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VIDEO: Hate Crime Charges Filed in Racial Confrontation; Evidence Includes Video

June 11, 2020 6:40p

(WGTD)---As discussion over racism heats up in the wake of the in-police-custody death of George Floyd, a 78-year-old Pleasant Prairie man has been charged with hate crimes for cursing at an African-American woman, and

Virus Test Mess; Police Reforms in Racine; 2nd Downtown Kenosha Market

June 10, 2020 10:15p

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Kenosha Co. Health Dept. Dir. Laments Lack of Cooperation in Covid-19 Fight

June 9, 2020 10p

(WGTD)---A disturbing admission from the director of the Kenosha County Health Department as she leads the battle to get people to do their part to rein in the spread of coronavirus. Says Jen Freiheit: "The culture has changed in the

Racine Food Cooperative Ends Effort to Build a Store

June 9, 2020 9:30p

(WGTD)---A non-profit that dedicated itself to trying to fill a food desert in Racine is abandoning its effort to open a brick-and-mortar store near the Racine Zoo.

Kenosha Panels: No Mandate for Employees to Mask-Up in Bars, Restaurants

June 8, 2020 11:15p

(WGTD)---A pair of Kenosha City Council committees passed a watered-down resolution Monday night that recommends that employees of licensed establishments wear masks to help minimize the spread of COVID-19.

Drunk Driving Homicide Suspect Makes First Appearance in Kenosha Court

June 8, 2020 6:35p

(WGTD)---Bond for a suspected drunk driver who slammed into a motorcyclist last week was set at $500,000 Monday.

29-year-old Anthony Palmer of Kenosha was charged with Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Motor Vehicle and

Twin Lakes' Country Thunder Canceled Because of COVID-19

June 8, 2020 11:20a

(WGTD)---This year's Country Thunder music festival in Twin Lakes has been canceled.

In an email to fans Monday, the company that runs the festival, and others like it, said it made its decision after "much consideration and