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  • Peter Barca Stepping Down As Assembly Minority Leader

    Barca's Announcement Comes 3 Weeks After He Voted In Favor Of Foxconn Incentives Package

    (WPR)---Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Peter Barca has announced he's stepping down from his leadership position at the end of this month.

  • Charges Filed in Cage Incident; Grandmother's Side Comes to Light

    Updated 9-8 to reflect new information contained in the criminal complaint. 

    A school social worker was aware of the child-rearing problems faced by a Wind Lake area grandmother before the woman started locking her nine year-old granddaughter in a

  • Sale of Ridgewood Care Center Finalized

    Racine County has finalized the sale of the Ridgewood Care Center to Altitude Health Services.

  • State Budget Committee Approves $3B Foxconn Incentive Package

    Package Passed Assembly Last Month, Now Moves To State Senate

    (WPR)---The state budget-writing committee has voted to advance Wisconsin’s $3 billion incentive package for tech manufacturer Foxconn.

  • Highway 142 Fatal Crash Victim Identified

    Kenosha---The driver of the Chevy Trailblazer involved in a one-vehicle fatal accident on Highway 142 last Saturday has now been identified. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department says the operator of the vehicle was 26-year-old Deon Franklin from Kenosha. Excessive

  • The aftermath of the home at 4611 18th Ave after a fire on Labor Day. Photo Credit; Andrew Schmidt

    12 People Homeless After Labor Day House Fires in Kenosha

    One Kenosha home was destroyed in a fire Monday afternoon--- and---a neighboring home was heavily damaged. The fire at 4611 18th Avenue has displaced a total of 12 people. It reportedly started in the attic.

  • Carthage Grad Plays Role in Harvey Rescue Effort

    A recent Carthage College alumnus is making his school proud.

    Ever since Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Brett Harmeling has been going nearly non-stop, rescuing people from water-surrounded buildings and delivering food and supplies.

  • Jensen Retrial Canceled as Case Moves Back to Federal Court

    Kenosha's 19 year-old 'letter from the grave' case is headed back to federal court.

    Mark Jensen was convicted of poisoning his wife after the jury considered a letter which Julie Jensen had written indicating that if anything should happen to her, authorities

  • Music Sampler: Racine Singer/Songwriter Cynthia Chitko on "Noon Tunes" September 5-8

    Racine singer/songwriter Cynthia Chitko is featured on WGTD's "Noon Tunes" the week of September 5-8 (no show on Labor Day/Monday). With three CDs under her belt so far Cynthia says she's working on songs for a fourth.  Included here is a link to one of her

  • So What Stinks?

    The National Weather Service in Sullivan says it suspects that smoke and odors from wildfires in Canada have made it here.  

    The haze and smell are being pulled south behind a cold front that moved through overnight. 

    A forecaster says the smoke