the second at 5:30. 

The plant—proposed for a site just west of the...

Major Kenosha Intersection to Reopen

Dec. 4, 2025 7:30p

(WGTD)---A major north side Kenosha intersection that's been partially closed for months because of road construction will reopen even though the project isn't done.

The early onset of winter weather forced construction crews at the intersection of Washington Rd. and 30th Ave. to...

A Court Document Reveals Additional Details on Kenosha Fire

Dec. 3, 2025 8p

(WGTD)---A search warrant sheds some light on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of three children in the townhome fire in Kenosha on Thanksgiving night. 

The warrant was obtained to allow authorities to examine Joshua Kannin’s phone. 

Kannin is the father of the three children...

Dramatic Video Released of Raymond Fire Rescue

Dec. 3, 2025 7:30p

(WGTD)---A Racine County Sheriff's deputy battled thick smoke to rescue a four-year-old child in a Village of Raymond house fire Monday afternoon. While the child was rescued, a 38-year-old woman from Milwaukee--Jenna Zuehlke--died. 

According to a release from the sheriff's office...

Larry Meiller Announces Retirement After 58 Years on WPR

Dec. 2, 2025 7p

(WPR)---A fixture of Wisconsin radio for nearly six decades, Larry Meiller has announced that he will retire from his Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) program at the end of June 2026. Meiller has been a daily presence on WPR since 1967 and his call-in talk show is among the most listened...

Commuter Rail Commission Created; Members Appointed

Nov. 30, 2025 12:15p

(WGTD)---There's a bit of progress to report in the drive to establish an extension of commuter rail from Kenosha through Racine to Milwaukee.

The three cities have officially executed an intergovernmental agreement that establishes the Milwaukee Area-Racine-Kenosha Passenger Rail...

Somers to Discuss 2nd Proposed Peaker Plant for Northern Kenosha County

Nov. 30, 2025 noon

(WGTD)---The Somers Village Board has a special meeting coming up this week to discuss a proposed natural-gas fired power plant that would be built either adjacent to or nearly adjacent to a proposed data center. 

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday evening at 5:30 in Somers...

KPL Kids at Uptown Lofts Library is Visited by Thousands

Nov. 30, 2025 11a

(WGTD)---If you ask the director of the Kenosha Public Library, the one-year-old K-P-L Kids at the Uptown Lofts Library has been a big hit. 

Over 35,000 people have visited the new library on 22nd Ave. during its first year, according to Sarah Townsend. "We're seeing people come from...

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