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    Kenosha Homicide Involving Teens Was Over a Gun Purchase

    Feb. 10, 2026 3p; Edited on 2-11 for clarity

    (WGTD)---The shooting death in Kenosha last week of a 16 year-old boy apparently was the result of a gun transaction between two groups of teens having gone bad. Both sides apparently had intended to rob the

  • Problems Persist in the Kenosha County District Attorney's Office

    Feb. 9, 2026 8p

    (WGTD)---A defense attorney called out Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis last month for filing an unchecked brief in a criminal case that was “riddled” with misinformation that had obviously been generated by the use of

  • Walworth County is part of WGTD's primary listening area.

    Measles Detected in a Municipal Sewage System in Walworth County

    Feb. 8, 2026 4p

    (WGTD)---There was more evidence last week that an early-warning system that’s designed to detect the spread of some infectious diseases in Wisconsin by examining sewage actually works. The proof came from a municipal waste system in

  • WGTD FM is the WPR News affiliate in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties.

    WGTD 101.7 FM Elkhorn

    WGTD at 101.7 in Elkhorn will be off the air for a few days. We're in the process of moving our Elkhorn antenna from one Walworth County Sheriff's Office tower to another. The tower that we're currently on is being decommissioned by the sheriff. 

    103.3- Lake

  • WGTD 91.1 FM is your WPR News affiliate for Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties.

    Federal Funds Allocated to Local Projects

    Feb. 5, 2026 3:15p

    (WGTD)---The recently-passed federal government funding bill includes money for various projects in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties. 

    $5 million has been allocated to Racine County’s $38 million behavioral health

  • 60th St. crime scene.

    Shooting Update

    Feb. 5, 2026 11:45a

    (WGTD)---Grief counselors and extra security are on hand at two Kenosha high schools following a Wednesday night shooting that left a Bradford High School student dead and two Indian Trail students injured.

    A 19-year-old and a

  • 60th St. crime scene.

    One Teen Dead, Two Injured, in Library Square Neighborhood Shooting

    Feb. 5, 2026 9:45a

    From Kenosha Police: 

    Kenosha, WI — On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at approximately 7:55 p.m., officers with the Kenosha Police Department responded to the 600 block of 60th Street for a report of multiple

  • Gateway President Morgan Phillips.

    Funding Issues Are Part of Gateway's 'State of the College' Address

    Feb. 4, 2026 3:30p

    (WGTD)---The interim president of Gateway Technical College says neither state support nor the local property tax levy can no longer be relied upon to enable the college to remain innovative and serve all of the needs of employers.

  • Racine's public schools.

    Bell-to-Bell Student Cell Phone Ban May be on the Horizon in RUSD

    Feb. 4, 2026 noon

    (WGTD)--It appears that it’s just a matter of time before the use of cell phones by students is banned in all Racine Unified schools, from the start of the school day to the end of the day. 

  • South facade of the former Eagles Club building.

    Family: Community Commitment Kept Eagles Club From the Wrecking Ball for Years

    Feb. 1, 2026 10:30a

    (WGTD)---A commitment to the community and an emotional attachment kept the former Eagles Club building in downtown Kenosha afloat long after the event venue was profitable. That’s the message the current owners of the historic