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Application Deadline for Racial and Ethnic Equity Commission is Extended

Mar. 21, 2023 6p

(WGTD)---The deadline for volunteers to apply for a seat on the Kenosha County Racial and Ethnic Equity Commission has been extended.

Kenosha School Board Candidates Offer Sharply Different Views

Mar. 21, 2023 4:50p

(WGTD)----A candidate for Kenosha School Board who’s Black says he’s against teaching Black history as he claims it’s currently being taught. Newcomer Lamar Madison is challenging school board president Yolanda Adams in the Apr. 4th

RSD Looking For Help In Identifying Hit & Run Driver

Mar. 21, 2023 3:40p; Updated 3-22

(WGTD)---Authorities have released additional information in a hit and run case that seriously injured a female, We Energies' flagger north of Burlington Tuesday.

Racine's Mayoral Candidates Offer Differing Views on How to Address Crime

Mar. 21, 2023 3:30p

(WPR)---A mayoral candidate with a focus on crime is trying to shift the balance of power in a Democratic stronghold within a Republican county.

Charges Filed in Unpleasant Trip to Used Car Dealer

Mar. 21, 2023 2:45p

(WGTD)---Charges have been filed against a couple of used car dealers in Kenosha for allegedly bending and defacing a customer's driver's license, then posting a video of their actions. 

Anti-Semitic Flyers Reappear Days After a Court Case is Dropped

Mar. 20, 2023 10:30p

(WGTD)---Anti-Semitic flyers were found strewn about a south side Kenosha neighborhood early Monday, just days after littering citations that had been issued last year against a Kenosha man were dismissed. Kenosha police are

Yerkes Survives Doubts About its Future

Mar. 19, 2023 1:10p

(WGTD)---Five years ago, the future of the Yerkes was in doubt. The famous observatory in Williams Bay was no longer aligned with the mission of its owner, the University of Chicago, which was finding it increasingly difficult to cover

New Life Comes to a Once-Vibrant Strip of Root River Shoreline

March 14th, 2023

(WGTD) - WGTD talked to Dan Kaiser about his plans for a couple dormant tavern/restaurants that he and his father recently purchased. The 11 acre parcel also includes the Pugh Marina.(VIDEO) 

$25 Million Consolidated Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Facility to be Built in Racine

Mar. 13, 2023 4:30p

(WGTD)---Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave unveiled plans to build a $25 million center to put mental health and substance abuse services under one roof.

After 100+ Years, Demolition of a Lake Geneva Area Mansion is Underway

Illinois resident bought the home for $17M in October, second-highest purchase of home in Lake Geneva