Racine County News

Fireworks and the 4th of July go hand in hand, but safety is important. It's legal to buy fireworks in Wisconsin, but it's illegal to use them.

A state appeals court says a Racine man must turn over a deer head to wildlife officials.

A 32-year-old Marshfield woman was cited for obstructing an officer at 1:45 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of West 14th Street.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of Racine County, which will remain in effect until 2 a.m. According to the weather service, trained weather spotters reported a funnel cloud near Wind Lake, moving southeast at 25 m.p.h. The cloud was part of a complex of storms pushing in from the west, which set off weather ...

Appeal presented to Livestock Facility Siting Review Board MADISON--A resident in Union Grove is again challenging a county-issued permit that would allow a Kansasville livestock operation to increase in size.

Late night severe weather left residents of some southeastern Wisconsin communities with a mess to clean up in the morning.

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.

Police and fire crews are on the scene of a QuikTrip gas station in Sturtevant. That's where a vehicle caught fire.

Rudy Rodriguez' family has waited 10 years for justice. Now, they think they may finally get it.

One birthday in Racine County has helped put the county zoo on the map. Julie, a Patas monkey, just turned 27 years old last month.

The man Racine Police wrongly arrested, then released for a deadly hit and run, is now detained again.

A state report shows Racine County failed to appropriately investigate allegations of child abuse in the Brian Hawes Jr.

Jun. 8, 2009 4:12 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for southern Milwaukee County and northern Racine County until 4:30 p.m. At 4:01 p.m trained spotters reported a tornado northwest of Union Grove in Racine County, according to the weather service.

Jun. 6, 2009 11:56 p.m. Racine a ' A man was rescued by the Racine County Sheriff's patrol boat Saturday afternoon after his sail boat struck a reef in Lake Michigan and began taking on water.

Officials say federal stimulus money being funneled into Wisconsin's highways is expected to speed up the rebuilding of an Interstate 94 interchange in Racine County by three years.

Workers broke ground Friday on a project to build a new interchange at highway G and Interstate 94 in Racine County.

The attorney for the former Racine mayor accused of trying to arrange a sexual liaison with a juvenile girl has asked that a jury outside Racine County hear the case.

A jail inmate is planning to sue Racine County after giving birth in her cell. Melissa Woten, 20, said jail workers ignored her pleas for help.

Brian Hawes was suffocated to death days after Racine County's Human Services Department claims it found no evidence of abuse inside his home.

Someone is South Dakota has the one winning ticket in Wednesday night's $232 million Powerball jackpot.