PARIS, WI – The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department has identified James M. Olson Jr., 41, of Williams Bay, as the driver of a fatally injured driver in a multi-vehicle crash […]
Tag: Froedtert Hospital
Posted inNews
Man Dead, Woman Injured in Friday Morning Shooting
RACINE – Racine Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a man dead and a woman injured early Friday morning. Police responded to a report of a shooting at […]
Posted inhometown hero
Hometown Hero: Bridget Nelson
Bridget Nelson always knew that she wanted to be a nurse. What she didn’t know while in nursing school was how the COVID-19 pandemic would influence her every move. As […]
Posted inNews
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 […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS
A Wisconsin hospital promised to stop suing most patients during the pandemic. Then it filed 200 lawsuits.
By Bram Sable-SmithWisconsin Watch/WPR Alysa Gummow didn’t know what to think in October when the letters from bankruptcy law firms arrived in the mail. She had filed for bankruptcy in […]
Posted inCORONAVIRUS
‘I just kind of panicked’: Patients confused as hospitals file liens to recoup costs of treating injured uninsured
By Bram Sable-SmithWisconsin Watch/WPR Maneisha Gaston was driving west on Milwaukee’s Brown Street with her 15-year-old son when another driver blew through a stop sign, crashed into the passenger side […]
Posted inBreaking, News, Police and Fire
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. […]
Posted inPolice and Fire
Racine County Sheriff’s Department responds to crashes
Deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department had a busy Thursday evening and Friday morning after they responded to two crashes. One resulted in a man being seriously injured. The […]
Posted inObituaries
Dennis Krueger Remembered For His Keen Sense Of Humor
Surrounded by his loving family, Dennis L. Krueger, 67, passed away on Sunday at his residence. He was born in Racine on April 5, 1951, the son of the late […]
Posted inCommunity, Obituaries
Rick Jackson Jr. Loved Coaching All Sports
My best friend and husband, Richard A. “Rick” Jackson Jr., 73 passed away on Wednesday at our home surrounded by me, our sons, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, 2 dogs Cougar/Blanco, and our […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Betty Smercheck Enjoyed Quilters Club
Elizabeth “Betty” C. Smerchek, age 91, passed away Monday at Froedtert Memorial Hospital, Wauwatosa. She was born in South Milwaukee, December 14, 1925, daughter of the late Frank and Theresia […]
Posted inPolice and Fire
Man Charged After Shooting Man In Legs
A man was charged after shooting a man in the legs in front of the Just Right Lounge in Mount Pleasant. Antonio Snow Jr., 22, of Racine, was charged with attempted armed […]
Posted inPolice and Fire
Two Injured In I-94 Crash Involving Van And Semi
Two people were injured in a crash involving a van and a semi-tractor trailer that happened at 12:26 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 94 just south of 27th Street. A 40-year-old […]
Posted inBreaking
UPDATE: Union Grove Woman Arrested On Attempted Homicide Charge
UPDATE: A Union Grove woman is being held on $50,000 cash bond for attempted second-degree intentional homicide after she allegedly shot her husband early Tuesday morning. The Racine County Sheriff’s […]
Posted inBreaking
UPDATE: Man Dies Following Car Versus Garbage Truck Crash
A City of Racine employee has died following a car versus garbage truck crash that happened Wednesday morning on Washington Avenue at Oregon Street. Mark Gates, who worked for the City’s Public […]
