By a 60-39 straight party-line vote Thursday morning, the Senate passed sweeping health care legislation. The bill now must be reconciled w...

Holiday traditions come in all shapes and sizes. One tradition of Racine's Downtown Rotary Club is hearing the following poem shortly be...

Eric Marcus formally announced Wednesday he's running to replace Alderman Bob Anderson on the Racine City Council. Anderson declined to ...

Alderman Terry McCarthy is proving to be a thoughtful member of the City Council's Finance and Personnel Committee - arguably the counci...

Jacob and Gretchen show off their new hairstyles, which were the handiwork of Michael Chaney (right.) When students at Wadewitz Elementary ...

(Photo - above) Gary Becker waits for Tuesday's plea hearing to start in the (ironically?) Juvenile Court Room. He was there to plead gu...

A fairly empty courtroom for a high-profile hearing Former Racine Mayor Gary Becker could receive 45 years in prison after pleading guilty T...

The city of Racine is line for another $1.4 million to buy old homes and refurbish or demolish and rebuild them. The contentious question he...

Milwaukee Magazine examines the unusual arrangement between Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI, 1st District, and the Journal Times ... in which the newsp...

Jason Jarstad, owner of Piranha Gaming, 234 Main St. in Racine Local kids - and more than a few adults - are counting down the days to openi...

Long-time County Board Supervisor Diane Lange will not seek re-election to the County Board this spring, according to the County Clerk Wendy...

We're opening up a few posts this week to people's Christmas photos. If your church, family, business or organization has holiday ph...

Update 2: We learned more about CAR25's future on Monday night. The Finance and Personnel Committee voted unanimously to use $30,000 set...

Just a portion of the sculptures Downtown -- there until the thaw Fred Gardner was a two-time winner in Racine's Winterfest snow-carvin...

Two sitting aldermen will not seek re-election this spring. Kelli Stein, who was appointed to the City Council in August, will not seek a fu...

Could they be having any more fun? Dover Flag's Tina Labre , Jo Labre and Jeanne Melenric - Ehn (Hint: A layer of bubblewrap helped.)...

Fred Gardner with his Blind Date A phrase you don't often hear in Winter was muttered frequently in Monument Square on Saturday. "I...

Twenty snowblocks await carvers in Monument Square Friday night Remember the opening scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey , Stanley Kubrick's...

The Board of Directors of the Racine Community Foundation recently announced the fourth quarter grants to area organizations totaling $91,5...

The latest state audit of the Wisconsin Shares program -- released Thursday by the Legislative Audit Bureau -- points a finger directly at R...