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NTSB Investigating Rail Worker's Death; Racine/Mt. Pleasant Water Hook-Ups Approved, Talks to Resolve Dispute May Continue

Sept. 5, 2024 2:10p

From WGTD News: 

Strong New Student Enrollment at Carthage

Sept. 2, 2024 9p
(WGTD)---Carthage College begins its first full week of the new semester this week with either record or near record new-student enrollment.

New School Year Begins in New Schools for Many KUSD Students

Sept. 2, 2024 8:40p
(WGTD)---Kenosha Unified is beginning the new school year Tuesday with about a half-dozen fewer buildings. That’s because of last year’s downsizing, all brought on by a declining birthrate and corresponding lower enrollment.

Authorities Bust Welfare Fraud Scam

Sept. 1, 2024 11:15a
(WGTD)---An Illinois couple allegedly engaged in a long-running and elaborate scheme to fraudulently claim thousands of dollars worth of food share and energy assistance benefits in Wisconsin.

Geneva Lake Beach Conditions Improve in Time for Holiday Weekend

(WGTD)---Beaches on Geneva Lake in Walworth County are expected to be open for the holiday weekend following closures due to concern over the toxic blue-green algae.

Mental Illness, Gun, Combine for Near Tragedy

Aug. 30, 2024 1:30p

(WGTD)---A close call for a woman in Caledonia the other night. 

A 22-year-old man with autism is accused of firing a shotgun into a motel room, narrowly missing the woman who had befriended him earlier in the evening.

Updates to Jerstad-Agerholm, Starbuck, Celebrated

(WGTD)---The first two Racine Unified schools to be modernized and expanded under the district’s 2020 facilities referendum were dedicated Thursday.

A 1993 Kenosha County John Doe is Named; Search Now on for Killer

(WGTD)---Ronald Dodge. That’s the name of the man whose decomposed remains were found along railroad tracks in Pleasant Prairie near the state line by a recreational photographer exactly 31 years ago. It took authorities nearly that long to figure out who he was.

Understanding Aaron

Aug. 26, 2024 11:30a

(WGTD)---The author of a new biography on Aaron Rodgers spoke with Greg Berg on the Morning Show last week, offering additional insight into the behavior and controversial comments of the former Packers quarterback, who alternately receives

Gateway Welding Lab Expansion Could be Financed by U.S. Navy

(WGTD)---The U.S. Navy could foot the bill for a big expansion of Gateway Technical College’s welding lab in Racine.