Among the concerns Regents had about Jay Rothman were his top-down management style and his slow response on issues that needed quicker decisions, like AI.
- Milana Doné
STURTEVANT — A 64-year-old woman was injured in a fire Wednesday night at an apartment building on the 3000 block of 86hth Street, according to a news release from the Racine County Sheriff's Office.
- Milana Doné
He was facing one count of possession with intent to deliver or manufacture between 1,000 and 2,500 grams of THC and one count of maintaining a drug trafficking place.
- ROSE ANDROWICH,
SOMERS — Village officials are considering their options in the wake of a failed referendum to help fund additional EMTs and firefighters.
- Jeff Richgels
The crash near Tomah also severely injured a passenger in Isaac Morales’ vehicle.
- Jeff Richgels
Fire damage was contained to the lower levels, with smoke damage throughout the home. The damage is estimated at $15,000 to $20,000.
- SABINE MARTIN
The new chancellor will replace former UW-Eau Claire leader Jim Schmidt, who was one of the UW system’s longest-tenured leaders.
Shelly Kittleson left Wisconsin in 1995 at 19 for Italy, where she went to school and worked as a nanny, eventually earning a reputation as a determined and gutsy reporter.
Jay Rothman was fired on Tuesday night in a unanimous vote by the board of regents following a roughly 30-minute closed-door discussion. The regents have not disclosed a reason.
The Senate’s higher education committee has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, calling on the UW Board of Regents’ 10 members who aren’t Senate-confirmed.
The best-selling author has deep ties to UW-Madison.
University Podiatry Associates, which opened in 1981, is located in a roughly 7,600-square-foot facility at 450 S. Yellowstone Dr. on the West Side.
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a bipartisan compromise to combat PFAS contamination. Wisconsin Act 200 and 201 release $133 million in state funding to address PFAS across Wisconsin and provide protections to innocent landowners.
Gov. Tony Evers signed into law a bipartisan compromise to combat PFAS contamination. Wisconsin Act 200 and 201 release $133 million in state funding to address PFAS across Wisconsin and provide protections to innocent landowners.
Each Fellowship recipient received $3,000 and the Emerging Artist recipient received $1,500.
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- City of Kenosha
Kenosha’s compost and brush drop-off site opens April 6, 2026, with free seasonal disposal and curbside compostable collection running April 27 to June 5.
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- City of Kenosha
Kenosha enforces alternate side parking annually from Dec. 1 to March 31 to help snowplow and emergency vehicles safely clear narrow city streets.
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City of Kenosha honored student winners of its 2026 “I Voted” sticker contest, whose artwork will appear on official stickers for the April 7 Spring Election.
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- Kenosha Area Business Alliance
Colbert Packaging Corporation in Kenosha has expanded its folding carton production capacity by installing its fifth Eterna blanking die cutter and other equipment.
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson is free following her kidnapping in Baghdad by an Iranian-backed militia.
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Voters made their choices in many Racine County school board races Tuesday.
Town of Dover residents also voted on a municipal referendum.
The April 7 ballot included referendums for Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School, Twin Lakes School District and Wheatland J1 School District.
Based on results from the Kenosha County Clerk’s Office, Wheatland’s referendum passed, while the Trevor-Wilmot and Twin Lakes school district referendums did not.
Voters in Kenosha County voted in a change to the Kenosha Unified School Board voted down three of four referendums, and re-elected most incumbents during Tuesday's spring election.
