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  • Trump Comes To Wisconsin For Foxconn Groundbreaking With Walker, Protesters In Tow

    President Lauds Planned Manufacturing Campus As '8th Wonder Of The World'

    (WPR/AP/WGTD)---President Donald Trump and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker have grabbed a pair of golden shovels and moved piles of dirt under the hot June sun as part of a

  • Foxconn Open House Scheduled for Friday and Saturday

    A day after a couple of invitation-only events to commemorate the start of Foxconn construction in Mt. Pleasant, the company is swinging open its doors at its temporary plant near I-94 and Highway 20. 

  • Foxconn Groundbreaking Thursday; Link to Video Stream Posted

    (WGTD)---It’s a day that’s been in the making for over a year: A formal groundbreaking ceremony for Foxconn in Mt. Pleasant is scheduled for later today.

    Headlining the invitation-only event will be President Trump.

    Trump flew into Milwaukee Wednesday night

  • Donna Matthews; During her Testimony Last Monday

    Donna Matthews Murder Trial Blog

    (July 10)

    Donna Matthews was found guilty of the July 4, 2016 murder of Michael Gayan. The jury deliberated for only 2 ½ hours. Matthews was convicted of 1st  Degree intentional homicide. The jury found Matthews not guilty of the armed robbery charge.

  • 14-Year-Old-Boy Drowns in East Troy

    The body of a 14-year-old boy has been recovered from a lake in East Troy. The Walworth County Sheriff's Office says the boy was swimming in Peters Lake near Camp Timber-Lee about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The boy was not staying at the camp.

  • A Pair of Murder Trials on the Monday Docket in Kenosha

    The Kenosha County Courthouse is going to be a busy place Monday.

    Several hundred potential jurors have been summoned because two murder trials are expected to get underway.

  • New I-94 Closures

    The I-94 reconstruction project will be causing some additional headaches starting this weekend.

    For the next several months, entrance and exit ramps at Highways ‘E’ and ‘K’ in Kenosha County and at Highway 11 in Racine County will be closed.

  • East Troy Bank Robber Sought

    Authorities in Walworth County are asking for the public's help in identifying a bank robber caught on security camera footage. 

    The Associated Bank on Main Street in East Troy was held up Tuesday afternoon.

  • Foxconn Recycling System to Dramatically Reduce Water Usage

    Foxconn is putting its money where its mouth is: The company is spending an extra $30 million on a state-of-the-art recycling system that’ll greatly reduce its need for Lake Michigan water.

  • Great Lakes Water Advocates Get Hearing To Oppose Water Diversion Plan For Foxconn

    Attorney For Group Says He Hopes Other States Will Weigh In

    (WPR)---Great Lakes water advocates in Wisconsin will get the chance to oppose a water diversion plan for Foxconn’s LCD-manufacturing plant in Racine County.