Dec. 2, 2025 5:45p; Updated 12-23-25
WGTD---WGTD is celebrating 50 years on the air! The station's first broadcast day was Dec. 23rd, 1975.
Jan. 16, 2026 3:30p
(WGTD)---A Salem Lakes firefighter who was injured while battling a house fire south of Trevor late Thursday afternoon is expected to make a full recovery.
Leading a hose brigade into a burning house off of Rock Lake Rd., the firefighter fell through a floor that had been weakened...
Jan. 13, 2026 1:45p
(WGTD)---The City of Kenosha begins the new year with a continued shortage of beer and liquor licenses.
The number of licenses that a city is allowed to issue is set by the state. Demand has been exceeding supply.
At Monday night’s Licenses and Permits Committee meeting, two...
Jan. 13, 2025 11:50a
(WGTD)---The stage has been set in Kenosha for the city to truly become a “smart city” in the next few years.
A $100 million, three year-long project to string cable in front of every home and business in the city is now complete.
The city’s Public Works Committee got an update...
Jan. 11, 2026 12:45p
(WGTD)---A federal lawsuit that was filed by two photojournalists stemming from the Jacob Blake demonstrations in 2020 has been dismissed.
Freelancers Alyssa Schukar and Scott Olson were injured by projectiles while covering a confrontation between police and protesters at the...
Jan. 11, 2026 12:30p
(WGTD)---The owner of the former Eagles Club in downtown Kenosha is entertaining proposals that could lead to the demolition of the 100-year-old building.
Members of the Madrigrano family have operated the building and its ornate ballroom for decades as Madrigrano Marina Shores...
Jan. 7, 2026 8p
(WGTD)---A primary election will be required in the upcoming Kenosha School Board election. The filing deadline was this week.
Six candidates will be on the Feb. 17th ballot.
They include the two incumbents, Yolanda Adams and Bob Tierney.
Challengers include Indian Trail High School...
Jan. 7, 2026 7:30p; 1-8 correction in the Nielsen/Harmon race to reflect that Nielsen is the incumbent
(WGTD)---There's strong interest in the Racine City Council.
There's a contested race in each of the seven districts that are up for grabs this spring. The filing deadline was this week.
In the...
Jan. 7, 2026 6:45p
(WGTD)---A collaboration between Carthage College and the City of Kenosha’s Dinosaur Discovery Museum will continue, even though a formal agreement has expired, much to the dismay of the Carthage professor who helped launch the effort two decades ago.
Thomas Carr and his students...
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