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  • Avian Flu is Detected in a Poultry Flock in Western Kenosha County

    Dec. 18, 2024 2:20p

    (WGTD)---A case of bird flu has popped up in Kenosha County, the second such case in Wisconsin since January, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. 

  • State Declines to Appeal Judge's Decision in Martel Lee Case

    Dec. 18, 2024 11:50a

    (WGTD)---The state Department of Justice has declined to appeal a Kenosha judge's order that set aside a jury verdict in a case in which several jurors expressed misgivings over their conviction. The decision appears to clear the way

  • Details of Housing Development Program Could be Rolled Out Early Next Year

    Dec. 17, 2024 1:40p

    (WGTD)---Details of a large-scale, infill, single-family housing program in Kenosha are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. 

  • 2020 Kenosha Unrest Lawsuit Remains Alive

    Dec. 17, 2024 noon

    (WGTD)---As the year draws to a close, a lawsuit stemming from the 2020 Kenosha riots and demonstrations remains unresolved in federal court. 

    Anthony Huber was shot and killed and Paul Prediger was shot and wounded by Kyle

  • First Approvals for Eli Lilly Expansion in Pleasant Prairie

    Dec. 17, 2024 noon 

    (WGTD)---Eli Lilly officials weren’t kidding when they announced less than two weeks ago that they wanted to proceed quickly on construction of a $4 billion campus in Pleasant Prairie. 

  • Thin Ice Leads to Water Rescues

    Dec. 15, 2024 4p

    (WGTD)---At least three people fell through thin ice in southeast Wisconsin in recent days. 

    On Saturday on Wind Lake in Racine County, a 36-year-old Franklin man who’d been walking across the lake fell in several hundred

  • Weapon Detection Systems: KUSD Could Learn From RUSD

    Dec. 14, 2024 8a

    (WGTD)---Kenosha Unified appears to be headed down the same path as Racine Unified in considering whether body scan-type detectors should be installed at school building entrances. 

    Two years ago, RUSD began installing weapon

  • 'Blank-Fest' to Help the Homeless is This Weekend

    Dec. 12, 2024 7:10p

    (WGTD)---A long-running, annual fundraiser that focuses on helping the homeless people in the Racine/Kenosha area who are perhaps the most vulnerable kicks off Friday night.  

    The 18th annual Blank-Fest will be held at

  • Another Large-Scale Solar Farm Could Materialize in the Area

    Dec. 12, 2024 3:30p

    (WGTD)---The company that built a large solar farm in the Town of Paris is looking at other projects in the area. 

    Invenergy is wrapping up work on the 1,500-acre Paris Solar Project. The site is already producing power for

  • Kenosha County Lottery Scam Uncovered

    Dec. 11, 2024 3:45p

    (WGTD)---Charges have been filed in connection with a Wisconsin lottery scam in Kenosha County.