Pirate Sean Radford added to the festivities Racine's 8th Party on the Pavement may have been overshadowed by the stuck Ferris Wheel th...

Battalion Chief Jim Madisen's smile tells the story at 3:15 p.m.: Everybody's safe  When it comes to memorable parties, this year...

Today, it's the Racine Family YMCA. Or maybe just the Racine Family Y, since the organization recently opted for naming brevity, dropp...

"This isn't a production garden, it's a teaching garden," said Dan Taivalkoski, executive director of the Racine County F...

Announcing our new Y: From left, Carolyn Milkie, Mount Pleasant  Village Board president; S. Curtis Johnson, Diversey chairman; Dan Risch, ...

Diversey Inc. -- the former JohnsonDiversey -- has pledged $6 million to help build a new Y.  The recreation and childcare center will be lo...

The gas station at 1917 16th St. may lose its liquor license.  The Public Safety and Licensing Committee will hold a due process hearing on...

Jessica Cark, a student at the University of Illinois-Chicago, was named Miss Latina Racine and awarded a $2,000 scholarship. Jessica, a f...

Controversial political group MoveOn.org is putting out the rallying cry for Sen. Russ Feingold. The organization sent the following letter ...

The Racine County Food Bank added three new board members to its Board of Directors. Board members include:  Kelly Martyn , Operations M...

Hello, my name is Sabrina. I am a Shiba Inu/Smithfield Cattledog mix. I am 1 1/2 years old and I'm good with children 5 and up. I'...

Public Works Director Rick Jones was the city's highest paid employee in 2009, according to city data. Jones made $127,974.92 last yea...

Gateway Technical College in Kenosha was awarded $1,828,442 to provide healthcare training for low-income individuals. The Health Professi...

Officials will vote tonight on approving the budgets for two of the city's "business improvement districts." BIDs are areas ...

Alderman Bob Mozol is seeking changes to how the city gives out permits for professional fireworks displays. Referring to Ord. #66-518, Mo...

City officials and another Sixth Street bar in something of a standoff over licensing of the bar. The Place on Sixth Street, owned by form...

Advancing Wisconsin is hiring canvassers to go door-to-door in Racine prior to the Nov. 2 election. Canvassers can make $10+ per hour talk...

SC Johnson sent out a press release today warning people about a fake employment offer found on the internet -- $25 an hour! ... available o...

The story on little Fischer Hansen's website gets straight to the point: He's four years old. He loves fire trucks and wants to be...

Rep. Paul Ryan is becoming such a big political star that what he doesn't do is news.  The Christian Science Monitor has a story out t...