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UW, Vos Reach Compromise on DEI, Employee Pay

Dec. 8, 2023 2:15p

(WPR)---The Universities of Wisconsin and Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have reached a deal in the months-long blockade of pay raises for around 34,000 employees aimed at cutting campus diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Raymond School Board Declines to Renew Peterson Contract

Dec. 7, 2023 7:30p

(WPR)---Raymond School Principal Jeff Peterson attended Raymond Elementary as a child. 

After he got his first-ever teaching job at the same school he grew up in, he said it was a life goal of his to serve in a higher role

Coalition Organizer: Operating Referendum in KUSD's Future

Dec. 6 2023 12:15p

(WGTD)---An organizer for a Kenosha citizens’ group that’s fighting for educational reforms says he’s convinced that sooner or later voters in Kenosha Unified will be asked to approve a referendum authorizing the district to exceed

Converting an Elementary School to a Middle School is a Major Component of KUSD Right-Sizing Plan

Dec. 4, 2023 9:45p

(WGTD)---Modifications to make a Kenosha Unified elementary school a fully-functional middle school may have to be phased in, but Superintendent Jeff Weiss believes enough elements would be in place in time for the start of the next

List of Kenosha Mayoral Candidates Grows; New Kenosha Fire Chief Selected

Plans for a Woodman's in Racine are approved by the city's plan commission. Click for more. 

Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice Stages Weekly Demonstrations

Dec. 3, 2023 6:45p

(WGTD)---If nothing else, it's a reminder to those who drive by of the ongoing pain and suffering in the Middle East. 

Weekly demonstrations have been held on a corner in Racine for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza almost ever

Brainstorming Session Scheduled in Response to KUSD School Closing Plan

Dec. 3, 2023 1:15p

(WGTD)---A community coalition that's trying to find an alternative to closing schools in Kenosha is holding a planning session Tuesday evening. 

Southport Beach House Rehab Nearing Finishing Line

Dec. 3, 2023 12:55p

(WGTD)---A five-year-long project to rehab a historic building on Kenosha’s lakefront is continuing, but the end is in sight.

The city’s Parks Commission got an update last week on the multi-million dollar project to renovate

Racine Man Charged in Connection With an Incident Near a Kenosha School

Dec. 1, 2023 4p

(WGTD)---A Racine man was formally charged in Kenosha court Friday after he was observed displaying a gun and acting strangely near the Dimensions of Learning charter school in Kenosha's uptown neighborhood Wednesday. 

'For Sale' Signs Could Soon be Posted in Front of Several KUSD Properties

Dec. 1, 2023 11:20a; Edited 12-2 to clean up typos and add link to original story; 

(WGTD)---If fully adopted by the school board, Kenosha Unified administration’s right-sizing plan would leave nine school buildings empty.