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Milwaukee Man Dies in Racine County Auto Accident

A 54-year-old Milwaukee man was killed in a car accident at the intersection of Highway 45 and 7 Mile Road in Racine County yesterday afternoon. Anthony P. Simos apparently pulled away from a stop sign into the path of a truck which did not have a stop sign.

Racine Traffic Stop Turns into Drug Bust

A minor traffic stop turned into a felony drug bust in Racine earlier this week. On Tuesday night 25-year-old Christian Olvera---from Chicago---was pulled over on I-94 near Highway 20 for deviating in a lane of traffic and following too closely.

Online Threats Made Against Police Land a Racine Man in Jail

Another Racine man has been charged with making terrorist threats for comments he posted on social media. 

This time, the comments were in reaction to the recent fatal police shooting in Racine of Donte Shannon. 

5 Arrested Following High-Speed Police Chase in Kenosha

Kenosha---Five people from Milwaukee---including one juvenile---are in custody following a high-speed chase Wednesday evening.

The incident began just after 4 p.m. when the Pleasant Prairie Police Department responded to a report of retail theft at the Tommy

Facebook is Changing. Here's How to Keep WGTD Content in Your News Feed.

Facebook is changing the way you interact with WGTD and other brands you like and follow on the platform. In an announcement made this January, Facebook will now prioritize photos and posts from family and friends.

Walker Introduces New Child Tax Credit In State Of The State Address

Governor Also Called For Changes To Health Care, Juvenile Justice In State

(WPR)---Gov. Scott Walker unveiled a new $122 million child tax credit in his State of the State address at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Kenosha Alderman Jesse Downing Kicked Off April 3rd Ballot

Long-time Kenosha Alderman Jesse Downing will NOT be on the April 3rd ballot---and---he’s not happy about it. The Kenosha News is reporting that the Wisconsin Election Commission has upheld the Kenosha City Clerk’s decision keeping him off the ballot.

RUSD Superintendent Lolli Haws Gets New Job

Lolli Haws is heading west. The outgoing Racine Unified school superintendent has been hired to head up a group of schools in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Paris Plan Commission Chair: A Solar Farm is Probably on the Way

While many property owners in Mt. Pleasant have had to deal with Foxconn-related issues, farmers in nearby Paris in Kenosha County are struggling with land issues of their own.

Music Sampler: Kenosha's Mikey Vee on "Noon Tunes" January 22-26

Kenosha's Mikey Vee is featured on WGTD's "Noon Tunes" for the week of January 22-26. If you're from Kenosha you might know him as Mike Vandeville. We've included a link to one of his songs here for you to enjoy.