News

Local News: Former Kenosha Political Activist Passes; Baby Deaths Probed

A former Kenosha County Board member who was given credit for helping to propel Les Aspin's political career died Thursday. Edwin Andersen was 92.

Northwestern Law School Goes to Bat for Kenosha Murder Defendant

Kenosha---The woman who allegedly killed her abusive ex-boyfriend on Independence Day of last year now has some high-powered legal help.

Jeffrey Urdangen is the director of the Center for Criminal Defense at the Pritzker School of Law at Northwestern University.

UW-P Receives Big Donation for Music Student Scholarships

Somers---A $100,000-plus donation to fund scholarships for UW-Parkside music students has been made by a Racine couple, David Beach and Carmen Rigau.

Beach is an associate professor emeritus of psychology and Rigau is a former school counselor. Both are active

Local News: Food Donations; Elk's Update; KPD Personnel Issues; Road Fix

Festival Foods and a Kenosha-based produce company have teamed up to make sure the 240 low-income seniors who participate in a food pantry program will have some fresh fruits or veggies in the boxes of mostly non-perishable food that they pick up each month.

Audio Sample: Nora Collins on "Noon Tunes" April 10-14

Multi-WAMI Award nominee and winner Nora Collins returns to "Noon Tunes" the week of April 10-14 (re-scheduled from March).  The Brookfield native relocated to Nashville last year after signing a songwriting deal. You can keep up with her career on her website:

ACA Enrollment In Wisconsin Hits All-Time High As Repeal Efforts Continue

Federal Figures: More Than 242K Wisconsinites Have Signed Up In 2017

(WPR)---Enrollment numbers are in for the Affordable Care Act and more people signed up for the health care coverage in Wisconsin in 2017 than ever before.

Progress on the Homeless Issue Wednesday in Both Racine and Kenosha

There were developments in both Kenosha and Racine Wednesday as the communities deal with the overlapping problems of homelessness, especially when the issue includes components relating to substance abuse and mental illness.

Racine's Next City Administrator Will be Brought in From the Outside

Racine Mayor Dickert has settled on a man with several decades of municipal administrative experience to serve as Racine's next city administrator.

Pending city council confirmation next week, James Palenick will replace the retiring Tom Friedel.  

Felons Seeking a Job in Racine Could Get Helping Hand From City Council

Racine---It’s too easy for employers to automatically discount job applicants simply because they're felons. That’s the premise behind the nation-wide ‘ban the box’ campaign that discourages employers from asking applicants right off the bat to mark a box if they’ve ever

Inside Look at Prison Project and a Star Graduate

A star alum of UW Parkside Professor Jonathan Shailor’s ‘Shakespeare in Prison’ project returned to the area recently to share his experiences with Shailor’s students, and speak with Greg Berg on the Morning Show.