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  • Abused Baby Allegedly Injured Again in Foster Care

    Racine---A foster parent who apparently became overwhelmed with child-rearing was charged with child abuse Thursday.

  • First Step Pending Closure: What's Next?

    Kenosha---Several groups appear ready to figure out how to fill the vacuum that’ll be left by the pending closure of a low-barrier homeless shelter.

    First Step Director Tracy Krisor indicated this week that she won’t fight the city’s order to pull the center’s

  • Highway 45 in Racine County Reopens, Then Closes

    Updated Friday 4:30p; 10:15a;  7:15a

    Town of Yorkville---A section of Highway 45 that was closed all day Thursday, then open for several hours early Friday morning, was closed again at mid-morning Friday. The road was expected to re-open for good by

  • Trump's H-1B Executive Order Triggers Tech Worker Shortage Debate

    Industry Leaders Claim Shortage While A Local Worker Says He Was Victimized By Visa Abuses  

  • Annual RAM "Peeps" Show to End Sunday

    The annual “Peeps” display at the Racine Art Museum is coming to an end this weekend.

    The idea to solicit entries of the popular Easter-time marshmallow candies that are decorated with a theme in mind came from a museum employee, according to museum director Bruce

  • Walworth County Continues to Battle Short-term Rentals

    Walworth County is continuing to crack down on illegal short-term housing rentals.

    Such activity, along with the occasional neighborhood nuisance problems that can result, have only been exacerbated by online hosting sites like Airbnb.

  • Gateway Students Become Part of Trump's Kenosha Appearance

    In the audience at Snap-On Tuesday for President Trump’s speech, 21 year-old Josh Brewer was less interested in the president’s policy proposals than he was in what Trump had to say about the importance of manufacturing and technical education.

  • Trump Blasts Canadian Dairy Policy During Wisconsin Visit

    President Signs Order On High-Skilled Worker Visas During Kenosha Stop

    (AP,WPR)---President Donald Trump used a visit to Kenosha Tuesday to criticize recent changes to Canada's dairy pricing system as unfair to Wisconsin's farmers and said he

  • New Trump Order Extends 'Buy American' And 'Hire American' Rules

    (NPR)---President Trump is trying to put more muscle into his campaign slogan of "Buy American and Hire American" and is preparing to sign an executive order Tuesday aimed at strengthening existing government policies to support domestic products and workers.

  • Details on Trump's Kenosha Visit

    Updated at Midnight

    President Donald Trump plans to tout his "buy American, hire American" agenda during a stop at Snap-On in Kenosha later today.