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5K Events Owner Patrick Flynn talks to reporters.

Some Light in the Contract Dispute Between 5K and Racine Over Civic Center Operations

May 26, 2026 9:30p

(WGTD)---A thorny contract dispute between the City of Racine and 5K Events—the management company that’s been given credit for revitalizing city-owned Festival and Memorial halls—was taken up in a nearly three-hour-long city council

A Kenosha Case That Drew Attention is Expected to End Tuesday With a Sentencing Hearing

May 23, 2026 9:30a

(WGTD)---A Salem Lakes man is expected to be sentenced Tuesday on drug, bail jumping and battery charges in a case that drew attention because of an unusual public disagreement among prosecutors on whether the most serious charge the

Classroom Cell Phone Debate to Continue in Racine Unified

May 23, 2026 8:45a

(WGTD)---The Racine School Board is continuing to debate how--or if--to make the state's new mandate against student use of cell phones in classrooms stronger.

Fall or Spring or None of the Above: KSB to Debate Referendum Call

May 23, 2026 8:30a

(WGTD)---The discussion is expected to continue at Tuesday night's Kenosha School Board meeting on whether to hold another referendum this November.

Photo of the dogs tags as they were displayed at the Harold Washington Museum in Chicago.

Gateway Plays a Major Role in the Installation of a New Exhibit at Pritzker

May 22, 2026 6:30p

(WGTD)---For dozens of Gateway students, graduates and staff, and for others associated with the Pritzker War Museum and Library in Somers, this Memorial Day will be remembered as one in which plans were being gelled for the

The FabLab Show: Guest - President & C.E.O. of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library

The FabLab Show: Guest Scott English - President & C.E.O. Of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library discussing upcoming events at the museum and a special art installment in partnership with Gateway Technical College. Click for the show.

KUSD Seeks Clarity on Property Tax Bills

May 21, 2026 11:20p

(WGTD)---Kenosha Unified is tired of being blamed for high property taxes.

Turns out that a good chunk of the district's $95 million tax levy doesn't go to Kenosha Unified after all.