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Burger King Worker in Mt. Pleasant Has an Encounter With a Gunman

...just days after a Burger King employee in Milwaukee is shot and killed. Also...Robin Vos is ordered to sit for a deposition in the 2020 election probe...school board races in Kenosha and Racine are set and a Hob Nob employee is identified as the man who died in a

No Major Changes in KUSD's COVID Response Plan

Jan. 3, 2022 11:45p

(WGTD)---Under pressure to keep schools open despite a surge in COVID, Kenosha Unified has decided to continue to hold in-person classes.

The school board—meeting in special session Monday night—accepted an administration

RUSD Break Extended; KUSD's Sked Up For Discussion Monday Night

Jan. 2, 2022 11p

(WGTD)---Kids in Racine Unified have a couple of extra days off. The district’s winter break is being extended by two days because of COVID.

Meanwhile, the Kenosha School Board is expected to meet in emergency session Monday

Fatal Shooting, Traffic Fatality and Jailhouse Death Under Investigation in Kenosha County

Jan. 1, 2021 11:40a; Updated 1-3 12:45p

(WGTD)---The first few hours of the new year in Kenosha County included a fatal shooting with multiple injuries, a traffic fatality and a jailhouse death. 

Foxconn Qualifies for Credits; Jobless Rates Drop Again; Murder Charges Filed

Foxconn's qualification for state credits is the first for the complex. Jobless stats tell the same story as all of the 'help wanted' signs. No clear motive in Twin Lakes murder.  

Racine School Board Fills a Board Vacancy; Rejects a School Closure Recommendation

Dec. 20, 2021 9:45p

(WGTD)---The Racine School Board is back to full strength.

Rep. Greta Neubauer elected new Democratic leader in State Assembly

Dec. 20, 2021 3:45p

(WPR)---Democrats in the Wisconsin State Assembly have elected new leaders to guide the party in the chamber for the rest of the current legislative session, including the lead up to the 2022 election. 

UW System To Get More Involved in State Prison Inmate Education

Dec. 15, 2021 9:45p

(WGTD)---A program to offer state prison inmates greater access to the University of Wisconsin was unveiled at UW-Parkside Wednesday. Representatives from the UW and the state departments of Corrections and Workforce Development joined

State Grants Awarded to Combat Labor Shortage; Immigration Also Discussed

Dec. 14, 2021 6:45p

(WGTD)---In Kenosha Tuesday to unveil workforce development grants, Gov. Evers said a new national immigration policy would help alleviate worker shortages.

Vos on Election Probe: "We Don't Know When it will End"

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says more taxpayer funds may be needed to complete inquiry