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Extreme Speeding Cases Are Up; Speed Tops Alcohol For Fatality Causes
June 20, 2021 11a
(WGTD)---An apparent increase in cases of extreme, excessive speeding, coupled with new data confirming that speed more than ever tops alcohol as a leading cause of traffic fatalities in Wisconsin, has the judicial and law enforcement
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Mother-Son Duo Sit Together on Racine City Council
June 20, 2021 10:30a
(WGTD)---It’s exceedingly rare for two members of the same immediate family to sit as elected officials on the same governing body. But that’s exactly what’s occurring at the Racine City Council.
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Two Water Incidents Minutes Apart in Racine
June 19, 2021 11p; Updated 6-20 8a with lifeguard information
(WGTD)---A nine-year-old girl is dead and a 17-year-old boy is in critical condition following a pair of unrelated incidents in Lake Michigan off of Racine beaches minutes apart Saturday
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WPR: Somers Jumps Gun on Water Diversion; Project Halted
June 18, 2021 8:20a
(WPR)---State regulators have ordered the Village of Somers in Kenosha County to halt construction on its project to draw water from Lake Michigan. The village began work before receiving all the necessary approvals to move forward.
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More Police Departments Add Social Workers To Respond To Crisis Calls
June 17, 2021 10:40a
(WPR)---More police departments in Wisconsin are adding social workers or civilian positions that will respond to crisis calls with officers at a time when law enforcement has faced increased scrutiny over its use of force when
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Tasing Grandma in Kenosha: What Went Wrong
June 16, 2021 10:35p
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WPR's "Wisconsin Life": Fading Video Stores & Racine Native's Documentary
June 16, 2021 2p
(WPR)---The video stores that once brought a slice of Hollywood to town are now empty buildings that might house vaping shops or check cashing stores.
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Awkward Somers Intersection Becomes Flashpoint for Fatalities
June 16, 2021 1:30p; Updated 6-17 with identity of latest victim.
(WGTD)---High speeds, a mild curve, a slight rise in the road and an uncommon design are all conditions that are present at an intersection in Somers where three people have been
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KUSD Summer School Masks Now Optional; One Last KSB Mask Flare-Up
June 15, 2021 11:45p
(WGTD)---COVID restrictions in Kenosha Unified seem to be easing by the day.
The district announced Tuesday night that students and teachers in summer school—which began on Monday—will no longer have to wear masks. Face
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Elderly, Unarmed Black Woman Tased in Kenosha; Two Officers Suspended
June 15, 2021 10:30p: updated 6-16 10a with additional detail on arrest
(WGTD)---Two Kenosha police officers were suspended for five days for tasing a 77-year-old Black woman who may have had physical and mental impairments.