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Power Outage in Eastern Racine County Affects Thousands

Aug. 20, 2019 noon

(WGTD)---A big power outage in eastern Racine County Tuesday morning affected about 10,000 customers of We Energies.

As of noon, all but a handful of customers were back on line.

The cause of the problem was traced to an

Walls Starting To Go Up on Foxconn's Second Building

Aug. 19, 2019 10:40p

(WPR)---Foxconn Technology Group began construction Monday on its long-awaited manufacturing plant in Racine County. It marks the beginning of what will be a nearly 1 million-square-foot plant the Taiwanese-based company is

Transgender Issues Up For Discussion at the Kenosha School Board

Aug. 19, 2019 10:25p

(WGTD)---The Kenosha School Board will apparently take a preliminary stab Tuesday night at coming up with a policy on transgender student issues.

Fatal; I-94 Speeds, STH 32 Resurfacing; KSB Policies; Spiegelhoff Retrial

Aug. 19, 2019 7:30p; Updated 10:30p to remove Kenosha School Board policies item. Story has been expanded, clarified and posted separately. 

Man Shot Dead by a Caledonia Police Officer on a Residential Burglary Call May Have Been Staying in the Home Illegally

Aug. 18, 2019 8:30p; Updated Aug.19, 2019 9:39a; 4:20p; 11p (recast) 

(WGTD)---The man shot and killed by a Caledonia police officer Sunday evening may have been staying in the home where the shooting occurred without the permission of the property

Gov. Tony Evers: Wisconsin Will Be Carbon Neutral By 2050

Aug. 18, 2019 2:00p

(WPR)---Wisconsin will be carbon neutral by 2050 under a plan unveiled Friday by Gov. Tony Evers. 

Evers set the goal in an executive order that also created a state office dedicated to clean energy and sustainability.

Cancelled: Missing Man Sought by Pleasant Prairie Police

Aug. 18, 2019 1:55p; Updated 9:40p 

(WGTD)---The missing persons list is one name shorter after a man with suicidal tendencies who disappeared in Pleasant Prairie Saturday evening was found unharmed.

Power Restored to Most Who Lost it in Kenosha County

Aug. 18, 2019 1:15p; Updated 9:10p

(WGTD)---As nightfall set in, all but about 150 We Energies customers in Kenosha County who lost power in Sunday morning's storm had regained it.  

Local News: Two Shootings; DV Scare; Drug Store on Wheels Stopped

Aug. 18, 2019 7:30a; Updated 11p with Racine shooting

Menards in Kenosha Opens as Scheduled Despite Overnight Fire

Aug. 17, 2019 12:20p

(WGTD)---Menards in Kenosha opened as scheduled Saturday morning at 6:30 following an overnight fire.

The blaze seemed to be confined to a small area in the back of the building near the appliances. A small section of the