Oct. 14, 2026 11:30; Updated at noon with NTSB comment
(WGTD/AP)---A small plane that took off from the Kenosha Regional Airport Tuesday evening crashed in Sauk County, killing five adults and one child, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. There were no survivors.
The names of the victims...
Proponents say standalone batteries help improve grid reliability, opponents worry about potential safety risks. Click for the WPR story.
Oct. 14, 2026 10:30a
(WGTD)---Special prosecutors have been appointed to handle a possible retrial of Mark Jensen, the Pleasant Prairie man who was twice convicted of using antifreeze and sleeping pills to fatally poison his wife in 1998.
If a new trial is ordered—and that’s a big if—former Kenosha...
Oct. 14, 2026 10:15a
(WGTD)---In celebration of Manufacturing Month, Gov. Evers paid a visit Tuesday to Gateway’s SC Johnson iMET Center in Sturtevant, home to various manufacturing and engineering training programs that includes a fabrication lab.
He was accompanied by Gateway President Veronique...
Oct. 13, 2026 1:30p
(WGTD)---Microsoft is teaming up with Gateway to help residents harness the power of artificial intelligence
A series of four classes will be offered over the next several months at the SC Johnson iMET Center in Sturtevant. The two-hour-long, stand-alone workshops will take place...
Oct. 12, 2026 5p
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Charges are pending against a 16 year-old boy who was spotted carrying a handgun inside the corn maze at the Jerry Smith Pumpkin Farm in Somers over the weekend. Patrons alerted the farm's security personnel. They detained the youth before deputies arrived. A sheriff's...
It was a close one! Indian Trail defeated Tremper Friday night at Ameche in a game that went down to the wire. Click here for the entire game--or hop to the finish. Congratulations to the Hawks.
Oct. 11, 2026 8:30p
(WGTD)---The minutes of a pre-trial hearing in a Kenosha murder case appear to call into question Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis' ability to distance himself from cases in which he has a conflict of interest.
At a hearing last month, Judge David Hughes appeared...
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