A member of the veterans group that gathers every week at Malicki’s Piggly Wiggly is also the winner of the store’s Fill the Fridge contest that includes a $100 gift card. Rob Lasch, in addition to serving in the military, is also a former police officer who now has multiple sclerosis. He joins other veterans […]
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Racine County Unemployment Rate Remains High, Despite Overall State Progress
Racine County’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.7 percent in March, a .3 percent increase over February, according to the Department of Workforce Development. Meanwhile, Wisconsin fared better after it added thousands of jobs and the unemployment rate is at a five-year low at 5.9 percent in March 2014, down .2 percent from February. Still, […]
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Check Out These Easter Photos
The preparation for Easter has begun and here’s what you’ve been Tweeting. And… happy Easter!
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Fireworks Pancake Breakfast a Great Time for All
The 2014 Sturtevant Fireworks pancake breakfast was, by all accounts, a tremendous success. Not only did the group enjoy the company of members of the South Shore Fire Department and K9 Nitro, they also welcomed more paying customers than in prior years, and it was a sunny morning for the children who stormed the […]
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Update: Man Dies After Taylor Ave. Fire
**Updated 2:40 p.m. April 14 A fire that destroyed at least the third floor of a Taylor Avenue apartment building Sunday has claimed the life of a 31-year-old resident of the building. Early scanner reports indicated a man may have died, but on Monday morning, Racine Fire Department Lt. Mark Polzin told The Journal Times that […]
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Update: Cause Of Caledonia Apartment Fire Still Under Investigation
Update: Matt McGuire, fire investigator for the Caledonia Fire Department, said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. However, they do know the fire was not intentionally set or criminal in nature. The investigation is centered around identifying the exact cause of the fire, McGuire said. “We do know that the fire most […]
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Free Household Medication Collection Offered
The Central Racine County Health Department and City of Racine Health Department will hold a free household medication collection drop off from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 19 at 6299 21st St. Residents can drop off outdated or unused medication, including prescription medication, free of charge. The collection date is being offered to prevent […]
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Racine County Property Transfers: 37 Properties Sell
Thirty-six properties in Racine County changed hands from March 17 through March 24, according to county records. Ten of the properties sold for more than $200,000. In Yorkville, a home on Plank Road that has five bedrooms and three bathrooms, sold for $450,000. A home on 50th Road in Yorkville with five bedrooms and 4.5 […]
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Family Raising Money for Homicide Victim Funeral
The family of weekend homicide victim Dulondon Ratliff has established a fundraising campaign to help pay for Ratliff’s funeral services. Ratliff was killed early Saturday morning by a single gunshot wound in the 300 block of Main Street. On the fundraising site, Oksana Pohlson posted a description of Ratliff that depicts him as a […]
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Decapitated Clifford Culprits Still at Large
Caledonia police continue to search for the culprits who decapitated Clifford, the Gifford Elementary School mascot. The vandalism is believed to have happened between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m. Wednesday when faculty and staff began arriving to begin the school day. School principal Gayle Titus told reporters at WISN 12 News that students were […]
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Teen Boy Leads Police to Alleged Grow Operation
Racine police say a 15-year-old boy led them to a sophisticated grow operation at his home. Now, four adults face serious drug charges. Nancy Ann Ezell, 58; Rebecca A. Teschler, 35; Charity A. Willenburg, 39; and Brian M. Wilson, 36, all of Racine, are facing multiple counts of second degree recklessly endangering safety, maintain drug trafficking place, manufacture/deliver THC, […]
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Racine Responds To Help Mitchell Elementary Students
We’ve heard about so many stories about people pitching in to help the students at Mitchell Elementary that we thought we’d show all of what we have seen on social media. If you know of more, feel free to add it to the comments section.
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Photos and news coverage: Mitchell Elementary Fire
Students at Mitchell Elementary and Middle School, 2713 Drexel Ave., will have off from school Feb. 28 after a fire ripped through the gym and the roof collapsed in the early morning hours on Feb. 27. Check out this video from Mark Czerniac of the fire. Officials with the Racine Unified School District also issued […]
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Man receives 26th driving while suspended ticket
Following a hit and run car crash, a 27-year-old Racine man received his 26th ticket for driving with a suspended driver’s license in the 5100 block of Douglas Avenue at 5:52 a.m. Feb. 24, according to Lt. Gary Larsen, of the Caledonia Police Department. Yusef Kindle fled the scene in his car just after the […]
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Hang to … Everything! Wild Wind Warning in Full Effect
That whooshing you hear outside is the wild wind arrived, as predicted. A high wind warning is in full effect and extends until 9 a.m. Friday, according to WISN 12 News. Gusts could reach 50 miles per hour in some areas, including Racine County. And while the warning officially expires tomorrow morning, WISN meteorologists […]