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Local News: Protesters Arrested; Sentence Passed in Drunk Driving Deaths
Racine---About two-dozen demonstrators were arrested for blocking traffic at a busy downtown intersection late Monday afternoon. They were part of a group of several hundred protestors who were seeking renewal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
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56-Year-Old Man Arrested on Child Sex Crime Charges in Racine
A 56-year-old Indiana man was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted sexual assault of a child---use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime---and---possession of child pornography. Richard Barney---of St. John, Indiana---traveled to Racine to allegedly have
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Berit Beck's Murderer Gets 10-Year Prison Term
A Kenosha man charged with killing a young woman nearly three decades ago was sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Fond du Lac court today. 64-year-old Dennis Brantner (pictured) entered an Alford plea in the 1990 strangulation of 18-year-old Berit Beck (
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Foxconn Plant Could Reduce Road Funding For State Projects By $90M
Project Expected To Leave Highway Fund $870M Short Of Money Needed To Maintain Road Conditions
(AP/WPR)---Funding for state road projects could be reduced as much as $90 million by mid-2019 in order to pay for roadwork related to the $10 billion
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Senate Moves Forward With Child Tax Credit, Leaves Sales Tax Holiday Off Agenda
Fate Of Walker's Tax Proposals Remains In Question
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KUSD To Hold Community School Security Meetings
At last night's Kenosha School Board meeting---following a moment of silence to remember the 17 victims of the recent school shooting in Florida---School Superintendent Sue Savaglio-Jarvis said the district is doing everything it can to keep students and staff safe.
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Sanders Visits Racine To Rally Behind Challenger To House Speaker Ryan
(WPR)---U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visited downtown Racine on Saturday to campaign for a Democrat hoping to challenge Republican U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan of Janesville.
The rally for Randy Bryce, an ironworker and U.S. Army veteran of Caledonia, drew more than 1
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Ryan Addresses Florida Shooting, Midterm Elections During Pewaukee Event
(WPR)---U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said during a speech on Saturday night in Pewaukee that the alleged gunman in the recent Florida mass school shooting case "slipped through a bunch of cracks."
The Janesville Republican spoke at the Lincoln Day
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An Immigration Case With National Headlines Has Kenosha Connection
Kenosha---The money may be nice, but it comes with a price. Kenosha County, which pockets hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for housing federal prisoners in its detention center, has gotten drawn into a controversy involving a U.S. Army veteran.
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Aurora Dumps Kenosha for Pleasant Prairie; Veteran Alderman Wins Suit
Kenosha Ald. Jesse Downing's name will apparently be on the Apr. 3rd ballot as he seeks re-election. Downing had been disqualified by both City Clerk Debbie Salas and the Wisconsin Election Commission in a nominating paper dispute.