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Widespread Storm Damage Reported in North Side Kenosha Neighborhoods

Apr. 3, 2026 2:30a

(WGTD)---The National Weather Service is considering whether to send investigators to Kenosha's north side to determine whether extensive damage from a storm that moved through Thursday evening was caused by straight line winds or a

Plaza Arrested; Treated For Self-Inflicted Stab Wounds

Apr. 2, 2026 6:45p

(WGTD)---Marckus Plaza was found hiding in the basement of a Kenosha business Thursday afternoon, a little over a day after he allegedly fatally stabbed his estranged wife in the couple's home about a block away.

Tornado Watch for Kenosha, Racine & Walworth Counties Extended to 11pm

Apr. 2, 2026 6p

From the National Weather Service: 

* Tornado Watch for portions of     Southeast Iowa     Northwest Illinois    

"Momma Got Dead": Children May Have Witnessed Homicide

Apr. 1, 2026 4:10p; Updated at 4-2 with restraining order clarification, arrest

(WGTD)---Two small children were present in a south side Kenosha home early Wednesday morning when a 33 year-old man allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death.

Kenosha Homicide; Suspect Sought

Apr. 1, 2026 10:45a

(WGTD)---Kenosha Police say a woman is dead and the suspect is on the run.

Police responded to a home in the 7400 blk. of 22nd Ave. this morning and came across the body of a woman. 

Tax Warrant Filed Against Kenosha County District Attorney

Mar. 31, 2026 8:30p

(WGTD)---A warrant for unpaid income taxes was filed Tuesday against Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis.

The DeKoven Center Profiled

Mar. 31, 2026 6:30p

Justice For a Kenosha Murder Victim

Mar. 30, 2026 8:15p; Updated at 10p with information from the Kenosha County District Attorney; Updated 3-31

(WGTD)---DNA recovered from beneath the fingernails of a 1977 Kenosha murder victim led to an arrest Monday. 

City & County Blame Each Other For Spring Ballot Omission

March 29, 2026 8:30p

(WGTD)---The city and county are pointing fingers at each other in the case of the omission of the Racine municipal judge's race on spring ballots that were prepared for mailing. 

Court Report: Twin Lakes Homicide; Vehicular Homicide Charge Filed in Racine

Mar. 28, 2026 10a

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