RACINE- An apartment fire in the 2700 block of Mount Pleasant Street rendered two units uninhabitable and caused about $45,000 in damage, authorities said. A firefighter passing during a shift […]
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Driver Suffers Injuries in Mount Pleasant Rollover
MOUNT PLEASANT- A driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a rollover vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Mount Pleasant, authorities said. Police responded to a reported crash about 4:55 p.m. Friday near […]
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Racine Fire Department Investigates Structure Fire
RACINE- A structure fire in a vacant building injured one and caused about $46,000 worth of damage, authorities said. Racine Fire Department firefighters responded to a reported fire in the […]
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Twin Shootings, Victims at Caledonia Gas Stations
Gunfire at two gas stations in the Village of Caledonia left two people dead Tuesday, including a man authorities described as instigating the shootings, authorities said. A third man, described […]
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Multiple retail theft cases draw bail-jumping charge
A man initially charged with misdemeanor theft now also faces a misdemeanor bail-jumping charge, according to court documents. Matthew William Cruz, 40, of Milwaukee originally faced one count of misdemeanor […]
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High-speed chases result in house arrest
A Sturtevant man faces multiple charges after a series of high-speed chases through Racine County in an SUV, court documents show. Marquis Thomas, 21, faces one count of disorderly conduct, […]
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Police: man shot teen at house party
A man accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old at a house party at a residence on the 3000 block of Clairmont Street Friday told police he thought the victim was […]
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Man Points Gun At Another In Dispute
RACINE – A 19-year-old Racine man was held in the Racine County Jail after he allegedly pointed a gun at another man last Thursday, according to court documents. Brandon Oates-Carson […]
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Union Grove Man Accused in High-Speed Chase
TOWN OF BURLINGTON – A 26-year-old Union Grove man is out of custody following a high-speed chase involving Racine County Sheriff deputies here last Friday, according to online court documents. […]
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Woman arrested with weed, booze, oxy in car
An Indiana woman who told police she was driving from Ohio to Indiana was arrested in Sturtevant after a traffic stop, according to police. Nicole C. Henderson, 42, of East […]
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Woman charged after she beat elderly woman
RACINE – A Mount Pleasant woman is in jail after she beat a 72-year-old woman and the elderly woman struck her in the head with an iron, police said. Victoria […]
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Man Coughs on Walmart Customers, Screams “I am COVID,” DA says
A man waved a reflective metal pole at customers in a Walmart parking lot, coughed at them, and screamed “I am COVID!” authorities said. Mount Pleasant Police responded on Thursday […]
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Dispute over money, stolen gun lands man in jail
A Racine man rammed one car into another as part of a dispute over a handgun, police said. Tyshawn M. Browder, 22, faces charges of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and […]
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3-on-3 basketball tournament coming to Pleasant Prairie in August
Wisconsin-Dells-based company Top3 Promotions will include the Racine-Kenosha area, among ten cities, in the first round of a planned regional 3-on-3 basketball tournament, according to promotions founder – and former […]
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Madison teen airlifted to hospital following weekend crash
A 17-year-old driver was airlifted to a Milwaukee hospital following a fiery crash Saturday evening, authorities said. The driver, a female Madison resident, sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a collision at […]