July 7, 2026 From Gateway Technical College: Gateway Technical College continues to be the place where those looking to gain the skills and training to a family-sustaining career come to learn. It also continues to be a resource where people who are looking to increase their skills in their current position, upskill into a position of greater authority or to start their path to a four-year d

Draft report: Over 72% of peak electricity load is 'associated with three active data center developments', WPR reports. 

July 7, 2026 noon  (WGTD)---Believing that approval is inevitable, the Hoy Audubon Society of Kenosha and Racine is trying to minimize the negative impact of a proposal to revamp the Shoop Golf Course in Wind Point.  The area is a rare stopover on the western shore of Lake Michigan for thousands of migratory birds. Disrupting their habitat is what concerns the Hoy Audubon chapter a

KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) -- The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on the morning of July 5 and unf...

July 6, 2026 3:30p From WGTD News: The three children who died in Geneva Lake during Friday afternoon's storm had been trapped underneath their capsized boat, according to Geneva Lake Police. A fourth child and six adults were rescued by first responders. The victims were residents of Fontana, WI and two Illinois towns--Batavia and Wheaton.   A news release issued Monday afternoon descr

July 5, 2026 7:30p (WGTD)---Katherine Moriarity is among those Racinians who are dealing with the unintended consequences of somebody using illegal fireworks.  She woke up in the early morning hours of the 5th to discover that her garage was on fire. While no one in her household in the 3400 blk. of 5th Ave. had been using fireworks on the 4th, it seemed that many of her neighbors in al

July 5, 2026 6:30p (WGTD)---Winds of up to 100 mph caused the death and destruction that occurred Friday afternoon in Walworth County. A team from the National Weather Service inspected damage through the central portion of the county from south of Darien through Delvan Lake to Como. It determined that downburst winds--and not a tornado--ripped through the area with estimated peak winds of 9

July 3, 2026 10p (WGTD)---Three children died when the boat they were in capsized on Geneva Lake in what was described as a sudden and fast-moving storm that struck early Friday afternoon.  According to Geneva Lake Police, the three children, a 4th child and six adults were on a recreational motorboat when it overturned. First responders rescued the six who survived. Life-saving attempt

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