RACINE ⏤ Police have uncovered the method used to purchase a handgun involved in an October homicide in the city. According to a Thursday release from the Racine Police Department, police responded to the 1200 block of Yout Street on Oct. 17 for a homicide investigation. During the investigation, police arrested 23-year-old Khalil Buckley. He […]
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Common Council to consider street mural
RACINE – The organizer of the Black Humanity Now! Street Art Mural Project says he is encouraged by strong early support and hopes the project can become a reality within a few weeks. Scott Terry, a Racine artist, educator, and operator of Mahogany Gallery, received unanimous approval for the project from the Racine Common Council’s […]
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Fun, new stops added to Open House Racine County
Get ready for fun, new additions to Open House Racine County (OHRC), coming Saturday, May 5. Presented by Real Racine, the county’s destination marketing organization, OHRC is a free exploration of nearly 60 interesting places. Among the new sites for 2018 are the Modine-Benstead Observatory in rural Yorkville, the historic DeKoven Center overlooking Lake Michigan, […]
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Man Who Called In Bomb Threat Sentenced
A man, who wanted to help a woman avoid getting evicted from her home phoned in a bomb threat to the Racine County Courthouse in October, will serve a four-year prison sentence. Lee Lucas 46, phoned in a bomb threat Oct. 26 to help a woman, with whom he may have been having an affair with, […]
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Police: Lucas Admits Bomb Threat to Help Friend Avoid Eviction
Racine County Sheriff’s deputies say Lee Lucas phoned in a bomb threat Oct. 26 to help a woman with whom he may have been having an affair avoid a court date for eviction. Lucas, 45, was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of phoning in a bomb scare and one […]
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BREAKING: Photo Of Suspect In Bomb Threat Released
Investigators with the Racine County Sheriff’s Department have released a photo of a person suspected of making a bomb threat Monday morning at the Racine County Courthouse, 730 Wisconsin Ave. Following the threat, which was made from a payphone in the 1300 block of Lathrop Avenue, the Racine County Courthouse was evacuated and shutdown at […]
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BREAKING: Racine County Courthouse Evacuated
UPDATE 11:20 a.m.: Investigators have learned the location of where the bomb threat was made from. A source told the Racine County Eye that the call may have originated at a pay phone. Original story: The Racine County Courthouse, 730 Wisconsin Ave., has been evacuated and shutdown following a bomb threat that was made at 8:27 a.m. […]
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Three Peregrine Falcon Brothers Banded
The Racine County Courthouse Peregrine Falcon babies were banded Thursday during what has become a tradition on the 10th floor of the building. Three brothers – named Michael, Arthur and Ernie – looked none too pleased to be the center of attention of the crowd of about 25, but they took their banding without running, like […]
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Baby Falcons Get Banded Thursday
The fluffy Peregrine falcon babies currently living safely on a ledge of the Racine County Courthouse will get banded Thursday. Greg Septon from the Peregrine Falcon Recovery Program will apply the bands so the program can keep track of them after they grow big enough to leave their mother. County officials announced in April that […]
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4 Baby Falcons Expected in Coming Weeks
The Racine County Courthouse peregrine falcons will welcome four new babies in the coming weeks, and residents can keep an eye on them through the Falcon Cam. Peregrine falcon expert Greg Septon told The Journal Times that the babies are expected to hatch by Mother’s Day, and the parents are the same pair who have […]
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State Dems Call for Halt of ICE Profiling at Courthouses
State Democrats are asking officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to launch an investigation over what they say is racial profiling at courthouses across the state, including the Racine County Courthouse. In a letter to John Sandweg, acting director of ICE, from Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, and Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, Democrats say ICE agents are […]
