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Mini-Bikes, Scooters, Electric Bicycles, Create Headaches for Police

June 19, 2026 11a

(WGTD)---Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton is looking for help from the state to develop new rules and regulations to address problems associated with a growing array of smaller, faster and more affordable mini-bikes, pedal bikes, scooters and the like.

A fatal mini-bike crash...

Downtown Bicycle Racing in Racine & Kenosha this Friday and Saturday

June 17, 2026 8p

(WGTD)---Some downtown streets in both Racine and Kenosha will be transformed into high-speed bicycle racing tracks this week. 

America’s Dairyland Bike Race Series will stop in Racine on Friday and in Kenosha on Saturday. The last time races occurred in downtown Racine, according to...

Contract Questioned at Racine City Council

June 17, 2026 3:30p 

(WGTD)---The Racine City Council approved a small, no-bid contract last night for a company with ties to Democratic political campaigns and various initiatives around the country. 

G Strategies was hired to sell naming rights for various features in the under-construction King...

More Discussion Expected at the RSB on Student Cell Phone Use

June 17, 2026 3p

(WGTD)---The Racine School Board took a step back this week from the hot issue of student use of cell phones while in school.

The board has had several long discussions on whether to go a step or two further than a new state law that bans the use of cell phones by students while in...

KN & RJT Reporters Rally Community Support in Contract Talks

June 15, 2026 7:30p

(WGTD)---Union writers at the Lee Enterprise-owned Kenosha News and Racine Journal Times have enlisted the help of the area's Democratic legislative delegation and other community leaders in their fight to secure a living wage.

Members of the Kenosha-Racine News Guild are in...

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