May 15, 2022 8:15p
From WGTD News:
The husband of a Racine businesswoman who recently raised money for a homicide victim was gunned down early Sunday morning near the bar he owned with his wife. 42-year-old Terrance Blair and his wife, Yogi Edwards, recently opened Mr. Kool's Sports Bar in the uptown area. According to a Facebook video Edwards recorded shortly after the shooting, Edwards and Blair were in the process of trying to diffuse tension in a parking lot near the bar shortly after closing. With blood still smeared on her face, Edwards somberly and slowly described what had happened, saying she initially believes the shots she heard were fireworks but then she saw blood on her husband as he collapsed in the lot. A 28-year-old woman who also was shot suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Racine Police said a suspect has been arrested. Just days ago, Edwards led a campaign to raise money for the children of homicide victim Bittany Booker. In addition to Mr. Cools, Edwards and Blair also operated Yogi's Pud'n and Golden Chicken Fried Food. In a Facebook post, Alder Jonathan Tate, who serves as president of the Racine City Council, called on the City of Racine and Racine County's public safety and human services agencies to develop a plan to implement "preventative and responsive interventions" to the recent rise in gun violence. Last week Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave, without providing specifics, said law enforcement agencies within the county were in the process of developing a plan that would be released in the coming weeks. In his statement, Tate said the ongoing violence can neither be accepted or normalized.
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Kenosha County Board Supervisor Erin Decker is trying again to allow concealed carry permit-holders to walked into county government buildings while armed. Shortly after the state legislature passed concealed carry legislation over 10 years ago, Decker was the only supervisor to vote against a county board resolution that prohibited the move. This time, in the wake of last month's election, Decker has many more political allies on the board. Decker has introduced a new resolution that, if passed, would reverse the earlier vote. The courthouse and the Public Safety Building would be exempt from concealed carry, according to a layman's reading of state statutes. Decker's resolution is expected to be debated in the coming days.
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A school board in western Kenosha County has decided not to count an absentee ballot from the April 5th election that was discovered in junk mail at Randal Town hall weeks later. If the ballot would've been counted, the Randall School Board race between incumbent Jeffrey Swanson and Meredith Kurtzeweil would've been considered a tie. On election night, it appeared Swanson had won the race by a single vote. Earlier this month, the Randall Board of Canvass voted to count the late ballot. But the Randall School board was unmoved. The Board's clerk told the Kenosha News last week that the board decided to accept the advice of its attorney and do nothing. If no one challenges the ruling in an appeal filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission, then the decision is expected to stand. Kurtzweil did not return a call from WGTD seeking comment.
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The Walworth County Sheriff's Dept. will hold its annual awards ceremony this week to honor deputies and jailers for exceptional service. The list of honorees includes four life-saving awards stemming from separate incidents. A sergeant and four deputies will be cited for preventing an individual who had locked himself in a barn and was attempting suicide from killing himself. Several jailers will receive awards for preventing two inmates from killing themselves in separate incidents. Others will be honored for their quick response in giving Narcan to an inmate who was overdosing. And the department's Medal of Honor will go to Deputy Wayne Blanchard who was struck by a driver who was fleeing from deputies. Blanchard is continuing to recover from serious injuries.
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Hawthorn Hollow in Somers received received a $5,000 grant to promote healthy eating among Racine Unified's first-graders. The grant will enable field trips to Hawthorn Hollow's Heritage Farmstead. The 'Growing Healthy' program also includes the Eco-Justice Center.
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