Foxconn Says it Plans to Add 700 Jobs by Mid-2027
Foxconn's deal with the state says the company is targeting 2.6K total employees by 2029. Click for the WPR story.
KUSD Records an Enrollment Drop That's Steeper Than Expected
Sept. 23, 2026 4:15
(WGTD)---There's been a larger than expected drop in enrollment at Kenosha Unified as the new school year begins.
The official third Friday count comes in at 17,029--a drop of 770 students from last year. The decrease is 442 students lower than projected in February.
The district...
Two Arrests Made in Koreem Ozier Homicide
Sept. 22, 2026 4p
(WGTD)---Two people have been arrested in connection with the Sunday night shooting death of Koreem Ozier, a star basketball player from Racine.
Collin Wallace was booked into the Racine County Jail Monday on a charge of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide while Justin Millard is being...
Shootout Precedes the Arrest of a Kenosha Homicide Suspect; Updates on Two Racine Homicides
Sept. 21 10:15p
(WGTD)---Kenosha police have released dramatic dash-cam video of a shootout on a city street Sunday night with a homicide suspect.
45 year-old Adam Threlkeld allegedly fatally shot 33 year-old Antero Medina inside Shenanigan's Tavern on 52nd St. then fled.
Police caught up with him a...
Two Gun-Related Homicides; Officer-Involved Shooting and a Vehicular Homicide Under Investigation
Sept. 21, 2026 11:30a; Updated at noon; 2p;
(WGTD)---Police in Kenosha and Racine are investigating two gun-related homicides, a vehicular homicide and an officer involved shooting that's related to one of the gun deaths.
Kenosha Police report that a 33 year-old man was fatally shot inside Shenanigan...
Toddler Run Over in Racine; Driver Charged With Hit & Run
Sept. 18, 2026 10:15a
(WGTD0---An 18 year-old Racine man is facing a charge of hit and run after his car struck a toddler who'd been in an alley. The two year-old girl is being treated for a collapsed lung at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee.
Luis Martinez is being held on a $3,000 bond.
According to...
Costs of New Single-Family Homes in Kenosha County Can be Reined in
Sept. 18, 2026 9:30a
(WGTD)---Recommendations that are designed to ensure that a housing shortage doesn’t hinder economic growth in Kenosha County were laid out by a consultant this week.
Erik Doersching of Illinois-based Tracy Cross & Associates found that while multi-family rental housing continues...
Censure Request to be Discussed in Open RSB Session
Sept. 17, 2026 10a
(WGTD/WPR)---A request to censure a Racine School Board member for an offensive comment he allegedly made on social media against several women will be placed on the agenda of the board’s next business meeting later this month.
Michael Bellagio, purportedly acting online under the...
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