**Updated 11:30 a.m. Dec. 7 A 35-year-old Racine man who was injured Saturday morning when his car was hit by a train is also in police custody for outstanding warrants, according to scanner reports. Racine police and fire were called to the 1400 block of Hamilton Street around 11:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of a […]
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Saturday Fire Under Investigation
After a vacant home burned Saturday in the 2100 block of Mead Street, members of the fire investigation task force were called in to investigate. The fire was reported around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, and crews from South Shore Fire Department and officers from Mount Pleasant Police Department responded in minutes, according to scanner reports […]
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Update: Man Dies After Taylor Ave. Fire
**Updated 2:40 p.m. April 14 A fire that destroyed at least the third floor of a Taylor Avenue apartment building Sunday has claimed the life of a 31-year-old resident of the building. Early scanner reports indicated a man may have died, but on Monday morning, Racine Fire Department Lt. Mark Polzin told The Journal Times that […]
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Work on Mitchell School Continues
Photos provided by Erika Minna Weitkuhn Work continues on Mitchell School after a fire destroyed the gym and water from extinguishing the blaze damaged parts of the elementary school. The fire occurred in the early morning hours of Feb. 27 and was determined by the Racine Fire Department to be an accident. A cause is still […]
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Mitchell School Fire Ruled an Accident
The fire that destroyed the gymnasium and some of the elementary school at Mitchell has been determined an accident. In a report released by the Racine Fire Department, the cause of the fire is still undetermined, but is has been deemed an accident. After the fire started in a space between the ceiling and […]
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Mitchell Gym Comes Down
Thank you to both Naida Smith-Keech and Erika Minna Weitkuhn for the photos of crews taking down the Mitchell school gym Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a fire devastated students, staff, and faculty. Elementary students will attend Wind Point Elementary for the rest of the year, and middle school students are due back Monday at […]
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Racine Responds To Help Mitchell Elementary Students
We’ve heard about so many stories about people pitching in to help the students at Mitchell Elementary that we thought we’d show all of what we have seen on social media. If you know of more, feel free to add it to the comments section.
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Unsolved: Jacato Drive Arsonist Still at Large
The arsonist who started a fire last year in a Jacato Drive apartment building remains at large, and Racine police investigators still need help from the public identifying the party responsible. Crime Stoppers of Racine County is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of a suspect or suspects. The […]
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Car Accident Injures Two Near Mall
An accident late Saturday afternoon near Regency Mall left at least one driver injured. The two-car accident caused at least one vehicle to slam into a traffic signal pole after the collision. Racine police, fire and rescue responded to the corner of 21st Street and Roosevelt Avenue were on scene and the driver of […]
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No one injured in Caledonia house fire
Firefighters from four area departments battled a blaze at a residence located at 6431 Northwestern Avenue at 5:13 p.m. Friday night. No one was injured, but it took firefighters from Caledonia, Racine, Southshore and Raymond about a half hour to get the fire under control. Caledonia Fire Department battalion chief Dale Roszina said a preliminary […]