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Larry Meiller Announces Retirement After 58 Years on WPR

Dec. 2, 2025 7p

WGTD Turns 50!

Dec. 2, 2025 5:45p; Updated 12-23-25

WGTD---WGTD is celebrating 50 years on the air! The station's first broadcast day was Dec. 23rd, 1975.

Commuter Rail Commission Created; Members Appointed

Nov. 30, 2025 12:15p

(WGTD)---There's a bit of progress to report in the drive to establish an extension of commuter rail from Kenosha through Racine to Milwaukee.

Somers to Discuss 2nd Proposed Peaker Plant for Northern Kenosha County

Nov. 30, 2025 noon

(WGTD)---The Somers Village Board has a special meeting coming up this week to discuss a proposed natural-gas fired power plant that would be built either adjacent to or nearly adjacent to a proposed data center. 

KPL Kids at Uptown Lofts Library is Visited by Thousands

Nov. 30, 2025 11a

(WGTD)---If you ask the director of the Kenosha Public Library, the one-year-old K-P-L Kids at the Uptown Lofts Library has been a big hit. 

Mother of Fire Victims is Speaking Out

Nov. 30, 2025 10:50a

(WGTD)---The mother of the three children who died in the Thanksgiving fire in Kenosha is speaking out.

 Jourdan Feasby talked to at least two Milwaukee television reporters, trying to put into words the pain of losing 10-

Serious Injuries in a Crash in Western Kenosha County; Man Arrested For Messing Up Investigation

Nov. 29, 2025 12:15p

From the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office: 

The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a serious crash that occurred on Friday, November 28th, 2025, at approximately 8:39 PM in the 34500 block of

Investigation Underway Into the Cause of a Deadly Thanksgiving Fire

Nov. 28, 2025 10:30a; Updated at 2p with death of third child; Updated 11-29 with ID's

(WGTD)---Three children died and their father was treated for smoke inhalation in a Thursday night fire in a town home in Kenosha. 

Details Shared on Federal Arrests in Kenosha Last Week

Nov. 25, 2025 8:15p

(WGTD)---A statement issued Tuesday by the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office has thrown some light on an operation in Kenosha last week that was conducted by two federal agencies.

Foxconn Promises Hundreds of New Jobs in Mt. Pleasant; Data Center Demand is Fueling the Increase

Nov. 25, 2025 8p

(WPR/WGTD)---The demand for artificial intelligence is what's behind Microsoft's data center expansion in Mt. Pleasant. And now it appears Foxconn has also gotten into the act.