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Panel Recommends Two-Month Kenosha Mask Ordinance Extension

WGTD March 8, 2021

Mar. 8, 2021 8:30p

(WGTD)---A city council committee recommended Monday night that Kenosha's mask ordinance be extended for another two months.

The unanimous vote by the Public Safety and Welfare Committee also would extend social distancing...

Apparent Domestic Violence Case in Kenosha Leaves 1 Dead

WGTD March 8, 2021

Mar. 8, 2021 8:10p; Updated at 8:45p with police statement

(WGTD)---A woman is dead and a bloodied man was confronted at gunpoint in Kenosha's Lincoln Park neighborhood Monday evening in what's believed to be a case of domestic violence.

"I was...

Investigation Into Former UW-Whitewater Basketball Player Remains Open

WGTD March 8, 2021

William Schultz, the 19-year-old accused of attacking a 20-year old Friday

Mar. 7, 2021 4:50pm

(WGTD)---The City of Whitewater Police says their investigation is nearing its completion of 19-year-old William Schultz. Schultz is accused of punching a woman during an altercation and then bragging about the encounter online. The...

Parking Ramp to Open Monday in Downtown Kenosha

WGTD March 7, 2021

Mar. 7, 2021 3:40p

(WGTD)---A 364-stall parking ramp is scheduled to open Monday in downtown Kenosha to relieve some of the area's parking pressures.

The municipally-owned structure is located just east of the Post Office. Parking for the public is...

Kreuser to Retire; Kenosha Gunfire Victim; Mask Mandate Extension Possible

WGTD March 7, 2021

Mar. 7, 2021 3p

From WGTD News:

Gunfire in the same Kenosha neighborhood where Jacob Blake was shot last summer critically injured a 23-year-old man early Sunday morning. Police responded to the 4000 blk. of 28th Ave just after 3...

UW-Whitewater Student Faces Allegations of Assault After Viral TikTok Post Overnight

WGTD March 6, 2021

Will Schultz, a freshman at UW-Whitewater accused of Assaulting a Woman

Mar. 6, 2021 9:40am; Update: 11:56am

(WGTD)---Nearly 3,000 signatures have been gathered in less than 24 hours on Change.org, a digital petition website, after an alleged overnight assault by a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball player...

Burlington Man Escapes Serious Injury in Collision With Two Trucks

WGTD March 5, 2021

Mar. 5, 2021 1:25p

(WGTD)---A 25-year-old Burlington man escaped serious injury after his Jeep Wrangler struck not one but two trucks at a Racine County intersection during Friday morning rush.

The accident happened at Highways 45 and 20 just...