Apr. 3, 2026 10:30p
From the National Weather Service:
...Downburst and Straight Line Wind Damage Across the North Side
of the City of Kenosha...
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team determined that the
damage observed during the evening of April 2nd was the result of
a downburst and...
Apr. 3, 2026 10:20p
(WGTD)---Korey Williams believes ‘the system’ could’ve done more to protect his girlfriend as she tried to extract herself from a bad relationship. He has some specific questions for some specific people.
Like, for instance, why the district attorney’s office failed to file...
Apr. 3, 2026 11:45a
(WGTD)---Makayla Plaza was more knowledgeable that most people about the issue of domestic violence.
The 28 year-old Kenosha woman who was murdered allegedly by her estranged husband was a former employee of Women and Children's Horizons, the Kenosha shelter and advocacy group for...
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Apr. 3, 2026 2:30a
(WGTD)---The National Weather Service is considering whether to send investigators to Kenosha's north side to determine whether extensive damage from a storm that moved through Thursday evening was caused by straight line winds or a weak tornado.
Weak circulation was observed on...
Apr. 2, 2026 6:45p
(WGTD)---Marckus Plaza was found hiding in the basement of a Kenosha business Thursday afternoon, a little over a day after he allegedly fatally stabbed his estranged wife in the couple's home about a block away.
At a news conference Thursday evening, Kenosha Police Chief Patrick...
Apr. 2, 2026 6p
From the National Weather Service:
* Tornado Watch for portions of Southeast Iowa Northwest Illinois Northern Missouri Southern Wisconsin
* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 145 PM until 11 pm.
* Primary threats include... A few tornadoes...
Apr. 1, 2026 4:10p; Updated at 4-2 with restraining order clarification, arrest
(WGTD)---Two small children were present in a south side Kenosha home early Wednesday morning when a 33 year-old man allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death.
According to a criminal complaint, a friend who'd been on...
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