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Empty Bowls Racine is Monday, Mar. 2nd

Feb. 27, 2026 4:15p 

(WGTD)---The year’s biggest fundraiser to fight hunger in Racine County is coming up on Monday, Mar. 2nd. 

Empty Bowls has gotten bigger every year since it began, according to the group’s treasurer, Dawn Merritt. In the first 'Bowls' in 1999, a skimpy $393 was raised, she said on...

Kemper Center Inc. in Search of a Leader

Feb. 25, 2026 7:40p

(WGTD)---The non-profit that runs the Kemper Center for Kenosha County is looking for another administrator. 

The position was posted on the non-profit's website after the last administrator--hired just last fall--left this year after the group's board of directors came to the...

Gang Gun Battle Results in Raids, Arrests

Feb. 25, 2026 6:15p

(WGTD)---A mid-January gun battle between rival gang members in Mt. Pleasant has resulted in the arrest of eight suspects. 

The arrests were made as officers from eight agencies with search warrants converged on 10 locations in Racine and Mt. Pleasant this week. According to a news...

Lead Lateral Replacement Project to Ramp Up in Kenosha Again This Year

Feb. 23, 2026 8:30p

(WGTD)---The Kenosha Water Utility expects to replace hundreds of additional lead water line laterals this year.

Some 700 water lines in targeted low and moderate-income neighborhoods are expected to be replaced at no cost to the homeowner. The work is being financed by state...

Mahone Foundation Fills a Chief Workforce Strategist Role

Feb. 23, 2026 8p

(WGTD)---The Mary Lou & Arthur F. Mahone Foundation has announced the hiring of a Racine woman to strengthen its effort to place low and moderate income minority students on tracks for success. 

Stacia Thompson will serve in a "fractional executive capacity" as the Foundation's Chief...

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