Mar. 7, 2025 7:30p; Updated 3-8
(WGTD)---Billionaires and running--and ruining--the country. That was the contention of Bernie Sanders at UW-Parkside Friday night.
The Vermont senator and one-time presidential candidate brought his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour to the school's fieldhouse. "For years I...
Mar. 6, 2025 8:30p
(WGTD)---A Pleasant Prairie man who purportedly had three wives at once has been charged with bigamy. An arrest warrant was issued this week for 62-year-old Thomas Angeloff, Sr.
According to the criminal complaint, Angeloff's newest wife filed for divorce in late 2023. She...
Mar. 6, 2025 7:45p; Edited on 3-7
(WGTD)---According to a criminal complaint, 15-year-old Reed Gelinskey said he returned to his family's Franksville-area home after school on Tuesday, felt depressed and had an urge to kill his parents.
A few hours later, the teen purportedly used a dumbbell bar and...
Mar. 5, 2025 5:00p; Updated 9:45p with last item
From WGTD News and the Associated Press:
A 15-year-old boy is expected to appear in adult court to face a charge of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide in the death of his mother. Caledonia police were dispatched to a home north of Franksville on E. White...
Mar. 4, 2025 11p
(WGTD)---There’s been a subtle shift in power at Racine City Hall.
In a four-hour-long meeting Tuesday night, the Racine City Council voted to take for themselves some powers in council governance that have traditionally been held by the mayor. It’s a reaction to a belief held by...
Mar. 3, 2025 9p
(WGTD)---Kenosha Mayor Dave Bogdala--on the job for less than a year--gave his first 'state of the city' address Monday night.
It was filled with a long list of accomplishments and positives: Crime down 12% last year. Property inspections up 80%. Building permits up 12%. He also cited...
Mar. 2, 2025 8:30p
(WGTD)---A push is underway to increase the number of exterior wall murals on buildings in Kenosha.
It's an initiative put forth by the Kenosha Community Foundation, the City of Kenosha and Kenosha Creative Space.
A call is going out to building owners who might have an interest in...
Mar. 2, 2025 7:30p
(WGTD)---The financing package is coming together for a restaurant and tap room to open in Belle City Square, the mixed-use redevelopment project on the site of the former Horlick Malted Milk factory on Racine's north side.
The Racine City Council this week is expected to authorize...
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