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Site map of proposed Kenosha data center.

Proposed Kenosha Data Center Remains on the Table

Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens to headline Kenosha event on data centers.

Eagles Club Preservation Efforts; Racine Police Probe Homicide

June 24, 2026 9:30p; Murder updated on 6-25

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KUSD's Educational Support Center on 52nd St.

ESC--Symbol of Alleged KUSD Bloat--Explained

A school board member says she's positive waste can be found. She's just not sure where.

Downtown Storefronts Come & Go. What Gives a Shop Staying Power?

June 24, 2026 6p

(WGTD)---When it comes to keeping a downtown vibrant and healthy, business retention is a constant concern. As executive director of the Downtown Racine Corporation for the past 9 years, Kelly Kruse has seen dozens of businesses

Heavily damaged home, with scorched siding next door.

Two Homes Damaged in Somers Fire

June 24, 2026 12:30p; Updated at 9:30p with Racine fire

(WGTD)---A home was heavily damaged and another was scorched in a fire Tuesday night in Somers just east of Sheridan Rd. and two blocks north of Carthage College.

About Face: KSB Delays a Funding Referendum Until Next April

June 23, 2026 11:15p

(WGTD0---The Kenosha School Board got cold feet Tuesday night and pulled a tentative proposal to hold a funding referendum in November.

Aerial shot of Microsoft's first Mt. Pleasant data center.

Microsoft Finishes Construction of Mount Pleasant Data Center, Plans for More

Construction of a second data center is ongoing next door to the first one. Click here for the WPR story.

Apology Issued for Bridge Mishap

June 23, 2026 8p

(WGTD)---The Racine bridgetender who disrupted the annual Lighthouse Run by opening a bridge on the race route not once but twice during the race is facing disciplinary action.

A car is pulled out of a Pleasant Prairie retention pond.

Car Pulled Out of a Pleasant Prairie Retention Pond; Driver Swims to Shore

June 22, 2026 4:10p

(WGTD)---Pleasant Prairie Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a driver who wound up in a LakeView Corporate Park retention pond.

The Simmons Library is one of five Kenosha Public Library branches.

Kenosha Public Library Expects to Launch a Strategic Planning Process in 2027

June 21, 2026 8:15p

(WGTD)---If all goes as planned, the City of Kenosha will launch a $250,000 study next year to develop a strategic plan for the Kenosha Public Library.