Aaron Knapp
The Journal Times
Racine, WI, United States
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Fourth grader receives Gateway Humanitarian Award for anti-bullying efforts
KENOSHA — For 9-year-old Alexis Aiello, everyone around her is someone who could potentially use a little help or kindness, whether they be adults, classmates or even bullies. → Read More
Girl saves classmate with Heimlich manuever
RACINE — Eleven-year-old Kamari Andrews is sure that he would have died if his classmate Nevaeh Russo hadn’t been around for lunch at SC Johnson Elementary School, 2420 Kentucky St., → Read More
Art comes out of project to 'fossilize' snowflakes
RACINE — While most people tend to retreat into warm houses when winter weather comes around, Deborah Lema makes a point of being outside as much as she can when → Read More
Elusive Kenosha County homicide suspect finally captured
The arrest of Andrew Obregon just before 4 p.m. Tuesday in Winthrop Harbor, Ill. ends nearly two weeks of Obregon evading police in multiple high-speed chases and keeping area residents → Read More
Kenosha County homicide suspect continues to evade police
Sheriff David Beth explained that authorities are having difficulty catching Obregon because of his intimate knowledge of the area, especially of the dirt paths that cut through farm fields that → Read More
Mount Pleasant officer hits 132 mph in drunken driver chase
A 53-year-old Kenosha man was assigned a $3,000 cash bond Thursday for allegedly driving over 100 mph in a 45 mph zone while drunk. → Read More
Drunken woman allegedly punched nurse after arrest
A 50-year-old Wind Lake woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly causing a drunken late-night stir at two homes, then punching a nurse after police took her to the hospital. → Read More
Felony conviction apparent reason for resignation of Racine School Board member
It appears Lisa Parham was convicted of two counts of uttering a forgery, a class C Felony, in 1995 when she went by the name Shelesia Mann, based on online → Read More
Accused Racine robber Jesus Arroyo dies in Dodge County jail
The inmate, Jesus G. Arroyo, 37, died in what is presumed to be suicide on March 21 in the Dodge County Detention Facility, according to Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt. → Read More
Former D.A.R.E. officer pleads guilty to armed robbery, drug fraud in Racine
A former Racine D.A.R.E. officer charged with stealing a TV from Walmart in August and prescription drug fraud changed his plea to guilty in those charges Monday afternoon in accordance → Read More
Prints in snow lead to arrest of trio for alleged baseball bat battery, robbery of delivery driver
Prints in the snow led to the arrest of three suspects believed to be connected to the robbery of a delivery driver Monday night, Racine police reported Tuesday morning. → Read More
Social issues are focus for this high school service group
WIND POINT, Wis. (AP) — A volunteer group of about 40 students at The Prairie School takes a different approach to serving the community than the typical high school Key → Read More
With suspensions down sharply, Racine schools to expand policy favoring intervention over suspension
To continue the downward trend, district administrators will expand a district-wide discipline policy that favors intervention over suspension and positive reinforcement over punitive action. → Read More
Orphan Kanines dogs to be housed at one location
MOUNT PLEASANT — The vast majority of the dogs recovered at Orphan Kanines and two homes last week will be housed together in one Racine County location sometime this week, → Read More
Two Racine teens charged with attempted homicide for shooting at boy
Two teenage boys from Racine face five felony charges, including attempted homicide, after they allegedly discharged a gun multiple times — including once at a passing boy — near Walden → Read More
Racine man arrested after allegedly using someone else's credit card, ID given to him by bank teller
Maurice C. Brown, 35, faced four charges, including felony personal ID theft and fraudulent use of a credit card, on Monday, according to his criminal complaint. → Read More
Woman stopped, warned by cop impersonator in Racine County
Although a woman was reportedly pulled over and warned for an illegal window tint early Monday morning, the man who stopped her had no authority to warn or cite her → Read More
Kenosha day-care driver, 60, charged with sexually assaulting girl, 6
Lance R. Stine is accused of touching a 6-year-old girl’s groin area on two occasions while driving her from school to a local day care, according to his criminal complaint. → Read More
Two Racine officers hit by repeat drunken drivers this week, police say
Two officers from the Racine Police Department were victims in two separate crashes attributed to drunken driving by repeat offenders this week, according to police and court records. → Read More
Ex-agent for Packers players accused of stealing almost $2M from New Berlin company
Stacy Foote, 50, was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on 17 counts of wire, mail and credit card fraud, according to a news release. → Read More