RACINE COUNTY – What started Wednesday as a routine traffic stop on Interstate-94 just south of the State Highway 20 exit ended with a separate vehicle crashing into a Wisconsin Highway Patrol vehicle. PHOTO by the Racine County Sheriff’s Department A deputy with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department stopped a car for a traffic and […]
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MKE man held on weapon, drug charges after I-94 traffic stop
RACINE – A Milwaukee man remained in custody on weapon and drug charges following a traffic stop on I-94 on Monday. The Racine County District Attorney’s office has charged Donald M. Turner, 27, with possession of a firearm by a felon, obstructing an officer, possession of a controlled substance and carrying a concealed weapon. The […]
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Overturned Semi Closes Interstate; OWI Charge For Driver
RACINE COUNTY – An overturned tractor-trailer closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 94/41 for about 3 ½ hours early Sunday and resulted in the driver being charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated (OWI). The Racine County Sheriff’s Office was called to the southbound exit ramp of Highway KR about 3 a.m. Sunday. The truck […]
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UPDATE: Wrong way driver arrested on I-94 in Racine County
YORKVILLE, WI – A Milwaukee man was arrested by deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department early Monday morning after he drove the wrong way on Interstate 94. Emergency services received calls at 1:23 a.m. Monday about a white Jeep going southbound in the northbound lanes of I-94 at Highway 20. When deputies arrived at […]
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UPDATE: Northbound I-94 shutdown at Highway 20 due to crash
UPDATE 5:15 p.m.: Officials with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department are opening the northbound lanes of Interstate 94 at Highway 20, but a full closure of northbound lanes at Highway G will remain in effect. The department had to close those lanes following a car crash that happened about 2 p.m. on Interstate 94 at […]
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UPDATE: 2 people dead following I-94 crash, explosion
 Two people died and two people suffered series injuries in a multiple vehicle crash that happened Wednesday morning on Interstate 94 at Highway 20. Two semis and three cars were involved in the crash. Both semi-tractor trailer drivers died at the scene. The names of those who died have not been released pending notification […]
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Racine County, municipalities see first of 2019 WisDOT dollars for multiple highway needs
Racine County and its many villages, towns and two cities have received the first of their quarterly payments from the state for various highway projects and enforcement. Newly sworn-in Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that local governments received quarterly payments this week totaling $118,205,118 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids. […]
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3 people injured in crash on Interstate 94
Three people suffered non-life threatening injuries after being involved in a three-car crash that happened Saturday afternoon in Interstate 94 near Two Mile Road. Deputies with the Wisconsin State Patrol were called at 1:37 p.m. to a three vehicle crash. A semi-tractor trailer crashed into a car, which then caused it to crash into the […]
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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 other person suffered non-life threatening injuries. Motorcyclist hospitalized after crashing into ditch RAYMOND – A motorcyclist suffered severe injuries in a single-vehicle crash Thursday night […]
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UPDATE: 2 lanes closed on northbound Interstate 94
UPDATE 5 p.m.: Officials with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department have just the two right northbound lanes on Interstate 94 at Kraut Road closed. Traffic is still backed up going northbound from KR to Highway 20 and travel times are at about 15 minutes. Traffic going southbound on the Interstate from 7 1/2 Mile Road […]
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Rollover crash results in man’s arrest for drunk driving
A 25-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for drunk driving and causing a two-car rollover crash with three children and a woman in the car. The rollover crash happened at about 6:10 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 94 near 6 Mile Road, according to a press release by the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. The Milwaukee man was […]
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No one hospitalized in rollover crash on Interstate 94
Two people suffered minor injuries in a rollover crash that happened at 8:06 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 94. Deputies with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-car rollover crash near the 335.5 mile marker between State Highway 11 and State Highway 20, according to a press release by the Sheriff’s Office. Traveling northbound […]
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Interstate 94 construction work in Racine County begins
The good news is that, if you want an up-to-the-minute construction update on the Interstate 94 North-South Freeway project, you can by clicking on the Wisconsin DOT project page. The bad news is that you should probably add it to your favorites because you are going to need it for some years. You can’t really […]
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Alcohol a factor in rollover crash on I-94, Sheriff says
A 44-year-old man, who is suspected of driving drunk, survived a rollover crash Thursday because he was wearing his seat belt. The rollover crash happened at 7:46 p.m. on Interstate 94 near mile marker 335.9 just south of Highway 11, according to a press release by the Racine County Sheriff’s Department. The man was driving […]
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Semi Jack-knifed, I-94 Northbound At Highway 20 Shut Down
Interstate 94 has been shut down after a semi-tractor trailer jack-knifed at 8:52 a.m. Monday in the northbound lane near mile marker 330 on Interstate 94, according to scanner report. The semi has a punctured passenger side fuel tank, which contained about 50 gallons of fuel. Crews and law enforcement from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department are […]