We Energies Delays Retirement of Aging Oak Creek Coal Units
Environmental groups say the move keeps ratepayers locked into 'outdated, expensive and harmful' energy source.
NWS Surveys Kenosha Storm Damage and Rules Out Tornado
Apr. 3, 2026 10:30p
From the National Weather Service:
...Downburst and Straight Line Wind Damage Across the North Side
of the City of Kenosha...
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that the
damage observed during the evening of April 2nd was the result of
a downburst and...
DV Homicide Victim's Boyfriend Has Questions
Apr. 3, 2026 10:20p; Updated 4-5 with a new lead
(WGTD)---Six weeks before he allegedly stabbed his estranged wife Makayla Plaza to death, Marckus Plaza struck and swung a knife at her boyfriend, Korey Williams. Marckus was never charged in the earlier case.
In an interview with WGTD, Williams cited...
DV Victim Was a Former Employee of a Shelter for Abused Women
Apr. 3, 2026 11:45a
(WGTD)---Makayla Plaza was more knowledgeable that most people about the issue of domestic violence.
The 28 year-old Kenosha woman who was murdered allegedly by her estranged husband was a former employee of Women and Children's Horizons, the Kenosha shelter and advocacy group for...
Vertical Farm Revolution Fizzles, But Some Farms Sprouted in Wisconsin
Grow Space Vertical Farm in Kenosha learned from industry mistakes, owner says. Click here for the WPR story.
Widespread Storm Damage Reported in North Side Kenosha Neighborhoods
Apr. 3, 2026 2:30a
(WGTD)---The National Weather Service is considering whether to send investigators to Kenosha's north side to determine whether extensive damage from a storm that moved through Thursday evening was caused by straight line winds or a weak tornado.
Weak circulation was observed on...
Plaza Arrested; Treated For Self-Inflicted Stab Wounds
Apr. 2, 2026 6:45p
(WGTD)---Marckus Plaza was found hiding in the basement of a Kenosha business Thursday afternoon, a little over a day after he allegedly fatally stabbed his estranged wife in the couple's home about a block away.
At a news conference Thursday evening, Kenosha Police Chief Patrick...
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