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You Decide: Sharp Divide Between Sheriff and Justice Group on Body Cam Video

Video re-posted, along with complete statements from Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling and Racine Women for Racial Justice. 

Local Briefs: Sheriff's Deputy Injured; Burn Pit Fire Spreads to Barn; North Beach Gun Play

Also: Charges filed in Kenosha homicide; Illinois man drowns in Geneva Lake while trying to help his son

Through Peer Support & De-Escalation, KCOR Hopes to Calm Down the Town

Group is working the streets to minimize conflicts. 

Planned Wetlands Project in Pleasant Prairie is a Win for the Village, Landowner and The Environment

Aug. 1, 2021 10:30a

(WGTD)---Kenosha-based Bear Development is in the business of building things. In this case, the goal is preservation.

A New Apartment Building Planned for Downtown Kenosha

Here's an update to our original story that adds additional details.  

Racine Group Highlights Excessive Force Case; Body-Cam Video Released

A suspect is bitten and alleged to have been tazed even after being handcuffed. 

Not Much Rain; Power Still Out For Hundreds as of Mid-Day Thursday

July 29, 2021 noon 

(WGTD/AP)---Anyone hoping for a good drenching from the line of storms that moved through overnight was disappointed.

Video: Visitors Are Back at the Racine Zoo; The Lions Love it!

July 28, 2021 noon

(WGTD)---At the Racine Zoo, attendance and membership are setting pre-pandemic records.

Weather Permitting, Lincoln Park Live Is Still On, Minus Betsy Ade

July 28, 2021 11:10a

From the Mahone Fund: 

The Betsy Ade and Well Known Strangers have canceled tonight's performance at the Lincoln Park Live Music series due to the sudden illness of a key Band member.

PTSD Blamed For Mask Scuffle; Two Kenosha Looters Sentenced

Also...a 'shots fired' suspect charged in Kenosha Court...a new potential site emerges in Racine County for a juvenile detention center and masks will be optional in Racine Unified this fall.