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"So Far, So Good": Kenosha Tradition Rolls With New Generation of Owners

WGTD July 20, 2019

July 20, 2019 7:30p

(WGTD)---Jack Andrea—the founder of Andrea’s some 104 years ago—may not recognize some aspects of the 60th Street store’s new business plan.

In the café, the new health-conscious menu includes locally-sourced, seasonal items...

Experts Say Social Determinants Are the Primary Factors in Life Expectancy

WGTD July 18, 2019

July 18, 2019 5:40p

(WGTD)---Speaking in Kenosha Thursday, a pediatrician from Madison says she changed the focus of her career after realizing that helping patients in a clinical setting only goes so far.

Jasmine Zapata was part of a panel...

Country Thunder Fans Prepare for Another Hot One

WGTD July 17, 2019

July 17 2019 9:55p

(WGTD)---Country Thunder and extreme weather go together like Brooks and Dunn.

Par for the course, a Heat Advisory goes into effect just hours before the main stage comes alive as the four-day music festival near Twin Lakes...

1988 Kenosha County John Doe Homicide Victim ID'd as Con Artist

WGTD July 17, 2019

July 17, 2019 11:40a; Edited at 6p for clarity

(WGTD)---The partially decomposed body of a man found in a shallow grave by Kenosha County road construction workers in 1988 is that of a con artist who authorities believe was killed in Chicago then dumped...

"You Can't 'Pray Away' Gay": Conversion Therapy Ban Enacted in Racine

WGTD July 17, 2019

July 17, 2019 12:40a

(WGTD)---Racine has become the fifth city in the state to enact a ban on conversion therapy—the practice of trying to force someone to change their sexual orientation.

The city council voted 11-3 Tuesday night to prohibit paid...

Preliminary Design Work Begins on a New Kenosha City Hall

WGTD July 16, 2019

July 16, 2019 6:35p

(WGTD)---A developer has begun preliminary design work on a new Kenosha city hall as part of a proposed 25-acre redevelopment plan for the downtown area.

The disclosure was made by Development Department staffer Zohrab Khaligian...

Kenosha Restaurant Fire May Have Been Caused by Deep-Fried Batter

WGTD July 14, 2019

July 14, 2019 8:55p

(WGTD/WPR)---Could it have been food ingredients igniting on their own that started a fire last month that heavily damaged a popular sushi restaurant in Kenosha? As far-fetched as it sounds, that’s exactly what may have happened.

Suspect Arrested in Educators Credit Union Robbery

WGTD July 12, 2019

July 12, 2019 10:45am

(WGTD)---An arrest has been made in the armed robbery of Educators Credit Union---on Green Bay Road in Kenosha---last week. The armed robbery took place on Tuesday July 9th---and---two days later---32-year-old Kenosha resident...