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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 (

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Michael Bell Takes His Fight to the Kenosha City Council

Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian and Michael Bell went after each other at Wednesday night's city council meeting.

Attempted Child Abduction Report Called a Hoax

Salem Lakes---A report that two young children were pursued by an adult as they left Salem Grade School Wednesday sent school staff and deputies scrambling. But the report turned out to be a hoax.