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Event Marks the Start of a Lead Water Pipe Removal Campaign in Kenosha

2018

The first homeowner in the state to take advantage of new rules that allow utilities to help property owners foot the cost of removing lead water laterals from in front of their homes has done so.

Evers Opens Up 5-Point Lead Over Walker In Latest Marquette Poll

(WPR)---Democrat Tony Evers has opened up a five-point lead over Gov. Scott Walker in the latest Marquette University Law School poll.

Bryce's Brother Throws Support Behind GOP Opponent Steil In New Ad

Ad Is Part Of $1.5M Ad Buy From Congressional Leadership Fund

(AP)---The brother of Democratic House candidate Randy Bryce endorses his brother's Republican opponent in a new campaign ad in the race to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Experts: State Bill On Pre-Existing Conditions Falls Short Of ACA Protections

(WPR)---Health care experts say a state bill being touted by Gov. Scott Walker as a way to insure people with pre-existing conditions would fall well short of the protections provided in the federal Affordable Care Act Walker is trying to overturn.

State Quietly Increased Pleasant Prairie Water Diversion Limits In 2010

Wisconsin cities like Waukesha and Racine have been mired with controversy as they have sought water diversions from Lake Michigan.

Jamari Cook Sentenced to 9 Years in Olivia Mackay Murder

Kenosha---18-year-old Jamari Cook was sentenced to 9 years in prison for his role in the strangulation murder of Kenosha teenager Olivia Mackay in 2017. Earlier this year---Cook’s friend---Daniel Tate was convicted of first-degree homicide in the case.

Mount Pleasant DPW Worker Dies After Being Hit By Car

Mount Pleasant---That employee of the Mount Pleasant Public Works Department who was hit by a car Monday afternoon has died. He has been identified as 61-year-old Dan Huck---a 22-year-veteran of the Village’s Sewer Utility.

Few Dry Eyes: Inmates Graduate from Gateway CNC Program

Sturtevant---At a graduation ceremony last week for the latest Gateway students to receive a CNC operator certificate, the tears that flowed had little to do with running a machine.

Donna Matthews' Brother Sentenced; Stabber Arraigned; Job Fests Pay Off

Kenosha Judge Jodi Meier sentenced Derrick Matthews Friday to a prison term of seven years, exactly what the attorneys had worked out in a plea bargain for Matthews having given his sister the gun that she used to kill her ex-boyfriend.

Kenosha Drowning Victim ID'd; Aldermen To Consider New Pier Prohibitions

(WGTD)---Authorities have confirmed that a body pulled this week from Lake Michigan near Carthage College is that of an Indian Trail senior who drowned after jumping off of Kenosha's north pier Sept. 6th.