May 27, 2026 9:45p
From WGTD News:
The Kenosha Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled to meet in a closed session Thursday evening to discuss the next steps in the effort to save the former Eagles Club building. A burst water pipe two winters ago caused so much damage that the owners of the historic building in downtown Kenosha estimated that the cost of repairs could exceed $4 million. The building--last operated as Madrigrano Marina Shores--has sat empty sit then. At last report, the owners reluctantly want to tear it down and sell the land to a condo or apartment developer. An application filed last month to raze the building has set in motion a six-month period during which the city and the owners are to take a serious look at options to preserve the building. City staff have developed a dozen recommendations, including checking out the possibility of obtained tax credits and a state community development investment grant. They also point out that the north half of the site--largely vacant--could potentially be developed in a plan designed to complement the building.
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A criminal complaint includes allegations that the driver of a car that pulled out in front of a motorcycle on 60th St. and 19th Ave. Monday night had a blood-alcohol reading of three times the legal limit. Police are recommending that a charge of homicide by the intoxicated use of a motor vehicle be filed against 66 year-old Archie Heath. A 38 year-old female passenger on the bike was killed. The driver of the motorcycle--a 41 year-old man--was seriously injured. The complaint quotes two witnesses as saying the motorcyclist was speeding. The witnesses estimated the cycle's speed at between 50 and 60 miles per hour.
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Pleasant Prairie Police are trying to determine why a driver lost control of his vehicle Wednesday morning around six and slammed into a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident happened in the 2200 blk. of 91st. St.
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State health officials are asking the public to be on the look-out for signs of a virus called mpox. Five cases have been reported in southeastern and northern Wisconsin. Officials say they can't be any more specific than that for privacy reasons. Mpox can be spread through intimate, face-to-face contact, such as talking or breathing closely for long periods; sustained skin-to-skin contact and contact with items that have been contaminated with the fluids or sores of a person with the virus. Symptoms include a new, unexplained rash that develops into hard, round, fluid or pus-filled skin lesions. Some people may develop a fever, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches or chills.
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Even though the job market is said to be cooling, unemployment rates fell last month in the WGTD listening area. The City of Kenosha's rate fell seven tenths of a point to 3.6%. Racine's rate dropped from 6 to 4.8%. The unemployment rate in Walworth County stood at 2.9%, down seven-tenths of a point from March.
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