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No Injuries in Sunday Night Racine Home Fire

July 8, 2019  4:30am

(WGTD)---No injuries were reported in a Sunday night house fire in Racine. The Racine Fire Department responded to a second floor balcony fire at 1808 9th Street just after 9:30pm.

Kenosha Tradition to Continue Under New Owners

July 7, 2019 6:50p

(WGTD)---A Kenosha icon has a new owner.

The Spot changed hands this past spring after Chuck DuBois retired. His father—Harold—started the drive-in restaurant in 1945. It’s been at the corner of 75th St. and 22nd Ave. ever since

Drainage, Cultural & Environmental Issues Hold Up Paris Solar Farm Plans

July 7, 2019 1:15p

(WGTD)---A host of issues is holding up construction of a 1,400-acre solar farm in Paris.

New Owner of UAW Local 72's Washington Rd. Hall is Revealed

July 5, 2019 11:15a; Updated July 7; 

(WGTD)---UAW Local 72 apparently is getting ready to sell its headquarters building on Washington Rd. in Kenosha to a local development firm.  

A Fatal Mobile Home Fire in Kenosha County is Under Investigaiton

July 5, 2019 9:30a

(WGTD)---A man was found dead inside a burning mobile home in western Kenosha County early Friday morning.

Responding to a 911 call made just after 5 a.m., the first arriving deputies found smoke and flames coming from a trailer in the

New School Seeks Permission To Operate as RUSD Charter

July 3, 2019 noon

(WGTD)---A new charter school led by people with familiar names could open in the next year or two in Racine.

Representatives of the Racine Leaders Academy laid out their tentative plans before a work session of the Racine School

Evers Uses Veto Pen To Increase School Spending By $90M In State Budget

July 3, 2019 11:30a

(WPR)---Gov. Tony Evers used his veto pen Wednesday to boost K-12 education funding in Wisconsin by nearly $90 million in the next two-year state budget. 

Charges in Child's Death; Fatal Hit & Run; Power Restoration Work Continues

July 3, 2019 9:55a; Updated 11a with charges in child's death; Edited for typos at 12:40p

Guard Charged With Having Sex With an Inmate

July 1, 2019 4p

(WGTD)---A guard at the women's prison in Union Grove allegedly sexually assaulted a female inmate three times during a two-week-long period, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday against a Milwaukee man.

Hospital President and Director of Racine's Health Dept. Appear on Show

July 1, 2019 3:30p

(WGTD)---The president of Racine’s only hospital, and the head of the city’s health department, seem to be in complete agreement on where the gaps exist in the community’s health care system.