May 15, 2025 8a
(WGTD)---As the military removes images and videos featuring women and minorities from its websites, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Somers is featuring a program and exhibit highlighting the contributions of women and other marginalized groups.
The exhibit is titled, "The...
May 15, 2025 7:30a
From the National Weather Service:
There continues to be a risk for severe thunderstorms across most of southern Wisconsin today, with a risk for very large hail, tornadoes, and high winds. Initial storm development is expected between 2 PM and 4 PM, with peak intensity and storm...
May 13, 2025 8:30p
(WGTD0---A $6 million public works project in Kenosha—the benefits of which aren’t visible—is just about complete.
Crews have spent the last nine months replacing part of a large pipe that carries the Pike Creek underground from Washington Park on the city's north side to the...
May 13, 2025 1p
(WGTD)---Plans for a quick partial recovery from a fire late last month that destroyed Elsie Mae’s new home in Kenosha have been stymied by an insurance company.
“Elsie Mae’s Pies and Pints” was planning to open last Sunday in a building off of I-94 that once housed a tavern. But...
May 12, 2025 10p
(WGTD)---A downtown Racine building that at one point was considered to be a community hub but ended life as an eyesore is being demolished.
The former YMCA building that for the past 62 years sat on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is expected to be completely leveled by the end of...
May 11, 2025 8:10p
(WGTD)---A prayer vigil was held Sunday evening near the site of a fatal police shooting in Racine last week.
As neighbors went about their business, about a dozen members of the Racine Interfaith Coalition and their supporters gathered at 17th and Franklin.
The vigil was led by...
May 11, 2025 8p
(WGTD)---A progressive congressman from California says he believes the drastic cuts put in place at federal agencies by the Trump administration won’t stick if enough people complain.
Democrat Ro Khanna was the headline speaker at a rally on Kenosha’s lakefront Sunday--Mother's Day--...
May 8, 2025 7p
(WGTD)---It was 25 years ago that members of Kenosha's Mahone family, with the support of several community and business leaders, decided to extend the community service legacy of Mary Lou and Arthur F. Mahone by creating a foundation primarily designed to award college scholarships. ...
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