Racine News

Dec. 23, 2009 10:13 a.m. The Porter's Furniture Clearance Center in Wauwatosa will close, the company said in a letter to customers this week.

A suspended Broward County school board member has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges involving school construction contracts.

Dec. 22, 2009 8:48 a.m. A Milwaukee man dived out of a closed, second-story window in an attempt to evade police officers who were checking on a drug complaint.

Earlier this fall, we asked our readers to submit their best travel photos, and the response was overwhelming.

Jerry Blooma s Christian bookstore has grown beyond his wildest imagination, prompting the Racine businessman to begin construction on a $4 million office and distribution center in the citya s Southside Industrial Park.

Former Racine Mayor Gary Becker, facing potentially decades in prison if convicted of seven felonies in an Internet sex sting, has agreed to a plea bargain.

That's because for the chrysalis, it didn't. The chrysalis was on board the International Space Station as part of an experiment program called Monarchs in Space.

Racine a ' Former Racine mayor Gary Becker, facing potentially decades in prison if convicted of seven felonies in an Internet sex sting, has agreed to a plea bargain.

Last week, people at the Salvation Army in Racine, Wisconsin received a surprise Christmas gift when a woman showed up and handed out $20 bills to patrons.

Volunteers with the United Way of Racine County are celebrating a 2009 fund drive that generated $4.9 million for local charities, nearly matching the $5 million raised in 2008.

Milwaukee School of Languages and Rufus King High School were awarded silver medals in the news magazine's annual ranking.

A Racine man suffered multiple, life-threatening injuries when he apparently lost control of his vehicle on Highway 142 west of Interstate 94 Saturday evening.

Three Wisconsin men have been charged in the July 26 shootings at the Aldi parking lot.

At one Racine hotel , couples and families alike can celebrate a special New Year's Eve.

Lawsonomy's Faded Gospel Back in 1949-1950 when I was climbing up Bascom Hill in Madison, every month or two somebody would distribute thousands of tabloid-size fliers around the University of Wisconsin Campus promoting a scientific theory called "Lawsonomy." The theory set out to explain all of the physical laws of the universe, in terms of ...

A Christian remainder house based in the Midwest--which has a permanent showroom in New York City--plans to construct a multimillion-dollar distribution center to meet growing demand.

Dec. 5, 2009 6:05 p.m. The Rev. Jeff Barrow was elected bishop of the local Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Saturday, saying that he sees more opportunities than challenges for the church in the years ahead.

An Army Reserve unit that had soldiers both killed and wounded during the Nov. 5 shooting here deployed as scheduled to Afghanistan early this morning.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Jefferson, and Walworth Counties from 4:00 Thursday afternoon until midnight.

Southern Florida's NONPOINT will release an acoustic digital EP, "Cut The Cord" , on December 8 via its own 954 Records in partnership with Rocket Science Ventures / RED / Sony .