Racine County News

A Mount Pleasant man, who was out on bail on a 2011 drunk driving charge, was arrested after he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign in front of a motorcycle, which crashed into the car he was driving.

If you are heading to State Fair Park this summer, you might see Randi Derby there.

A 45-year-old Menomonee Falls man has died after his semi-truck rolled into a ditch Saturday afternoon in Racine County.

A windy, warm, sunshine filled day was the welcome backdrop for today's Early Vote Rally with guests Lt.

W3 is a voluntary training program for recipients of unemployment insurance benefits, and is based on a 2003 program called "Georgia Works." While a program participant is in training, they will be placed at an employer for up to six weeks while receiving UI benefits and, if eligible, receive an additional $75 weekly stipend to cover ... (more)

A portion of the former J.W. Peters site, now owned by Cretex Materials Inc., is proposed for a new asphalt mixing plant.

The 19th annual Crime Stoppers of Racine County golf outing was Wednesday at Rivermoor Country Club in Waterford.

Robert G. "Bob" Ahler Sr., 83, Burlington, died May 19, 2012, at Willowfield Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Delavan.

It's official; the River Bend Nature Center now has a new owner and operator. The YWCA purchased the property in 1959, but they recently wanted to sell the property because it no longer fit their mission.

People who have been collecting unemployment insurance for up to 20 weeks are eligible to get short-term training positions with companies under the pilot program.

Supporters are encouraged to attend to learn how they can help energize the electorate for the upcoming recall election on June 5.

GOT MILK? - Organizers deemed the 2012 Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast a success, with more than 1,500 visitors flocking to the Jefferson County Fair Park Activity Center Saturday morning.

Iryin Vaughn, the man accused in the death of his child's mother and promoting an Amber Alert when he fled to Illinois with the two-year-old girl, is facing two more charges after allegedly spitting at a corrections officer inside the Racine County Jail.

A preliminary draft proposal for joint 2013 Waterford town/village police services was reviewed by the Waterford Town Board at its May 14 meeting.

A Racine County jury found a 30-year man guilty of killing a 21-year-old man over his driving.

A Racine County jury found a 30-year man guilty of killing a 21-year-old man over his driving.

The Ruud Rush is Saturday! If you've been putting off registering, no worries. Same-day registration is available so it's not too late to join in the fun.

In the early morning hours of April 4, 2011-the night Sean Forester-Hoare's knife sliced into Jonathan Kwiatkowski's throat-did Forester-Hoare act in self-defense or was he a ticking time bomb? A jury of three women and nine men are now deciding just that, as they try to reach a verdict in the trial for the 30-year-old Wind Point man, charged with ... (more)

CALEDONIA, Wis If you log onto Google today, you'll see a drawing made by a seven-year-old boy from Caledonia in Racine County.

Her family was among the first wave of Yankee settlers in Wisconsin, relocating from Massachusetts to Southport on Lake Michigan.