Racine County, WI

RACINE, Wis. — Wednesday just after 11 a.m. on I-94 near 7 Mile Road in Racine County Sheriff's deputies stopped a vehicle for speeding at 90 miles an hour. The sheriff released body camera footage Thursday, just under two minutes of footage of what turned into a violent arrest.

RACINE, Wis. (WFRV) – A traffic stop turned violent on Wednesday after a Wisconsin man tried to run from the police after a speeding violation in Racine. According to a release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, deputies pulled over a vehicle for driving 91 mph in a 70 mph zone around 11:15 a.m. on August 17.

RACINE, Wis. - The Racine County Sheriff's Office released on Thursday, Aug. 18 body camera video of the arrest of Hezekiah Saffold of Milwaukee. Officials say Saffold, who was pulled over for speeding on I-94, assaulted deputies and was bitten by a K-9 officer three times and tased five times before deputies could take him into custody. Sheriff's officials say he had drugs and a gun in his vehicle.

BURLINGTON, Wis. — Adam Steen, the Republican Assembly candidate who narrowly lost in his bid to unseat Speaker Robin Vos during last week’s primary election, announced Thursday he will stage a write-in campaign for the seat this fall. During a news conference, Steen said he will continue to fight to represent the state’s 63rd district, which encompasses most of southern...

RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- On Thursday, Aug. 18, the Racine County Sheriff's Office released new video of a use of force arrest after a suspect tried to get away from deputies the day before. After pulling over a Milwaukee man for speeding, a sheriff's K-9 detected drugs, and the...

RACINE – A seemingly-routine traffic stop turned violent along I-94 in Racine County on Wednesday afternoon. The Racine County Sheriff’s Office says it started when a Kia Soul was pulled over along I-94 Northbound near 7 Mile Road for traveling 91 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone.

A man pulled over for speeding in Racine County was arrested after assaulting officers on Wednesday. Deputies say he was bitten by a K9 officer three times and tased five times before being arrested.

ROCHESTER - A Burlington woman died of her injuries after a crash in the village of Rochester on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Racine County sheriff's deputies were called to the crash scene near Plank Road and English Settlement Avenue around 3:45 p.m. A 22-foot box truck hit a car, which came to a stop off the roadway.

The Racine County Sheriff's Office said it's investigating a two-vehicle crash that happened Tuesday afternoon.

RACINE – Students of both Racine Unified School District and Gateway Technical College will have another option for transportation to and from school once again this year. The City of Racine’s public transportation system, RYDE Racine, is back providing transportation to the public schools after an almost two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Racine, WI) — The Wisconsin group calling itself HOT Government has filed an election challenge in Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ Republican primary victory over Adam Steen. The initial challenge was filed against the results in Racine County. Harry Wait of Union Grove is that group’s president. He claims that “algorithms” were used in Vos’ victory. Unofficial results put Vos ahead of Steen by 260 votes. The county has completed its canvass and forwarded the results to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Wait’s group has repeatedly alleged widespread fraud in Wisconsin elections.

RACINE, Wis. — New tonight, a man who admits he fraudulently requested other voters' absentee ballots says he will challenge this month's primary results. Harry Wait, and his organization "H.O.T. Government," says it filed a notice with Racine County election officials. The notice cites four reasons to contest the Aug. 9 primary results in the county.

YORKVILLE — A fight over a rickety barn on Spring Street is entering its second year, as property owner Steven Jenkins challenges the village’s authority to force him to demolish the barn. Jenkins said the village is exaggerating the repair costs while also violating his constitutional rights by...