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Health Officer Who Guided Kenosha County Through the Pandemic to Leave

Feb. 19, 2023 11a

(WGTD)---Outgoing Kenosha County Public Health Officer Jen Freiheit isn’t immediately saying what her next job will be.

In a news release issued Friday, the county announced that Freiheit will leave her post March 16th to

Children's Library Planned for Uptown Redevelopment Project

Feb. 16, 2023 6:15p

(WGTD)---Plans for a mixed-use development on a block in Kenosha’s Uptown that was heavily damaged by the 2020 riots materialized just a few month later. But only recently was it learned that the storefronts and upper-floor apartments

KSB Showdown Over Vacancy Wil Be Monday Night

One of four candidates may be a dropout. 

Settlement in Police Shooting Suit; Kenosha Store to Close

Also: Fatal fire in Racine; Charges filed in fire department impersonation case. 

Racine to Fork Over Additional Dollars to Complete Hard-to-Redevelop Site

Feb. 8, 2023 3:30p

(WGTD)---A brownfield redevelopment project in downtown Racine is ready to proceed following a unanimous city council vote Tuesday night to sweeten the deal.

Gateway's New President Makes Debut Appearance on WGTD

Feb. 6, 2023 3:15p

(WGTD)---Gateway’s new president has been on the job now for a little over a month.

KUSD Parent/Teacher Liaison Up for Prestigious Award

Ardis Mahone-Mosely works the neighborhood she grew up in--and loves it. 

UW-Parkside Chancellor Ford to Leave

Feb. 2, 2023 1:45p

(WGTD)---UW-Parkside Chancellor Debbie Ford is leaving to take a similar job at a four-year school in Indiana.

In an open letter, Ford said she's accepted an offer to become chancellor at Indiana University Southeast, located

Guilty Verdict Returned Even Without Julie Jensen's 'Letter From the Grave'

Feb. 1, 2023 4p

(WGTD)---Following Wednesday's guilty verdict in the Mark Jensen retrial, the first thing prosecutor Bob Jambois wanted to talk about with reporters was the so-called letter from-the-grave that Julie Jensen wrote before her death.

Kenosha Church Office Damaged by Fire

Jan. 31, 2023 2:30p

(WGTD---Fire heavily damaged a church office building in downtown Kenosha Tuesday morning.