Kenosha County News

Interstate 94 is under construction from south of Mitchell International Airport and it's causing headaches for travelers.

Jun. 28, 2009 3:32 p.m. Beloit a ' A police officer found two men shot inside a vehicle that crashed early Sunday in what turned out to be the city's second homicide this year.

June 30, 2009 9:00 a.m. Plans to develop an incubator for technology-oriented business start-ups in Kenosha County took a big step backward Monday when proposed state funding was slashed.

The Kenosha County medical examiner has determined the death of a standout athlete was caused by a virus that attacked his heart.

A former Crystal Lake resident and her friend were killed Wednesday night in a single-car accident in Kenosha County, Wis., that put a third friend in the hospital.

The Kenosha County community of Pleasant Prairie, home to LakeView Corporate Park and other business parks, hopes to develop an incubator for technology-oriented business start-ups. The 2009-'11 proposed state budget, which is pending in the Legislature, includes a $700,000 grant for what has been dubbed the Pleasant Prairie Technology Incubator ...

WAUKEGAN – Five people have been charged in a string of 20 armed robberies in McHenry and Lake counties, as well as southeastern Wisconsin, police announced Friday.

The Milwaukee Police Association is working to remove a provision that was inserted in the Senate budget that affects how to handle pay and benefits for fired Milwaukee police officers.

Two teenage women died and a third was injured when their 2003 VW Jetta veered into a ditch and rolled over in western Kenosha County on Wednesday evening.

Jun. 22, 2009 5:18 p.m. The National Weather Service issued for much of southern Wisconsin, from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday, based on the forecast for inland temperatures above 90 and enough humidity to drive the heat index past 100.

Residents of Kenosha County with property damage from last week's storms are asked to report the damage to county authorities for possible disaster relief funds.

The skies above Lake County became a twisted mass of gray and black Friday evening as a line of thunderstorms that stretched as far south as Springfield and produced a tornado in Kenosha County passed from west to east.

A tornado reported west of Kenosha tore up some trees as severe storms moved through late Friday and produced downpours and street flooding.

Kenosha County declared a State of Emergency following this week's damaging storms.

Jun. 19, 2009 9:10 p.m. Southbound I-94 is closed to traffic near Pleasant Prairie in Kenosha County, the Wisconsin State Patrol says.

The National Weather Service is investigating the report of a tornado touchdowdn just five miles west of Kenosha.

A tornado reported west of Kenosha tore up some trees as severe storms moved through late Friday and produced downpours and street flooding.

The National Weather Service at Sullivan reports on Thursday that there's an 80% chance that we'll see rain today but how severe the accompanying thunderstorms might be and exactly when it will hit is still being monitored, according to meteorologist Penny Zabel.

First responders in hazardous material suits will work alongside U.S. military troops and hospital officials at area hospitals Tuesday and Wednesday as part of a community disaster drill.

The Salem Utility District in Kenosha County has requested Department of Natural Resources approval for improvements to its wastewater treatment plant.