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Man, Life-Saving Dog, Both OK After Overnight Fire in Sub-Zero Cold
A sleeping homeowner in Racine was alerted to a fire by his dog early Wednesday morning.
The man safely evacuated into the freezing cold, but he suffered smoke inhalation and some burns in the process and was taken to St. Mary's Regional Burn Center. A condition
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Kenosha County Power Outages Being Resolved
With wind chills hovering near -45 degrees today would not be a good day to be without power---but---it happened to several thousand people around Kenosha County.
Alison Trouey---from WE Energies---said about 3,000 customers in Pleasant Prairie were without power
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Reuters: Foxconn Reconsidering Plans to Make LCD Panels in Mt. Pleasant
(Reuters) - Foxconn Technology Group is reconsidering plans to make advanced liquid crystal display panels at a $10 billion Wisconsin campus, and said it intends to hire mostly engineers and researchers rather than the manufacturing workforce the project originally
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Frozen State: Tips To Help You Get Through This Week's Deep Freeze
Running Water, Wearing Layers Can Help Keep You And Your Home Safe During Cold Spell
(WPR)---As a potentially historic chill settles in over Wisconsin, residents can take some precautions to protect themselves, their homes and their pets from
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Carthage Grad Looks for Support in Developing the "CalmLet"
A recent Carthage College grad used her degree and own health history to come up with a winning entry in Foxconn’s “Smart Cities; Smart Futures” competition.
Erin Magennis spoke with Greg Berg on
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Lee Enterprises to buy Kenosha News, Lake Geneva Regional News
RACINE — Lee Enterprises, which owns The Journal Times, announced Monday morning that the company has reached an agreement to purchase the print and
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New Owners of Bank Building Plan to Create a Penthouse on the Top Floor
(WGTD)---The downtown building that was once home to the Kenosha National Bank and later 1st Bank Southeast will soon get new residents---in more than one sense of the word.
Tom and Julie Kook will soon make the 8th floor of the building their primary residence.
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Red Zone Bar Controversy Puts Ald. Kennedy in a Potentially Tight Spot
(WGTD)---How does the Kenosha City Council’s only African-American alderman view allegations that the council is taking a racist stance in its dealings with a bar that plays hip hop music?
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Marquette Poll: Several Evers Proposals Have Strong Public Support
New Survey Found Sizable Majority Backs Medicaid Expansion
(WPR)---Several of Gov. Tony Evers' policy proposals have strong public support, according to a new poll from Marquette University Law School.
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Cabaret License Request Denied; Federal Lawsuit Threatened
The Kenosha City Council voted Wednesday night against granting a cabaret license to a bar that features hip hop music.
Supporters called the move racist, but others cited a persistent pattern of neighborhood trouble created by the Red Zone’s patrons.