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  • Racine's Reefpoint Marina Revitalization Underway

    June 4, 2025 11:45a

    (WGTD)---Spirits are high at Racine’s Reefpoint Marina, the largest Lake Michigan marina in Wisconsin. 

    A long-waited revitalization project has begun with the demolition of some of the 40-year-old slips at the county-owned

  • Paris Solar Farm Now Exporting Energy Even at Night

    June 3, 2025 9p

    (WGTD)---The 200 megawatt solar farm in the Town of Paris is now complete. 

    The site began producing power last December, but the battery park went online this week. It's the state's first large-scale energy storage project,

  • Change of Venue For the Racine City Council

    June 3, 2025 8:30p

    (WGTD)---Racine Mayor Cory Mason gaveled to order Tuesday night's regular meeting of the city council in the Racine Public Library rather than in the council chambers in city hall.

  • Co-Defendant in Kenosha County Cold Case Appears in Court

    May 29, 2025 11:15p

    (WGTD)---A half-million dollar bond has been set for a 70-year-old Genoa City man who allegedly killed the husband of his supposed lover over 20 years ago. 

    John Viskocil is facing a charge of 1st Degree Intentional

  • GoFundMe Established For a Man Struck by a Stray Bullet

    May 29, 2025 11p

    (WGTD)---A fundraising campaign is underway to raise money for the family of a man who was struck by a stray bullet near Eagle Lake in Racine County. 

  • LGBT Center Still Vague on Closure; More Information Promised

    5-29-2025 10:15p

    (WGTD)---The LGBT Center of Southeast Wisconsin has issued a follow-up news release to its announcement two weeks ago that it's closing because of a lack of funds. The closure caught employees and supporters off guard and led to many

  • Somers Duplex Damaged by Fire; No Injuries

    May 28, 2025 10p

    (WGTD)---A charcoal grill apparently ignited a fire early yesterday that destroyed half of a Somers duplex.

    Firefighters were summoned to a duplex located just off of 22nd Ave. on 11th St. just after midnight. 

  • Pizza Delivery Complaint Leads to Threats, Jail

    May 28, 2025 9:30p

    (WGTD)---A late pizza delivery allegedly led to threats and now jail time for a 33-year-old Racine man. 

    Jamar Edwards was charged Wednesday with making terrorist threats, a felony with a maximum penalty of three-and-a-half

  • Charges Filed in Kenosha County Cold Case

    May 28, 2025 8:30p

    (WGTD)---Charges have been filed in a nearly 22-year-old Kenosha County murder.

  • Candidate Interviews Scheduled in GTC Interim President Search

    May 27, 2025 2:30p

    (WGTD)---The search for an interim president at Gateway Technical College is entering a new phase. 

    The board has scheduled closed Zoom meetings for Thursday and Friday to interview five candidates. Their names weren’t