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Kenosha County's Next D-A has no Experience as a Prosecutor

Nov. 6, 2024 2a

(WGTD)---A criminal defense attorney with no experience as a prosecutor is Kenosha County’s next district attorney. 

Xavier Solis defeated the office's deputy district attorney, Carli McNeill, by two percentage points, or a little over two-thousand votes. 

Solis will replace Mike...

Problems Resolved Quickly at Several Polling Locations

Nov. 5, 2024 11:45a

(WGTD)---A few hiccups at the polls in the WGTD listening area have been reported on this soggy election day. 

Delays occurred early this morning at two polling places in Mt. Pleasant as workers scurried to get the right machines at the right locations. 

Tabulators are programmed to...

JT Newsroom Employees' Union is Recognized

Nov. 5, 2024 11a

(WGTD)---Newsroom employees at the Racine Journal Times are praising their employer for not blocking their attempts to unionize. 

Less than three weeks after the paper’s editorial staff announced a plan to organize, the Racine NewsGuild was voluntarily recognized by Lee Enterprises as...

Long-Time Retired Racine Theatre Guild Leader Passes

Nov. 4, 2024 7:15p

From the Racine Theatre Guild: 

Norm McPhee, the Racine Theatre Guild’s managing/artistic director from 1969 to 2001, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 88 years old in Utah.

Norm grew up in Utah and received his BFA and MFA in theatre arts from Utah State University. He was...

Martel Lee Update; Racine Woman Dies in House Fire

Nov. 2, 2024 8:30a

From WGTD News:

The judge in the case of a Kenosha teen who was convicted of sexual assault has given the state time to respond to a defense request for a new trial. Several jurors have said they were bullied into agreeing to convict Martel Lee of sexually assaulting a male...

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