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City adjusting sex offender ordinance in wake of Pleasant Prairie case
RACINE — Because of recent legal challenges to similar ordinances, Racine is making adjustments to how restrictive it is about where sex offenders can reside. → Read More
Dog missing after I-94 crash found after 4 days
Four days after his dog, Violet, went missing after a car crash on Interstate 94, AlGene Caraulia got the call he was waiting for. → Read More
Racine felon charged in robberies outside tavern
Melvin L. Powell, 44, of the 1000 block of Memorial Drive, allegedly committed one robbery on Dec. 24 and the other on Dec. 26 near Rudy’s Bar, 2515 Douglas Ave. → Read More
2 Burlington police officers on leave following OWI arrest of 1
According to court records, Eric Mitchell was cited for OWI, operating with a prohibited alcohol content greater than 0.15 percent and hit-and-run on property adjacent to the highway on Dec. → Read More
Racine police investigating home invasion, sexual assault
RACINE — Racine police are investigating a reported home invasion and sexual assault that took place early Saturday morning. → Read More
Racine man charged with hitting 8-year-old with belt, kicking dog into wall
Apolonio "Apple" Cruz, 31, of the 1600 block of Chatham Street, was charged on Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with physical abuse of a child, a felony. → Read More
Illinois inmate charged in 2008 homicide in Racine
Jonathan Sparks, 25, of the 3100 block of 17th Street, faces a charge of first-degree reckless homicide by use of a dangerous weapon in the 2008 slaying of Jamaal Stanciel. → Read More
Racine man charged with cutting girlfriend's throat after reporting it happened in home invasion
Lewis Caples allegedly told police an unknown intruder was in their house when they arrived home from watching Thursday’s Green Bay Packers game at a bar. Caples claimed the intruder → Read More
Racine police investigating attempted homicide in reported robbery attempt
In the early hours of Friday morning, Racine police responded to a call from St. Mary's emergency room after a woman arrived with life-threatening knife wounds. → Read More
3 arrested in sting related to overdose after police use dead man's phone
From a conversation, police determined that Christine Gilbertson allegedly provided the deceased with cocaine on Nov. 22, according to reports. Police said that an investigator texted Gilbertson to arrange another → Read More
Veterans among those left out in the cold
RACINE — On a nightly basis last winter, 25 to 35 people spent the night at the Hospitality Center, 614 Main St., according to Kevin Stewart, the center’s outgoing director. → Read More
Four men arrested for gun, drug charges could be linked to robbery
MOUNT PLEASANT — Four men pulled over early Saturday morning for reckless driving and later charged with several gun and marijuana-related offenses are being investigated for a possible connection to → Read More
Racine County investigator promoted to sergeant
RACINE COUNTY — The Racine County Sheriff's Office announced a promotion Tuesday. → Read More
Two Sunday accidents caused by snow-covered stoplights
RACINE COUNTY — Two crashes in Mount Pleasant Sunday resulted from an increasingly dangerous winter traffic risk: stoplights covered in snow. → Read More
Racine man allegedly assaults girlfriend in front of children
CALEDONIA — A Racine man was arrested on charges of allegedly assaulting his girlfriend after she reportedly gave their oldest child candy. → Read More
New Wisconsin IDs 'most secure in America'
RACINE COUNTY — Wisconsin residents getting a new driver’s license will now receive what the state Department of Transportation touts as the “most secure identification card in America.” → Read More
Racine man drives to dog park after Packer game, gets sixth OWI
Steven Drews, 53, of the 1600 block of Albert Street, was arrested at a Mount Pleasant dog park Sunday after a woman who knew he had been drinking called 911 → Read More
Alleged drunken driver in crash that killed half-brother unlikely to get out for funeral
As David Parr’s bail was set at $75,000 Friday, the nearly dozen family and friends attending his preliminary hearing audibly gasped. → Read More
Police: Mount Pleasant man facing OWI homicide charge in crash that killed half-brother
David Parr, 23, of Mount Pleasant, was allegedly intoxicated when the car he was driving collided with an SUV near Highway 31 and 16th Street Wednesday night, killing his passenger, → Read More