A pair of "employee" town hall meetings will be held in the area Thursday by Speaker Paul Ryan. The Republican congressman has been criticized for failing to hold traditional town halls that are open to the public. Ryan's office announced Wednesday that he'll be visiting WPR Technologies in Oak Creek at 11:30 a.m., then Burlington Graphic Systems in Racine at 12:30 p.m. At both stops, Ryan is to take questions from employees, but not the media. Neither event is open to the public. On Friday in Madison, Ryan is to accept an award from the Boy Scouts, then hold a press gaggle.
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A visitor to the Racine County jail over the holiday weekend suddenly found herself on the other side of the bars. According to a criminal complaint, 28 year-old Jeanetta Clark of Milwaukee ran into a woman and her four year-old daughter who were there to visit the same inmate that she was. For an unspecified reason, a scuffle ensued. Both women wound up on the floor. The four year-old joined them on the ground after being kicked. Clark is now facing charges of disorderly conduct, battery and child abuse.
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A Waterford man reportedly was followed home from Milwaukee by two robbers who tied him to a chair and stabbed and struck him. The man, whom authorities described as elderly, was able to crawl to the road in front of his home and wave down help. He was flown to a Milwaukee hospital, according to a news release from the Racine County Sheriff's Dept. The incident occurred a few hours after the fireworks ended.
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A Kenosha grocery store that was raided for drugs in March was the scene of an arson fire Tuesday night. According to police, a man described as the owner of Liberty Foods in the Lincoln neighborhood found an open door and discovered that somebody had ignited some paper bags. Damage was minor. Two men were expected to be charged with drug dealing as a result of the March raid.
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