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Spring Election Forums to be Hosted by WGTD

Mar. 9, 2026 10p

WGTD will be hosting a pair of spring election candidate forums in Kenosha and Racine.

 The first one is coming up Tuesday evening (Mar. 10) in the Madrigrano Auditorium on Gateway’s Kenosha campus. Candidates in contested races for Kenosha City Council, Kenosha County Board and...

Shoop Golf Course Proposal Advances, But Many Approvals Remain

Mar. 9, 2026 9:30p

(WGTD)---Racine Mayor Cory Mason says he believes environmental concerns that have been expressed over a city golf course renovation project can be satisfactorily addressed. 

Mason spoke after a nearly three hour-long closed door city council meeting that was called to receive...

WGTD Schedules a "Morning Show" Tribute to Mike Kehoe

Mar. 5, 2026 7p

(WGTD)--WGTD will begin the upcoming work week with a Morning Show tribute to Mike Kehoe, the longtime program host and station volunteer who died Monday. 

Mike passed away peacefully in the hospital with a case of pneumonia. He had recorded his last jazz program two days earlier. 

Whil...

Civic Involvement Knows No Age Limit

Mar. 1, 2026 6:30p

(WGTD)---Retirement doesn’t necessarily mean retirement from community service. 

At age 96, M.J. Lippert still counts herself as an active member of numerous organizations, such as the Italian American Ladies Auxiliary, the Holy Rosary Society and the Catholic Women’s Club. She has...

Empty Bowls Racine is Monday, Mar. 2nd

Feb. 27, 2026 4:15p 

(WGTD)---The year’s biggest fundraiser to fight hunger in Racine County is coming up on Monday, Mar. 2nd. 

Empty Bowls has gotten bigger every year since it began, according to the group’s treasurer, Dawn Merritt. In the first 'Bowls' in 1999, a skimpy $393 was raised, she said on...

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