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Spate of Kenosha County Overdose Deaths Concern Officials

May 26, 2019  8: 20p 

(WGTD)---Three people died of suspected drug overdoses in Kenosha County in a single day this weekend.

"It's highly concerning that we had three suspected overdose deaths within such a short time span," said Kenosha

Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers Quarterback And 'Ice Bowl' Hero, Dies At 85

May 26, 2019 7:20p 

(NPR)---Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr died Sunday in Birmingham, Ala. He was 85 years old.

Starr, who played for the Packers from 1956 to 1971, was the first quarterback in history to win five NFL

Deadly Shooting in Racine Wednesday Night

May 23, 2019

Timeline Released in Cheddar Restaurant Shooting Responses

(WGTD)---Possibly in reaction to online complaints from the relatives of the victim, authorities have released a timeline of first responder arrivals in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man at Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Monday night. 

Khaled Alchaar was

Parkway Beautification Projects Now Legal in Kenosha

(WGTD)---Gardeners in Kenosha with a creative flair who plant things in parkways—that skinny strip of land between the street and sidewalk—can breathe easier.

The practice is now legal, after the City Council voted 12-2 Monday night to adopt an ordinance that

Racine Judge Michael Piontek Suspended by State Supreme Court

Updated 4p

(AP, WGTD)---The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Racine County Judge Michael Piontek for 5 days without pay citing “concerning” and “obviously unethical” behavior.

A Fatal Fire in Racine Tuesday Morning

One person died in an early morning house fire on Coolidge Avenue in Racine on Tuesday. Sergeant Adam Malacara---from the Racine Police Department---said the body of the victim was badly burned and a positive identification has not yet been made.

It's Now Unclear Which Campus All Saints Catholic School Will Close in Kenosha

(WGTD)---About 150 people packed the school cafeteria at Kenosha’s All Saints Catholic School North Monday night  for an informational meeting about the consolidation of the school's two campuses.

Victim Identified in Pleasant Prairie Restaurant Shooting

Updated 1030a; 3:30p

(WGTD)---Authorities have identified the Cheddar's shooting fatality as Khaled M. Alchaar, a 19-year-old man who lived just north of the restaurant in Windsong Village Apartments.

Alchaar was shot outside of the restaurant

All Saints to Close Holy Rosary Campus; Retain St. Mary's School

(WGTD)---All Saints Catholic School is closing one of the two K-8 schools it operates in Kenosha.