A large fire was reported around 8 p.m. Friday at the Beck Aluminum plant near 23rd and Racine streets. Scanner reports from our friends at Racine Uncovered indicate a 30-foot trailer filled with wooden pallets was the primary location of the fire. An officer from the City of Racine first reported the fire, and crews from […]
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Saturday Fire Under Investigation
After a vacant home burned Saturday in the 2100 block of Mead Street, members of the fire investigation task force were called in to investigate. The fire was reported around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, and crews from South Shore Fire Department and officers from Mount Pleasant Police Department responded in minutes, according to scanner reports […]
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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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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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UPDATE: WPA Artwork Water Damaged In Mitchell Elementary Fire
UPDATE: Stacy Tapp, communications director for the Racine Unified School District, said school officials have found the WPA Artwork, but the mural is water damaged and they have not been able to remove it from the building. Officials with the Racine Art Museum are helping the school district find a person to look at the […]
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Mitchell Middle School Start Times Change After Fire
Students who attend Mitchell Middle School will resume class March 18 but at new start and end times. Racine Unified reported on its website that middle school students will attend classes from 8:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., a change from 8:35 a.m .to 3:35 p.m. Bus schedules will be adjusted accordingly. Parent-teacher conferences scheduled for […]
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How You Can Help The Students From Mitchell Elementary
After the devastating fire at Mitchell this week, elementary students will be relocated to Wind Point Elementary next week, but classrooms there need stocking and students need supplies replaced. And with 80 percent of the students at Mitchell Elementary qualifying for free and reduced lunches, these families can’t afford to replace a lot of the supplies. […]
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Anonymous Donor Gives $2,500 After Mitchell Elementary Fire
To help the students at Mitchell Elementary after a fire gutted the gym, an anonymous donor gave the Mitchell Elementary PTA $2,500. According officials with the Mitchell Elementary PTA, the donor wanted to help with replacing the popcorn supplies and machines that had been destroyed in the fire that happened at about 1:30 a.m. Feb. […]
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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 […]