May 21, 2025 10p
(WGTD)---A bank and a church in Kenosha are working together for the mutual benefit of both entities.
Grace Bible Church and a branch of Johnson Bank are located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of 39th Ave. and 60th St.
According to city Plan Commission documents, the...
May 21, 2025 9:30
(WGTD)---Less than a week after the LGBT Center of Southeast Wisconsin closed unexpectedly, a new organization is taking root to serve the needs of the L-G-B-T-Q community and other demographics in the Racine/Kenosha area.
The new group is called "The People's Center." The new...
May 21, 2025 8:15p
(WGTD)---A long-running dispute between the City of Racine and its police officers and firefighters appears to be about over.
Six years ago, the city modified health benefits for police and firefighter retirees, then maintained that it didn't have to negotiate those benefits.
The...
May 21, 2025 7:40p
(WGTD)---16-year-old Pedro Sauceda and his younger brother Jesus "Chucho" Valladares were "play fighting"--with a real gun--when it went off, killing the 11-year-old boy, according to a criminal complaint.
The shooting happened Friday night in the family's home on Prospect St. near...
May 20, 2025 2:30p
(WGTD)---The wheelman in Racine's 2022 Graceland Cemetery shooting was sentenced Tuesday.
22-year-old Lamarion Blair received a 10-year prison term from Judge Robert Repischak. The sentence would've been longer, Repischak indicated, had it not been for Blair's decision to testify...
May 20, 2025 2:05p
(WGTD)---A local banker has been named to lead a new initiative at UW-Parkside that aims to strengthen ties between the school and the communities it serves.
Steve "Rocky" Donovan, a former Executive Vice President at Community State Bank, will serve as the university's inaugural...
May 20, 2025 1:30p
(WGTD)---In the 1st Congressional District, Democrat Randy Bryce is seeking a rematch against Republican Bryan Steil.
Bryce lost to Steil in 2018 by some 12 points. Steil entered the race in 2018 after Paul Ryan announced his decision to retire.
Bryce is the first Democrat in the...
May 19, 2025 10:30p
(WGTD)---The sudden closure of the Racine-based LGBTQ Center of Southeastern Wisconsin is raising suspicions.
The center's leadership announced late Friday that financial difficulties forced the 16-year-old non-profit to lay off staff, end programs and dissolve as an organization...
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