Feb. 11, 2026 3p; Edited at 7:30p
(WGTD)---A loaded gun was found on a Bradford High School student Wednesday.
Authorities credit a tipster with drawing attention to the 16 year-old boy as he arrived at school Wednesday morning. He was confronted by administrators and a school resource officer who...
Feb. 10, 2026 3p; Edited on 2-11 for clarity
(WGTD)---The shooting death in Kenosha last week of a 16 year-old boy apparently was the result of a gun transaction between two groups of teens having gone bad. Both sides apparently had intended to rob the other.
Charges were filed Tuesday against 19...
Feb. 9, 2026 8p
(WGTD)---A defense attorney called out Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis last month for filing an unchecked brief in a criminal case that was “riddled” with misinformation that had obviously been generated by the use of artificial intelligence.
Although there were reasons...
Feb. 8, 2026 4p
(WGTD)---There was more evidence last week that an early-warning system that’s designed to detect the spread of some infectious diseases in Wisconsin by examining sewage actually works. The proof came from a municipal waste system in Walworth County.
A sample tested positive for...
WGTD at 101.7 in Elkhorn will be off the air for a few days. We're in the process of moving our Elkhorn antenna from one Walworth County Sheriff's Office tower to another. The tower that we're currently on is being decommissioned by the sheriff.
103.3- Lake Geneva will remain on the air through this...
Feb. 5, 2026 3:15p
(WGTD)---The recently-passed federal government funding bill includes money for various projects in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties.
$5 million has been allocated to Racine County’s $38 million behavioral health building that’s nearing completion on Taylor Ave.
$3 million...
Feb. 5, 2026 11:45a
(WGTD)---Grief counselors and extra security are on hand at two Kenosha high schools following a Wednesday night shooting that left a Bradford High School student dead and two Indian Trail students injured.
A 19-year-old and a 16-year-old were taken into custody, according to...
Feb. 5, 2026 9:45a
From Kenosha Police:
Kenosha, WI — On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at approximately 7:55 p.m., officers with the Kenosha Police Department responded to the 600 block of 60th Street for a report of multiple individuals who had been shot.
Upon arrival, officers located three injured...
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