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Tornado Watch for WGTD Listening Area Until 9p

Racine, Kenosha and Walworth counties are on the northern fringe of the watch area. 

Closely-Watched Domestic Violence Case Ends With a Prison Term

May 6, 2024 8:30p

(WGTD)---A sentencing hearing was held Monday in a domestic violence case that drew an unusual amount of attention. 

Kenosha Cabling Project Continues; Unknown On Exactly When It'll Go Live

May 6, 2024 12:40p 

(WGTD)---A $100 million project to install fiber optic cable in front of each home and business in Kenosha is on track. But there’s still no word on just when potential customers will be able to take advantage of the service.  

Racine to Host President Biden

May 3, 2024 6:40a

(WGTD)---Officials in Racine are getting ready for a presidential visit.

Mt. Horeb Area School District Offers Resources to Families After Shooting

May 2, 2024 8:30p

(WPR)---A day after police shot and killed an armed student outside Mount Horeb Middle School, school district officials opened the doors of the high school for a “demonstration of community cohesion.”

Good Samaritan Bitten by Dog While Trying to Protect Family; Citations Issued

May 1, 2024 4p

(WGTD)---Citations have been issued and more may be coming in the case of a Racine man who was bitten by a pit bull as he was trying to protect a woman and her four kids.

New Amtrak Service Between Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul to Begin

May 1, 2024 3:40p

(WGTD)---There’s a new option for getting to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

A new, previously-announced round-trip Amtrak train will launch May 21st.

Springtime at River Bend, Up Close

May 1, 2024 2:45p

(WGTD)---A springtime walk through the woods and prairie is one thing, but a pleasurable outdoors stroll in the company of a trained naturalist is another. 

The River Bend Nature Center north of Racine is offering such an experience, free of charge.

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