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The Alford: Parking is a Problem, According to Some Plan Commissioners

Feb. 18, 2021 8:30p

(WGTD)---The problem with downtown Kenosha isn't too few parking spaces--it's too few people, according to a Kenosha developer.

David Wallach wants to turn a long-vacant downtown department store building into apartments

Racine Alders Asks RSB To Delay Reopening; Kenosha Snow Removal Study

Feb. 17, 2021 11:15p

From WGTD News: 

Snowfall Totals From the National Weather Service

Feb. 16, 2021 9:45a; Updated at 3:45p

3p/Racine, one block from the lakeshore and south of downtown: 17.8

3:05p/southwest of Kenosha: 16

2p/Kenosha, near Washington Park Velodrome: 13.5

1p/Elmwood Park: 14.3

9:04a/91st &

Ins & Outs of Snow Emergency Parking Enforcement

Feb. 15, 2021 9:05p

(WGTD)---Violating a municipality’s snow emergency parking ban can lead to expensive tickets and can even result in your vehicle being towed.

In Kenosha, as could be the case elsewhere, enforcement is not always by the book.

Racine Scholars Academy Given One Week Reprieve

Feb. 15, 2021 8:55p

(WGTD)---A charter school that would operate under the auspices of the Racine Unified School District was given a week to come up with a home for itself.

Police Tactics Questioned in Jacob Blake Case

Feb. 14, 2021 4:35p

(WGTD)---Nearly six months out from the incident, a nationally-known expert on policing says the shooting of Jacob Blake last summer raises legitimate, unanswered questions.

State Schools Superintendent Candidates Make Pitches For Open Seat

Feb. 14, 2021 8:45a

(WPR)---On Feb. 16, Wisconsin voters will narrow a field of seven candidates vying to become Wisconsin’s next top education official after state Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor's term ends in July.

Rittenhouse to Remain Free on Bond; Address to be Provided Under Seal

Feb. 11, 2021 2:30p; Updated at 5:40p with quotes

(WGTD)---A Kenosha circuit court judge has ordered the attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse to provide his client's address under seal as he awaits trial on charges that he killed two demonstrators and wounded a

SC Johnson Donates $5.5 Million to Finance STEM Scholarships

Feb. 11, 2021 9:10a

(WGTD)---SC Johnson is donating $5.5 million to fund scholarships aimed at offering a helping hand to students in the Racine area who want to pursue STEM-related careers. 

Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drag Racing Death of 14-year-old Boy

Feb. 9, 2021 8;25p

(WGTD)---The 21-year-old Twin Lakes man who'd been drag racing when he struck another vehicle on Highway 50 last summer, killing a 14-year-old boy, received an eight-year prison sentence Wednesday.