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CT Festival-Goer Who Apparently Was Struck by Lightning ID'd

Updated 11:50a to reflect identity.

Authorities have now identified the Country Thunder festival-goer who appears to have been struck by a lightning bolt overnight as a 22 year-old Illinois woman, Brittney Prehn.

Prehn had no identification and was

Drunk Driving Homicide Defendant Sent to Prison for 13 Years

(WGTD)---A drunk who refused numerous offers of rides home, then drove off from the Kenosha bar where he’d spent most of New Year’s Day, crashing head-on into another vehicle, killing the driver, received a 13-year prison sentence Wednesday.

Fire Damages Wadsworth's Gold Pyramid House

(WGTD)---An iconic landmark just south of the state line in Wadsworth was heavily damaged by fire late Tuesday afternoon.

About a-quarter of the six-story Gold Pyramid House was "ruined," according to Gurnee Fire Dept. Battalion Chief David Douglass.

Manufacturing to Return to an Inner-City Site in Racine That Lost it Long Ago

City officials in Racine are elated that a small, inner-city industry has not only agreed to stay but plans to build a larger plant.

Jacquet (jack-Kay’) will be moving across the street into the new South Side Industrial Park.

The two new buildings that it

Drunk Bicyclist Lands in Jail

(WGTD)---Drunk driving is drunk driving whether in a car, on a motorcycle or even riding a motorized bicycle.

RUSD, UW-P Partner To Address Special Education Teacher Shortage

New Teacher Residency Program Will Put Teachers In Classrooms Full-Time While Paying Them Salaries

Racine Murder Case on Hold; A Suspect Mistakenly Released

(WGTD)---A man who’d been arrested once in connection with the death of a food pantry volunteer in Racine is being sought again after he was mistakenly released from jail.

Derrick Matthews, Brother of Donna Matthews, Accepts Plea Deal For Role in Murder

Derrick Matthews, the brother of Donna Matthews, accepted a plea deal Monday for his involvement in the July 4th, 2016 murder of Michael Gayan. Derrick Matthews plead guilty to 2nd degree intentional homicide which carries a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison.

Boat Crash; Incarceration Discussion; Derrick Matthews Back in Court

A Salmon-O-Rama fisherman was injured when the boat he was on slammed into a break wall near the 16th St. Lagoon in pre-dawn darkness Saturday morning. According to a news release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Dept., the 65 year-old man from Mt.

Appeals Court Judge Neubauer of Racine Launches Supreme Court Bid

(WPR)---Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer launched a campaign Thursday for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.