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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.
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"Trauma Ringer": Pandemic Recovery May Take Longer for Some
June 15, 2021 noon
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Power Cut in Highway 50 Construction Zone
June 14, 2021 noon; Updated 1:40p
(WGTD)---Power to all of the businesses and homes along the Highway 50 corridor east of I-94 that lost it in a mid-morning outage is expected to be fully-restored by mid-afternoon.
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Pandemic-Inspired Teaching Approach Will Stick in at Least One Classroom
June 11, 2021 1p
(WGTD)---Some teaching strategies that Kenosha Unified were forced to implement because of the pandemic aren’t going away.
Among them is a new approach that LakeView Technology Academy computer science and physics teacher
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Wisconsin Budget Balance Grows By Billions As Tax Revenue Surges
June 8, 2021 11:45a
(WPR)---The state of Wisconsin's financial situation grew even rosier Tuesday as the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office projected state tax revenues would grow by $4.4 billion more than previously expected.
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Home Sales, Prices, Up in Walworth, Racine and Kenosha Counties
June 7, 2021 4:20p
(WGTD)---The easing of the pandemic, a tight supply of homes and low interest rates have combined to keep the housing market hot.
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Advisory: WGTD Returns to the Air Sunday Night
June 6, 2021 11:45a: Updated 1p; Updated 10:30p
After being off the air for much of the day Sunday, WGTD' over-the-air signals returned Sunday evening. The problem was heat-related.
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Gov. Evers Announces 2022 Re-Election Bid At State Democratic Convention
June 5, 2021 9p
(WPR)---Gov. Tony Evers will seek a second term in office in 2022. The governor announced his reelection bid on Saturday during a speech at the state Democratic Party convention.