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In Area For Less Than a Year, Eli Lilly Announces an Expanded Footprint

Dec. 5, 2024 5:45p

(WGTD)---A major pharmaceutical company that bought a small drug manufacturing plant in Kenosha County earlier this year announced a huge expansion Thursday. 

Drug Company Announces $3 billion Investment in Kenosha Area

Dec. 5, 2024 4p

(WGTD)---Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announces construction of a $3 billion manufacturing campus in the Kenosha area, creating 750 permanent jobs. More to come. 

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Mother Chronicles 15-Year-Long Battle on Behalf of Her Son

Dec. 5, 2024 1:40p

(WGTD)---A Caledonia mother's unrelenting fight on behalf of her disabled son was profiled on

D-A Elect Solis: No Need to Panic Over Office Staffing Outlook

Dec. 5, 2024 12:45p

(WGTD)---Kenosha County’s new district attorney says he believes the office won’t be hit with a mass exodus of attorneys as a result of last month’s election. 

Paying Respects to the Mastermind of the Modern-Day RTG

Dec. 2, 2024 11a

(WGTD)---A memorial tribute on WGTD last week to Norm McPhee, the man described as the founding father of the modern-day Racine Theatre Guild, was as much about the Theatre Guild’s history as it was about McPhee himself. 

Get to Know the Candidates Running for Racine County Exec

Nov. 30, 2024 6:45p

(WGTD)---WGTD will be hosting a forum for the two candidates for Racine County Executive that are on the December special election ballot.

Racine Firefighter Positions Could be on the Line in April

Nov. 26, 2024 12:35p

(WGTD)---A Racine City Council committee is recommending that an operational referendum be placed on the April ballot to fund firefighter positions. 

Monday night's vote by the Finance and Personnel Committee was unanimous

Martel Lee Released From Jail, Pending a Possible Second Trial

Nov. 26, 2024 noon

(WGTD)---The Kenosha teen who had his conviction on a sexual assault charge set aside by a Kenosha judge last week was released from jail Tuesday morning pending a possible second trial.  

16-year-old Martel Lee's release on

Kenosha County Sheriff's Deputies Awarded Carnegie Medals

Nov. 25, 2024 2:30p

(WGTD)---A couple of Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputies have won the nation’s top life-saving award for a dicey Lake Michigan rescue. 

District and School Report Cards Released

Nov. 24, 2024 7p

(WGTD)----Both the Kenosha and Racine unified school districts see bright spots in their respective report cards that were released by the state Department of Public Instruction last week.