UPDATE: Despite a number of neighbors opposing the move, the Mount Pleasant Community Development Authority voted 6 to 1 in favor of designating several properties as blighted, according to a story by the Journal Times. The Mount Pleasant Village Board is expected to take up the matter at its next meeting. ORIGINAL STORY: The Foxconn […]
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Do More 24 Racine Aims to Raise Big Money
Do More 24 Racine is an online giving event that organizers hope will raise $50,000 or more in just, well, 24 hours. From noon on May 17 until noon on May 18, Do More 24 Racine will host a portal where supporters can donate to one or more of the area groups and organizations listed there. […]
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BREAKING: SC Johnson Cutting Up to 400 Jobs in ‘Reorganization’
SC Johnson announced Wednesday it will eliminate between 300 and 400 jobs in what it is calling a re-organization. WTMJ 4 News is reporting that SCJ made the announcement to employees back in January. Some of those positions are open and won’t be filled while other jobs will be eliminated, resulting in job losses. “The […]
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BREAKING: DOJ Releases Report on Shannon Shooting
While it could be some time before the facts of the investigation are known, the state Department of Justice has released its report about the police involved shooting of Donte Shannon last month to Racine County District Attorney Tricia Hanson. According to a story in The Journal Times, DOJ spokesperson Johnny Koremenos confirmed his office has […]
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Tip Leads to Felony Child Porn Charges Against Mount Pleasant Man
A 36-year-old Racine man is facing the rest of his life behind bars after Mount Pleasant police received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about the man’s child porn habit. Craig Buljubasic was charged Friday by the Racine County District Attorney‘s office with 10 felony counts of possession of […]
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40 Years in Prison for Man Charged with Child Sex Assault
The Kentucky man charged in 2016 with inappropriately touching a young girl will spend the next 40 years in prison. Vincent Judd-Rapp, 25, was sentenced Thursday to 60 years – 40 behind bars and 20 under supervision – by Racine County Circuit Court Judge Mark Nielsen after a jury last December found him guilty of […]
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Man Charged with Fight That Left Man with Brain Bleed
One of the men accused of getting into a fight outside Coasters that left a man with a skull fracture and brain bleed last week has been charged. Justin Majeska, 41, of Racine, was charged Thursday by the Racine County District Attorney‘s office with one felony count of battery. If convicted, he faces up to […]
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Burlington Man Charged with Threatening Protestors
A Burlington man was assigned a $2,500 signature bond Wednesday after police say he threatened to kill Racine residents who participated in protests about the Jan. 17 officer-involved shooting of Donte Shannon. Brandon Spiller, 35, was charged Wednesday by the Racine County District Attorney with one felony count of making terrorist threats. If convicted, he […]
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No Injuries in Apartment Fire Wednesday
Residents of an apartment building Wednesday alerted by smoke alarms safely evacuated after a fire started in the kitchen of one of the units. Racine fire crews were called shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday to a two-story apartment building in the 1600 block of Washington Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Working smoke […]
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New Triathlon Coming to Racine This Summer
A new triathlon event is headed to Racine, and it will offer opportunities for athletes at three different levels. The Real Racine International Triathlon is scheduled for July 15, a story in The Journal Times reads, and it’s kind of a return to the days from before the Ironman 70.3 took up residence here. Real […]
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Kenosha Man Charged with Punching Teen Girl in Face
A Kenosha man is facing felony child abuse charges after Racine police say he punched a teenage girl in the face. Bryan Overstreet, 24, was charged Monday by the Racine County District Attorney’s office with one felony count of child abuse. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison and/or up to $10,000 […]
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Elderly Woman Chases Purse Thief in Pick ‘n Save Parking Lot
Mount Pleasant police are looking for the man who forcibly stole the purse of an 87-year-old woman in the parking lot of Pick ‘n Save Saturday afternoon. MPPD Sergeant Matthew Kwapil Saturday night relayed the sequence of events in a press release: An 87-year-old woman was getting back into her car after grocery shopping at […]
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BREAKING: Donte Shannon Shooting Report Expected Monday
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Monday is expected to forward its investigative report about the Donte Shannon shooting to Racine County District Attorney Tricia Hanson. The Journal Times is reporting that the DOJ’s investigation into the police shooting of Shannon last month has concluded, and officials there expect to forward their report to Hanson on […]
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2018-2019 Racine Unified Calendar Expected Monday
The Racine Unified Board of Education is expected to vote on the 2018-2019 school year calendar Monday. After hearing from a committee of parents, teachers, and administrators, early release days will be eliminated, and students instead will have six minutes added to the end of each school day, a story in The Journal Times reads. […]
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Man Charged after Fleeing from Traffic Stop
A 21-year-old Racine man is facing decades behind bars after Racine police say he fled from a traffic stop Thursday. Trevor Ottum is being held on a $10,000 cash bond after being charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of fleeing police, 16 felony counts of bail jumping, three misdemeanor counts […]
