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Racine County police chase, drug arrest; Kenosha man in custody
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. - A 31-year-old man from Kenosha is in police custody following a traffic stop that led to police chase in Mount Pleasant late on Sunday, April 21. Officials with the Racine County Sheriff's Office identified the man in custody in a news release as Lamar Hackett. Officials...
Kenosha teacher under investigation
KENOSHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A relationship between a student and teacher is in question in Kenosha. That teacher is on administrative leave while Kenosha Unified and the district attorney's office investigate. We are not naming the teacher or the school because there are no criminal charges right now, and...
Rising homelessness creates challenges for Racine service providers
RACINE, Wis. — New data suggests that homelessness across Wisconsin continues to increase even as more time passes since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wisconsin Policy Forum analyzed federal data which suggests that homelessness rose nearly 2% between 2022 and 2023 in the state. The data shows that homelessness rates dropped in some places like Dane County, but rose slightly in others like Milwaukee and Racine counties.
Racine porch fire leaves family homeless
RACINE, Wis. - A Racine family is unable to live in their home near Buchanan and Barker after a fire that started on the home's porch late on Monday, April 22. Racine fire officials say crews were dispatched to the porch fire around 11 p.m. Monday. Three residents who were home at the time of the fire, managed to get out of the building safely and call 911.
Girls soccer: Lakeside draws with Shoreland Lutheran, shuts out Lodi
SOMERS -- Lakeside Lutheran's girls soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with host Shoreland Lutheran in nonconference play on Friday. The Pacers scored in the fifth minute on Kalyssa Carter's goal. Lakeside equalized in the 47th minute on Abigail Wood's unassisted score. Maria Vik stopped eight shots for the Warriors (3-4-2). ...
Sturtevant Kwik Trip road rage shooting, Oak Creek man pleads guilty
STURTEVANT, Wis. - Gage Cortez of Oak Creek pleaded guilty on Monday, April 22 to first-degree recklessly endangering safety in connection with a Sturtevant road rage shooting in November 2022. A second charge of first-degree reckless injury was dismissed and read into the court record for the purposes of sentencing.
Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association receives thousands of chinook salmon to be released into Lake Michigan
KENOSHA, Wis. — The Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association has received 40,000 chinook salmon from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to eventually be released into Lake Michigan. Before the chinook salmon arrived, the association made several changes to its salmon rearing pond in hopes of having more fish...
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