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Kenosha Apartment Building Fire Displaces 30 Residents
Kenosha---About 30 tenants had to find alternative shelter Saturday after a fire heavily damaged their south side apartment building.
Four residents, including a three year-old child, suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to the hospital.
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New Non-Profit Aims to Recruit Foxconn Workers
A non-profit that aims to squeeze out of a community as many resources as possible for the purpose of connecting people with good-paying jobs is setting up shop in Racine in advance of Foxconn hiring.
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Key Ruling Expected Soon in Battered Woman Syndrome Murder Trial
A Kenosha judge is expected to issue an evidentiary ruling in the coming days that could potentially cripple Donna Matthews' use of the Battered Woman Syndrome defense in her upcoming murder trial.
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GOP Leaders Call Extraordinary Session To Change Election Laws
Proposal Comes After Judge's Order To Fill Vacant Legislative Seats
(WPR)---The GOP leaders of the state Legislature said Friday they're calling lawmakers back to Madison for an "extraordinary session" to change election laws in the wake
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Non-Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Racine
Updated 3-26-18
A few more details have emerged about an incident over the weekend in which Racine police shot and wounded a man that they said had been holding a gun.
32 year-old Jeremiah Golden was treated at the hospital for a non-life
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Ruffolo Pleads to a Felony; Escapes Jail; Forced to Give Up Council Seat
Updated and expanded at 2:15 p.m.;
Kenosha Ald. G. John Ruffolo pleaded guilty to a felony count of stalking Thursday and was sentenced to probation for three years, given a $10,000 fine and ordered to pay restitution.
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KUSD Dress Code Changes Given Preliminary Approval
The Kenosha School Board informally hammered out a few tentative changes to the district’s dress code Wednesday night.
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Lawyers In Matthews Case Push Self-Defense Claim Despite Judge's Doubts
The judge in the Donna Matthews murder case says she’s not convinced that the jury should be given the option of writing it off as a matter of self-defense.
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No Charges in January Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting in Racine
The two Racine police officers who shot and killed a man earlier this year have been cleared of any wrongdoing.
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Environmentalists, Landowners Question Foxconn Electricity Plan, Air Permits
(WPR)---The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has made a preliminary ruling that air pollution permits for the Foxconn factory in Racine County should be approved, but an environmental group is raising concerns about at least one harmful compound.