May 11, 2026; Updated 5-13; Updated June 7; July 30
Getting our Lake Geneva translator station back on the air is taking a little longer than expected.
Aug. 3, 2026 11a
(WGTD)---It’s slow-going for the commission that’s trying to save a treasured downtown Kenosha landmark.
The current owners of the former Eagles Club want to sell it after a water pipe burst a couple of winters ago. They say that even with insurance the damage is too costly to repair...
July 30, 2026 5p
(WGTD)---A special prosecutor has been appointed in an alleged case of domestic violence that involves Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis.
Kenosha County deputies responded to a 'trouble unknown' call at a Bristol residence which is believed to be Solis' home just before 7...
July 30, 2026 11:30a
(WGTD)---The owners of a beloved downtown Kenosha diner are hoping to reopen the place sometime this fall following a fire that occurred nearly two years ago.
Julie Zorn from the currently-closed Coffee Pot appeared before the city’s License and Permits Committee this week. She...
July 28, 2026 4p
(WGTD)---The number of citations handed out to underaged drinkers at the Country Thunder music festival this year was way up.
Well over 200 were handed out, compared to just 67 last year. In 2024, 54 citations were issued. The year before that the number was 106.
Kenosha County Sheriff...
July 28, 2026 3:45p
(WGTD)---A few folks who lost power in Kenosha because of Monday's storms will have to wait until Wednesday before the lights come back on.
We Energies crews are continuing to work around the clock, according to a company spokesperson. Most of the outages are expected to be fixed...
July 27, 2026 8:45p
(WGTD)---The dinner crowd was absent at the normally busy Spot late Monday afternoon---it was one of many businesses that were forced to close as the result of a power outage due to the weather.
While the Menasha and Appleton areas suffered terrible devastation Monday, Kenosha...
National Weather Service says there was a 'confirmed tornado' over Lake Winnebago--at least on F2. Click for the WPR story.
July 27, 2026
At a pair of public hearings last week, residents overwhelmingly opposed a planned natural gas plant in Kenosha County. Click for the WPR story.
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