News Archive

UW-Parkside's Teacher Training Program Addresses Teacher Shortage Issue

Unless something changes, the K-through-12 teacher shortage will only be getting worse. That’s the message from the people who run UW-Parkside’s teacher education program.

Kemper Center Battle Continues

Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser signals he’s got complete confidence in the non-profit that runs the county-owned Kemper Center.

Bounding Main is on "Noon Tunes" November 21-23

All this week on WGTD's "Noon Tunes" we are featuring the sea shanties and nautical ballads from Bounding Main.  The members of this fun-loving group hail from southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. We have included a link to their version of the Beach Boys

Gateway Names New Law Enforcement Center for Kenall Manufacturing

The new law enforcement center at Gateway Technical College has been named the Kenall Protective Services Training Center in recognition of the Kenall Manufacturing Company which donated $250,000 to the Gateway Promise Program.

KUSD & RUSD On Opposite Ends of State Report Card Data

UPDATED 1:30p 11-17-16

Kenosha Unified has something to crow about--Racine Unified, not so much, following the release Thursday of Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction report cards.

Dassey Release Ordered in 'Making A Murderer' Case

MILWAUKEE- The Milwaukee judge who overturned the conviction of Brendan Dassey in the case made famous by "Making A Murderer" has ordered that Dassey be freed from prison, under supervision, pending further court developments.

Folk Trio Dangerous Folk on "Noon Tunes" November 14-18

The Milwaukee-based folk trio known as Dangerous Folk will be singing some of the great classic folk songs from the 1960s all week long on "Noon Tunes," which airs as the last segment of the WGTD Midday News. "Noon Tunes" usually hits the air around 12:20pm.

UW-Madison Internet Outage Affects WGTD Programming

Updated 11-13-16 8:31p

How voters who heavily supported Obama switched over to Trump

By David Weigel/Washington Post

Murder in Racine; Fire in Kenosha

Racine---A 28-year-old man died from an apparent gunshot wound in Racine this morning. Police responded to the 18-hundred block of Roosevelt Avenue for a call of a man lying on the ground and unresponsive. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was declared dead