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Kenosha County Racial & Ethnic Equity Commission Back in Action With an Abortion-Related Item on the Agenda

Oct. 18, 2023 10p

(WGTD)---The Kenosha County Racial & Ethnic Equity Commission appears to have become a platform to highlight conservative causes. 

Last month the Commission took up a resolution on expanding voucher schools. 

DEI Comes Up During Evers' Visit to UW-Parkside

Oct. 18, 2023 9:30p

(WGTD/WPR)---Touring UW-Parkside Wednesday, Gov. Evers blasted moves by a Republican-controlled committee to withhold raises to UW employees until the university eliminates diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

New Options Help Pave the Way for High School Equivalency Degree

Oct. 18, 2023 1:15p

(WGTD)---One by one, barriers to obtaining a high school equivalency degree are being stripped away. The changes are most pronounced in Racine, where city officials have gotten behind a program offered jointly by the YWCA of Southeast

Public Meetings Held Tuesday on KUSD Enrollment, School 'Rightsizing' Options

Oct. 17, 2023 10:30p

(WGTD)---A consultant hired by Kenosha Unified to study downsizing is laying out all of the angles at a series of public meetings being held this week.

Suspect Charged in Racine Drug Party Shooting

Oct. 17, 2023 9p

(WGTD)---A Racine teenager was charged Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred last month at the Gold Medal Lofts apartment building on the city's south side. 

Probate Court Dispute Leads to Felony Court And a Murder Charge

Oct. 17, 2023 8:45p

(WGTD)---A Racine man allegedly fatally shot his step-brother-in-law in a dispute over a matter in probate court. 

38-year-old Ronny Hanson was charged Tuesday with 1st Degree Intentional homicide in the death of the 45-

Costs to Comply With State Reading Mandate Still Unclear

Oct. 17, 2023 1:15p

(WGTD)---School districts are awaiting further word on just how much money they’re going to have to shell out to comply with a new state mandate on reading instruction.

Local Briefs: Alleged Con Man Arrested

Also, police investigate an unrelated scam in Twin Lakes

State Tests Trend Up But Less Than 40% of Wisconsin Students Are Proficient in Reading, Math

Oct. 10, 2023 9:50p

(WPR)---Fewer than 40 percent of Wisconsin students were proficient in reading and math during the 2022-23 school year. Standardized test scores were better than the previous two years but are still not back to pre-pandemic levels.

Formal Groundbreaking Held for the New Home of LakeView Tech in KIN

Oct. 10, 2023 9p

(WGTD)---After years of site remediation work, construction has begun on the 107-acre redevelopment site that was once home to auto manufacturing in Kenosha.