May 11, 2026; Updated 5-13; Updated June 7
We hope to return WGTD's Lake Geneva translator (103.3 FM) to the air in mid-July.
July 22, 2026 11:30a
A proposal to allow members of Racine’s Johnson family to spend $10 million to rejuvenate and revamp the city-owned golf course in Wind Point sailed through the council Tuesday night on a vote that was unanimous. The deal gives the Leipold Johnson Golf Group a 50-year lease to...
July 19, 2026 7p
(WGTD)---The sprawling cabbage fields in and around Somers are triggering childhood memories for Gateway’s new president. Veronique Tran is the daughter of Vietnamese peasants whose main crop in the country’s highlands was cabbage.
With the collapse of South Vietnam in 1975, the...
July 17, 2026 4:15p
From WGTD News:
The strange case of a man who killed a new Kenosha homeowner in 2025 after breaking into the house, claiming the owner was trespassing, ended Friday without a clear understanding of the man's motives. Justin Tercek, 43, was sentenced by Judge Jodi Meier to life in...
Federal Reserve looks for 'secret sauce' behind Snap-on's success. NPR's Scott Horsley reports from Kenosha.
July 16, 2026 6:15p
(WGTD)---Kenosha Unified administration has rolled out a plan that's designed to build support for the district by strengthening the lines of communication.
The plan was developed after the school board last month decided that scheduling a funding referendum for November was...
July 16, 2026 10:15a; Updated noon; 4:45 with LGSO note
(WGTD)---The DNR has extended the Air Quality Advisory at least until noon Friday for the entire state. Air quality in southeast Wisconsin due to wildfire smoke has dropped to the hazardous level, the worst category in the five-step rating...
July 15, 2026 6:45p
(WGTD)---Kenosha transplants Kevin Ervin and his wife Julie Rittmiller remember the first day they walked into Frank's Diner in downtown Kenosha.
"We were like, oh yeah, this is the kind of place we like. This is a joint. This is a dive. We love it," said Ervin on WGTD last year.
Ke...
July 15, 2026 5p
(WGTD)---In the City of Racine, parking meters will soon become a thing of the past.
A city council committee recommended this week that the meters be replaced with an app. The panel unanimously recommended approval of a contract with Passport Labs, Inc., the company that already...
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