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Deep Sea Voyage Via Balloons

Mar. 14, 2025 4p

(WGTD)---A ten-day balloon adventure is wrapping up this weekend in Williams Bay.

 It’s a fundraiser that features over 100,000 balloons artistically configured to build on a theme titled “Voyage into the Deep Sea.” 

Speaking this week on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Wisconsin Today was...

KUSD Budget Update

Mar. 13, 2025 7:30p

(WGTD)---Preliminary budget-cutting has reduced Kenosha Unified's projected deficit for next year from $19 million to $4.4 million. 

The school board got a briefing Thursday night in the wake of the failure of a referendum last month that would've negated the need for painful cuts...

Information Sought on Missing Antioch Woman

Mar. 13, 2025 

From Antioch Police: 

The Village of Antioch Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 37-year-old local resident. 

Megan Bos was last heard from by family members on February 17, 2025. She was reported missing to the Antioch Police Department this week. 

Antio...

ID Made on Lake Michigan Body

Mar. 12, 2025 3:35p

(WGTD)---The body of a woman found wedged in between the rocks in a Lake Michigan break wall at Kenosha has been identified as that of a Kenosha woman who'd been reported missing just before Christmas.

18-year-old Kayla Rose Sobczak was last seen leaving the area of 60th St. and...

Top Pleasant Prairie Leadership Position on Apr. 1 Ballot

Mar. 11, 2025 11a

(WGTD)---In the race to replace longtime Pleasant Prairie Village President John Steinbrink, both candidates agree that growth is good. Where they differ is on the pace of that growth. 

"I think the growth we've seen in Pleasant Prairie has been very economically beneficial but it...

Racine Mayor Vetoes Procedural Changes to Set Up a Council Showdown

Mar. 10, 2025 9:30p

(WGTD)---Racine Mayor Cory Mason has vetoed a set of procedural changes that supporters said would restore the balance of power between the city's executive and legislative branches. The veto sets up a vote next week on a possible override.  

The biggest change would allow the city...

Efforts Ongoing to ID Body of Woman Found in Lake Michigan

Mar. 10, 2025 11:55a

(WGTD)---Kenosha police say they’re still working to identify a body that was discovered by a passerby in Lake Michigan at Eichelman Park late Sunday afternoon. 

They say the body is that of a woman. 

In a Monday morning news release, police said it appeared the body was “concealed...

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