The Racine Roundup aired on TMJ4 during the 4 O’Clock news on Thursday, Jan. 5. This week, Racine County Eye staff writer Emma Widmar discussed various stories with TMJ4 anchors, Charles Benson and Carole Meekins. Seizure episode aided by 2 Kwik Trip employees Widmar kicked off this week’s installment of the Racine Roundup by sharing […]
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Seizure episode aided by 2 Kwik Trip employees on New Year’s Eve
MOUNT PLEASANT — Two Kwik Trip employees came to Ashley Christenson’s rescue on New Year’s Eve when she had a grand mal seizure. Christenson, who is epileptic, was at Kwik Trip Store #580, 6801 Washington Ave., when the incident occurred. She had just finished checking out when an aura appeared, indicating that she would soon […]
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Kwik Trip shooting suspect turns himself into police, facing 50 years in prison
MOUNT PLEASANT — A 24-year-old Oak Creek man turned himself in at the Mount Pleasant Police Department on Dec. 2 for allegedly shooting at and wounding another man at a Kwik Trip gas station after a road rage incident. Gage Cortez was charged Tues., Dec. 6, in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts […]
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Shooter still at large after possible road rage incident at Kwik Trip
MOUNT PLEASANT — After a possible road rage incident, the Mount Pleasant Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the man who fired at least 10 shots at another man, hitting him in the legs, at Kwik Trip, 943 Southeast Frontage Road. The victim, a 28-year-old man from Kenosha, is in stable […]
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Pay it forward: Stranger fills gas tank at Kwik Trip in Mount Pleasant
Pay it forward. We have all heard the phrase, but some of us have never experienced the action. For some it’s a cup of coffee, but for others, it’s much more. For Willow Ahnen, June 21, 2022, started out as any other “normal” day. However, it quickly went south when she looked down at her […]
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19-year-old Kenosha man held after making convenience store threat
SOMERS – A 19-year-old Kenosha man was jailed after threatening a woman at a convenience store here Monday afternoon. Convenience store encounter The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday reported that James Petersen was apprehended at Kwik Trip, 5800 31st St., after entering the store with a rifle and confronting a female employee with whom […]
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Police: Man stole bank card from car & used it at Kwik Trip
A Racine man is facing more than three decades in prison after police say he stole someone’s bank card and used it at Kwik Trip within the span of a few hours. Theodore Kern was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with four felony counts of identity theft, three misdemeanor counts of fraudulent use […]
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Property Transfers: Kwik Trip, Manor Hall, and more Foxconn properties sell
Almost $16 million in property transfers happened between June 4 through June 8, and $17 million changed hands between June 11 and June 14, according to the Racine County property transfer records. Here are the highlights: Caledonia Randall and Peggy Larson, of Racine, sold Manor Hall, 4344 Douglas Avenue, to 1897 Holdings LLC for $230,000. […]
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Harbor Rock Tabernacle Buys Lutheran Church
Over $21 million in property changed hands between June 12 and June 16, according to Racine County property transfer records. Harbor Rock Tabernacle Inc. purchased 1015 4 Mile Road, the former St. Andrew Lutheran Church of Racine. That church merged with other churches and collectively they are now known as United Lutheran Church. The building […]
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Martin Resigns as Mount Pleasant Development Director
Logan Martin is moving on from the Village of Mount Pleasant to a new opportunity at SC Johnson as an associate manager in the company’s Global Affairs department. Martin announced his resignation Friday afternoon. “Having grown up in the Racine area, I view this as an amazing opportunity to be part of an outstanding local […]
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Mount Pleasant Kwik Trip Opens Sept. 29
Drivers traveling past the new Kwik Trip on the northeast corner of Spring Street and Highway 31 can’t be blamed for doing a double take at the prices displayed on the gas station’s electronic sign. While station owners and new employees put the finishing touches on the building and grounds, they’re also testing the sign. […]
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Kwik Trip Approved for Spring Street in Mount Pleasant
A proposed Kwik Trip gas station and convenience store at the northwest corner of Spring Street and Highway 31 was unanimously approved Monday by the Mount Pleasant Village Board. The 6,000 square foot store will be built just west of the existing old Trautwein schoolhouse building; it’s address will be 4924 Spring Street. Between 25 and […]
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Kwik Trip Gets OK from Mount Pleasant Planning Commission
A proposed Kwik Trip gas station and convenience store on the northwest corner of Spring Street and Highway 31 is moving forward after the Mount Pleasant Planning Commission unanimously approved it Wednesday. The project is designed for last just west of the existing old Trautwein schoolhouse building; it’s address will be 4924 Spring Street. Three existing […]
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Kwik Trip Proposed for NW Corner of Spring, Highway 31
The Mount Pleasant Planning Commission on Dec. 16 will hear a presentation for a proposed Kwik Trip gas station and convenience store for the northwest corner of Spring Street and Highway 31. If approved, it would be built next to the old Trautwein schoolhouse building and be listed at 4924 Spring Street. A public notice […]
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Police: Car Thief Caught After Police Pursuit in Chicago
Mount Pleasant police say the man who drove a stolen car from Chicago to Racine County and dumped it in order to steal another car is behind bars after trying to flee police in Chicago. Marvin Taylor, 48, of Chicago, was arrested Tuesday after officers in Chicago attempted a traffic stop when they realized the […]