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Kenosha Kmart Set to Close

November 8th, 2019  8:08am; Updated at 9:50a with new information; Edited at 10:10a, 10:49a with Modory references

(WGTD) --- Kenosha's Kmart is closing, the last of a string of department stores that lined much of 52nd St., a main thoroughfare

Victim and Suspect in 1999 Racine County Murder To Be Identified on Friday

November 7, 2019  11:50am

Racine---More than 20 years after a young woman’s tortured and sexually abused body was found in a cornfield in the Town of Raymond---the Racine County Sheriff's Office will release her identity---and---the name of a person

Kenosha Man with Suspended License Caused Traffic Accident That Shut Down I-94 Wednesday Morning

November 6, 2019  11:10am

City of Kenosha Offers New Emergency Alert Service

Nov. 5, 2019 4:15

(WGTD)----The City of Kenosha is rolling out a new service that's designed to alert residents to various service disruptions due to severe weather or public safety issues. 

AlertSense is available for signup

"The Handbook" Wraps Up its Carthage Run Nov. 7-9

Nov. 5, 2019 3:35p

(WGTD)---Some students at Carthage College are telling the story on stage of NFL cheerleaders who sued the league for workplace violations.

“The Handbook” is a new play that has its second and final set of performances scheduled

WGTD EXCLUSIVE - Steil: Whistleblower Answering Written Questions a 'Step in the Right Direction'

Nov 5, 2019 2:05pm, UPDATED: 3:07pm

(WGTD)---In a phone interview with WGTD’s Troy McDonald, Congressman Bryan Steil said he supports the whistleblower coming forward and answering written questions directly from house Republicans. 

Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan Hosts This Saturday's "WGTD Radio Theater"

Oct. 31, 2019 10a

(WGTD)---The WGTD Radio Theater, now in its 15h season, will broadcast “Hercule Poirot: Murder on the Mounds,” an original murder mystery based on the famous Belgian detective series created by Dame

Wisconsin Has Widest Achievement Gap On Nation's Report Card

Oct. 30, 2019 12:15p

(AP/WPR)---Wisconsin has the widest achievement gap between black and white students of any state based on results of a test known as the nation's report card.

Wisconsin Could See Wetter-Than-Average Winter

Oct. 29, 2019 7:40p

(WPR)---Some Wisconsinites received their first taste of wintry weather on Tuesday with a fresh blanket of snow on the ground. Wisconsin could see more of the same this winter as NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting

Cold Weather Season is Here, But Shelters Are Already at or Near Capacity

Oct. 29, 2019 1:45p

(WGTD)---As the executive director of Kenosha’s Shalom Center says, “Homelessness has no season.” Kenosha and Racine’s general population, full-service homeless shelters run at near full capacity year 'round.