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Green Light Still Burns for Downtown Kenosha Landmark Renovation

Kenosha---The cynics may be proven wrong after all. Following a narrow escape from the wrecking ball a few years ago, it appears more and more likely that the former Elk’s Club building will be salvaged and turned into a boutique hotel.

Hospital Setting to be Created for Gateway Nursing Students

Kenosha---If all goes as planned, a wing at Gateway Technical College will soon look more like a floor in a hospital than in a college.

Candy-Maker Coming to Pleasant Prairie

Updated 3-23- 10:30p 

They're calling it a sweet deal. The German manufacturer of "GoldBear" gummi candies plans to build a $242 million plant along I-94 in Pleasant Prairie that'll employee 400.

Kenosha Council Delays Vote on Feral Cat Proposal

Kenosha---A proposal that would change the way in which the city deals with feral cats has turned into a controversial issue. The city council voted narrowly Monday night to put off the matter for a month.

Under Trump, Wisconsin Dairies Struggle To Keep Immigrant Workers

Workers Cite Hostility; Dairy Farmers Raise Wages To Keep Mexican, Central American Employees

(WPR)---Twenty-six-year-old Rosa Jiménez and her husband, Manuel, 36, used to do the grocery shopping together. They would take the kids and make a

A New Shelter of Last Resort is Proposed for Kenosha

A Kenosha County Board Supervisor who’s concerned about the welfare of homeless people who aren’t eligible for assistance from the city’s mainstream shelter has a plan but at the moment at least no money.

Alpine Valley Music Theatre Taking Season Off

The Amphitheater Hasn't Taken A Season Off Since Opening In 1977

By The Associated Press    

A historic musical venue in southeastern Wisconsin is taking the season off.

Local News: Former Kenosha Political Activist Passes; Baby Deaths Probed

A former Kenosha County Board member who was given credit for helping to propel Les Aspin's political career died Thursday. Edwin Andersen was 92.

Northwestern Law School Goes to Bat for Kenosha Murder Defendant

Kenosha---The woman who allegedly killed her abusive ex-boyfriend on Independence Day of last year now has some high-powered legal help.

Jeffrey Urdangen is the director of the Center for Criminal Defense at the Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University.

UW-P Receives Big Donation for Music Student Scholarships

Somers---A $100,000-plus donation to fund scholarships for UW-Parkside music students has been made by a Racine couple, David Beach and Carmen Rigau.

Beach is an associate professor emeritus of psychology and Rigau is a former school counselor. Both are active