UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: Mount Pleasant Police Sgt. Eric Giese has clarified that while the shooting of 16-year-old Zysean Golden may have been gang-related, only the assailant, Tyrese G. Love, is known to be gang-affiliated. The victim, Golden, does not have any known gang activity. ORIGINAL STORY: MOUNT PLEASANT – A 19-year-old Racine man is in […]
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16-year-old Case student shot near Delta Hotel recovering from surgery
MOUNT PLEASANT — On Wednesday, Sept. 28, a shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Delta by Marriott Hotel across from J.I. Case High School injuring one individual. According to Racine County Eye partner, TMJ4 News, the victim has been identified as 16-year-old, Zysean Golden. The Case High School student, who is a member […]
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UPDATE: 2 Dead, Car versus motorcycle crash in Caledonia under investigation
CALEDONIA, WI — Two people have died as a result of an accident involving a car versus motorcycle crash. The accident took place at about 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at 6 Mile Road and Highway 32. Ed Willing, a witness at the Corner Connection bar, said two Flight for Life helicopters landed at Prince […]
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Hard landing kills skydiver in Sturtevant
STURTEVANT, WI — A skydiver practicing for a competition was killed after he experienced a hard landing at about 11:20 a.m. Sunday afternoon in Sturtevant. The man was unconscious and not breathing adequately when his fellow skydivers removed him from the pond, according to a press release from Skydive Midwest owner Keith George. A 36-year-old […]
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Shooting at State & Prospect leaves 5 people injured, shooter at large
RACINE – Racine police are asking for the public’s help apprehending the person or persons responsible for shooting five people overnight near the intersection of State and Prospect. Shooting victims not identified, conditions unknown According to a press release from RPD, four of the shooting victims are male, and one is female. Three of the […]
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Woman critically injured after head-on collision with drunk driver
A Racine woman is improving after being taken by Flight for Life Saturday night as a result of a drunk driver hitting her car head-on at a high rate of speed. Josue Javan-Estudillo, 24, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of intoxicated use of a vehicle to cause […]
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Underage drunk driver suffered life-threatening injuries in 3-car accident
A 20-year-old Twin Lakes man suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday after the underage drunk driver caused a three-car accident at Durand Avenue and Kentucky Street. Underage drunk driver, passenger seriously injured The man was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital with a host of injuries where his condition is unknown. His passenger was admitted […]
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Car, motorcycle accident on Highway 11 required Flight for Life
An accident involving a car and a motorcycle required Flight for Life at about 9:55 p.m on Wednesday. The Racine County Communications Center received a 911 call for the incident. The accident took place on State Highway 11/ Durand Avenue between S. Sylvania Avenue and 56th Road in the Village of Yorkville. Car, motorcycle severely […]
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UPDATED: 3 injured in hot air balloon vs. train accident in Burlington
The following story has been updated. The updated information has been incorporated into the original story. Three people sustained life-threatening injuries Wednesday night in Burlington after a hot air balloon was involved in a crash with a train. Hot air balloon strikes train A press release from the Burlington Police Department confirmed at 8:15 p.m. […]
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Failure to yield causes 3-car accident, one driver seriously injured
One person was seriously injured Thursday in a “failure to yield” car accident with two additional vehicles, but drugs and/or alcohol are not considered factors in the crash. According to a press release from the Mount Pleasant Police Department, officers were called shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Emmertsen Road and Washington […]
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UPDATE: Pedestrian in Critical Condition After Hit & Run, Kenosha Man in Custody
UPDATE: A 23-year-old Kenosha man is in custody, and his vehicle was impounded after Mount Pleasant police officers say he struck a pedestrian Saturday night and fled the scene. According to a press release from MPPD, officers and South Shore Fire rescue personnel were called at 8 p.m. Saturday to the 800 block of Newman […]
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Burlington Municipal Airport Serves as New Base for Flight For Life
The Burlington Municipal Airport will serve as a new base for Flight for Life. The expansion will advance the mission of Flight For Life to aid Wisconsin with effective critical care transport services. This addition will decrease response times to emergencies and injuries in Southern Wisconsin. Racine, Walworth, and Kenosha Counties will benefit from the new base location. […]
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Man Seriously Injured In Motorcycle Accident
TOWN OF BURLINGTON – A 39-year-old Waterford man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in the 7700 block of Fish Hatchery Road here Saturday evening, according to the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to the single-vehicle accident about 7:10 p.m. Saturday. They found the motorcyclist laying on the ground unconscious but breathing. He […]
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Caledonia Man Seriously Injured in Car-Pedestrian Accident
CALEDONIA – A 54-year-old Caledonia man was seriously injured after being struck twice by vehicles at Six Mile Road near Beechnut Drive here Wednesday. The Caledonia Police Department (CPD) responded to the reported accident about 6:32 p.m. Police investigators learned that the man was walking westbound on the north side of Six Mile Road when […]
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Early Morning Traffic Accident
By Bill Houston Caledonia, WI — A 36-year-old man is dead, a 38-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries and an investigation is underway following an early morning traffic crash Nov. 1. The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. when a white VW Jetta traveling southbound on N. Green Bay Road near Louise Lane went off […]