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Plans For a Massive Solar Farm in Paris Are Now Before the DNR

(WGTD)---Although the necessary permits must still be obtained, plans are moving forward to build a 1,400 acre solar farm in the Town of Paris.

If approved as proposed, the complex would create enough electricity to supply the needs of 50,000 homes.

Area Herb Kohl Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship Winners

(WGTD)---A dozen teachers and students in the tri-county, WGTD listening area have won scholarships and grants in the latest round of funding from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation. The announcements were made Wednesday.

Barring Challenges, Ballot in 64th Assembly District Special Election Set

(WGTD)---Unless challenges are made to petition signatures or other irregularities crop up, the ballot is set for the 64th Assembly district elections.

The deadline for filing nomination papers was Tuesday evening.

Kenosha County Crash Injures at Least 6

Somers---At least a half-dozen people were injured Tuesday evening in a three-vehicle crash at county highways 'H' at 'L.' '

None of the injuries were said to be life-threatening, according to a release from the Kenosha County Sheriff's Dept.

The

Theater News: NYPD Det. Mary "Dead Shot" Shanley Coming to Racine

A Racine native is returning home to stage a one-woman show. 35 year-old Rachel McPhee is the daughter of Norm McPhee, the retired artistic director of the Racine Theatre Guild.

Holder's Group Spending $350K To Help Supreme Court Candidate Neubauer

Liberal-Backed Candidate Neubauer Releases First TV Ad Of Campaign

(AP/WPR)---A group run by former Democratic U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says it plans to spend $350,000 through an affiliate to help get liberal-backed candidate Lisa

The Low-Down on Your 2018 Tax Return

What’s new on the tax front? Practically everything, according to several accounts from Andrea and Orendorff Certified Public Accountants. They appeared on a recent edition of WGTD's Morning Show.  The tax reform act that was adopted in late 2017 is having

K-12 Funding Reform Advocates Express Optimism

There’s reason for optimism among people who believe that the funding system for Wisconsin’s public schools has long been broken.

2020 Dems Head To Wisconsin Early, Looking To Reverse 2016 Stumble

(NPR)---Here's something Democrats thought they knew during the last presidential campaign: Wisconsin was safe. It was a lock for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. But when the votes were counted, it was a stunning upset for Republican Donald Trump.

In 2020,

Citizen Tips Lead to Drug Investigations

A supervisor with the Kenosha Drug Operations Group—or K-DOG for short—says if anything can be said about his office’s workload…is that it’s steady. A supervisor with the joint city/county task force was a recent guest on Community Matters.