Sept. 18, 2026 10:15a
(WGTD0---An 18 year-old Racine man is facing a charge of hit and run after his car struck a toddler who'd been in an alley. The two year-old girl is being treated for a collapsed lung at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee.
Luis Martinez is being held on a $3,000 bond.
According to...
Sept. 18, 2026 9:30a
(WGTD)---Recommendations that are designed to ensure that a housing shortage doesn’t hinder economic growth in Kenosha County were laid out by a consultant this week.
Erik Doersching of Illinois-based Tracy Cross & Associates found that while multi-family rental housing continues...
Sept. 17, 2026 10a
(WGTD/WPR)---A request to censure a Racine School Board member for an offensive comment he allegedly made on social media against several women will be placed on the agenda of the board’s next business meeting later this month.
Michael Bellagio, purportedly acting online under the...
Sept. 16, 2026 8:30p
(WGTD)---The American Cancer Society's nonpartisan advocacy affiliate has given its top award to State Representative Amanda Nedweski of Pleasant Prairie.
Nedweski was a key supporter of Gail's Law which requires health insurance plans and Medicaid in Wisconsin to fully cover...
Sept. 16, 2026 10:45a
(WGTD)---The City of Racine has become the latest community to decide to move away from the Flock automated license plate reader system.
Mayor Cory Mason broke a tie vote Tuesday night in favor of covering up the cameras within 30 days, even though the city has paid for the...
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee plans to send additional resources aimed flipping Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. Click for the WPR story.
Sept. 15, 2026 noon
(WGTD)---Early numbers indicate that enrollment at Gateway Technical College this new school year is on pace with last year’s.
Appearing on WGTD’s Morning Show, Gateway’s new president Veronique Tran noted that some 21,000 students received some form of instruction via the...
Sept. 15, 2026 11a
(WGTD)---A teen wanted in connection with the murder of another in Mt. Pleasant in June has been arrested in Chicago.
17 year-old Ronald Franklin is facing charges of attempted armed robbery and felony murder in the shooting death of 18 year-old Geovonnie Aime over a THC vape...
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