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Title: Weekday Report: January 29, 2014
Runtime: 5:04
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Kenosha County businesses say the cold weather has discouraged customers and slowed sales of just about everything.

• A Kenosha alderman and teacher had a unique view of President Obama's Tuesday night State of the Union address.

• New charges are expected soon for couple accused of starving horses on their Pleasant Prairie farm.

Title: Weekday Report: January 28, 2014
Runtime: 4:45
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• An early-morning house fire sent two people to the hospital.

• As tough winter weather keeps Kenosha Unified School District students home again, district officials are beginning to talk about how to handle the extension of the school year.

• Embattled Kenosha Fire Chief John Thomsen has been suspended for two weeks after complaints of misconduct.

Title: Weekday Report: January 27, 2014
Runtime: 5:19
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The new week is off to a frigid start in Kenosha.

• A gift from two past graduating classes is taking shape at Central High School.

• Roads throughout Kenosha County are on a high-sodium diet these days.

Title: Weekday Report: January 24, 2014
Runtime: 4:56
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A modified version of a police review bill inspired by Kenoshan Michael Bell gained the support of an Assembly committee on Thursday.

• Highway 50 will be widened and property owners along the busy road could see some or all of their property acquired for the work.

• Kenosha Fire Chief John Thomsen was named Thursday in a firefighters' union complaint that calls for Thomsen to be disciplined or fired.

Title: Weekday Report: January 23, 2014
Runtime: 5:24
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Governor Scott Walker made the case in his Wednesday night State of the State speech that a budget surplus should be returned as property and income tax cuts, even as some Republicans are saying his proposal goes too far.

• Police are continuing to investigate a case in which a mother and son were found dead in their home at 5811 52nd Avenue last Saturday.

• The Kenosha Unified School District's middle schools and most high schools will shift schedules Monday with the beginning of second semester.

Title: Weekday Report: January 22, 2014
Runtime: 4:25
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Hate the winter weather? Don't tell that to Wisconsin's top tourism official.

• An expected plea deal fell through Monday for the man accused of dangling a boy from a viaduct and off the top of a train car near Halloween.

• The second round of "School First" billboards are up in the Kenosha Unified School District.

Title: Weekday Report: January 21, 2014
Runtime: 5:03
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The famous words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech were brought to life Monday at Gateway Technical College.

• Educators and social service agency leaders gathered at Gateway later Monday to share strategies on improving minority student achievement.

• Kenosha County law enforcement agents picked up some additional duties on Martin Luther King Day.

Title: Weekday Report: January 20, 2014
Runtime: 4:29
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Kenosha's annual Kindness Week kicked off Saturday with a Community Unity Breakfast.

• It was Tori Bogren's first time participating in a scholarship pageant, but once was enough for the Carthage College student to claim the top prize of Miss Kenosha 2014.

• New York Yankees minor leaguer Nate Mikolas was back in his hometown Saturday.

Title: Weekday Report: January 17, 2013
Runtime: 4:47
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A judge dismissed four of the five claims a Kenosha woman has made against the city, trying to block the Meijer store set to go up at the corner of Green Bay Road and 76th Street.

• Attendance rates climbed in the Kenosha Unified School District this school year.

• Two Milwaukee men were caught with more than a pound and a half of cocaine worth $31,000 during a traffic stop on I-94 earlier this month.

Title: Weekday Report: January 16, 2013
Runtime: 4:56
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department has identified the man who died in a crash off Interstate 94 on Wednesday.

• Three members of a family were arrested Sunday after police found several pounds of marijuana, plus smaller amounts of heroin and cocaine, in their house in the 7300 block of 31st Avenue.

• Eight teams and hundreds of their supporters turned out for the Kenosha County Cheer Exhibition Invitational held at Indian Trail High School and Academy Wednesday night.

Title: Weekday Report: January 15, 2013
Runtime: 4:30
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A woman murdered last month had a pulse and was still breathing shortly after the shot was fired, according to testimony presented in court Tuesday morning.

• The state is asking the federal judge who overturned Mark Jensen's murder conviction last month to take another look at things.

• It'll be business as usual at the Kenosha HarborMarket on Saturday, in spite of a pipe burst that flooded the basement of the Rhode Center for the Arts over the weekend.

Title: Weekday Report: January 14, 2013
Runtime: 5:24
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The city's Ethic's Board ruled Monday that Alderman Steve Bostrom violated ethics rules governing the use of city property when he used his city email address on campaign material.

• Backyard chickens will be allowed in residential neighborhoods in Bristol under a revised ordinance approved Monday.

• The lights were back on at the Rhode Center for the Arts Monday afternoon as the last of the water from a burst pipe was pumped from the basement.

Title: Weekday Report: January 13, 2013
Runtime: 4:57
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The search for a Kenosha Unified superintendent officially begins today.

• Two buildings in downtown Kenosha are cleaning up in the aftermath of flooding from broken water pipes.

• The Civil War Museum on Saturday premiered a $1 million, 360-degree digital film called "Seeing the Elephant."
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Title: Weekday Report: January 10, 2013
Runtime: 5:17
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha City Council has said reviewing the city's snow removal policy was not urgent enough to warrant addressing Wednesday.

• A man was struck and killed Thursday evening after stepping in front of a southbound Metra train near 122nd Street in Pleasant Prairie.

• Prosecutors and the defense have agreed that three years probation is the appropriate punishment for a man and woman who stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment Snap-on.

Title: Weekday Report: January 9, 2013
Runtime: 5:22
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Police Chief John Morrissey says preliminary 2013 crime stats show Kenosha is as safe as it's been in many years.

• One Hundred fifty new apartment units will be coming to downtown, now that the City Council has approved a Bear Development plan.

• Looking for a volunteer opportunity for the new year?

Title: Weekday Report: January 8, 2013
Runtime: 4:47
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Though today was another frigid morning, the polar vortex is on its way out of the Kenosha area.

• Crews have been working during the cold snap to repair water main breaks in the city of Kenosha and Pleasant Prairie.

• Cold weather also means busy times in the pizza delivery business.

Title: Weekday Report: January 7, 2013
Runtime: 5:14
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha area's arctic blast continued this morning, but the end is in sight.

• Garbage collection is going on as scheduled in Kenosha, and the Department of Public Works made sure the men heading out to do the job Monday and Tuesday were prepared for the cold.

• A controversial downtown development could receive final approval from the City Council Wednesday night.

Title: Weekday Report: January 6, 2013
Runtime: 4:50
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Kenosha woke up to a dangerous cold spell today, with temperatures that dipped below zero late Sunday, and kept dropping, all the way to minus-14 by late morning.

• With the 2014 Olympics only a month ago, members of the Racine Curling Club showcased another ice sport on Saturday.

• A doubleheader against Truman State brought mixed results for the Parkside men's and women's basketball teams on Sunday.

Title: Weekday Report: January 3, 2013
Runtime: 4:50
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha area woke up to sub-zero temperatures this morning, with the mercury falling as low as 19 below in the western part of the county.

• An elderly woman who had wandered away from home in the pre-dawn hours of New Year's Day was saved by a newspaper deliveryman who found her lying in the snow.

• A losing streak continued Thursday night for the Shoreland boys' basketball team.

Weekday Report: YEAR IN REVIEW December 31, 2013

Title: Weekday Report: YEAR IN REVIEW December 31, 2013
Runtime: 6:01
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: It's a tradition here at the Kenosha News for staff to look back at the previous year and cast ballots for the most significant stories we covered. Here's a look at our top 10 stories of 2013.

Title: Weekday Report: January 2, 2013
Runtime: 4:58
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• 2014 came in with a wintery bang in the Kenosha area.

• A little snow didn't stop a group of Kenosha runners from completing their mission on New Year's Day.

• Looking to get rid of that old Christmas tree that's drying out in the corner of your living room?

Title: Weekday Report: December 30, 2013
Runtime: 5:16
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• It's going to be a cold start to the New Year.

• Two contestants raced for the hungry at a Kenosha supermarket on Friday.

• Kenosha's New Image Chorus entertained Kenosha streetcar riders on Saturday with a host of melodies sung in the style of Barbershop choruses of old.

Title: Weekday Report: December 27, 2013
Runtime: 5:24
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Kenosha County housing sales for this year rank third, in terms of growth in the state's largest counties.

• Local conditions are now favorable for ice fishing.

• A Kenosha agency is again helping out with a statewide winter clothing drive.

Weekday Report: Thursday, December 26, 2013

Title: Weekday Report: Thursday, December 26, 2013
Runtime: 4:37
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The data breach that compromised credit card information for some 40 million Target customers has hit home.

• A new church in town has picked up where a previous congregation left off.

• A group of volunteers organized by the Westosha Kiwanis spent Christmas Eve working to improve the home of a Trevor teen with disabilities.

Title: Weekday Report: December 24, 2013
Runtime: 5:26
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A program called the Giving Circle is making the holiday season a little brighter for struggling families in Kenosha.

• For decades, a Kenosha woman has been dressing children for the theater. Here's Jessie Tuttle with the story.

• Two downtown Kenosha purveyors of sweet treats have joined forces.

Title: Weekday Report: December 23, 2013
Runtime: 4:12
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Sunday's snow and the cold forecast for the next few days mean it will be a white Christmas in Kenosha.

• A top aide says Governor Scott Walker might postpone his ruling on the proposed Kenosha casino until after he runs for re-election next November.

• Santa Claus traded his sleigh for a Kenosha streetcar this weekend.

Title: Weekday Report: December 20, 2013
Runtime: 5:12
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Police say a murder was at the start of the 10-hour standoff on December 4th, which ended when they blew the front door off a home in the 2000 block of 57th Street.

• Congressman Paul Ryan said Thursday that he has urged Gov. Scott Walker to find a way to approve the proposed Kenosha casino.

• A father-son duo took time off work and school Friday to help others have a merry Christmas.

Title: Weekday Report: December 19, 2013
Runtime: 5:06
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A federal judge has overturned Mark D. Jensen's conviction for killing his wife, Julie Jensen, in 1998, and ordered that he be released from prison within 90 days.

• Those looking to enroll for coverage under the Affordable Care Act beginning January 1st now have only until Monday to sign up.

• Christmas came early at a Kenosha school this morning.

Title: Weekday Report: December 18, 2013
Runtime: 5:05
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Amazon wants to build a second warehouse on its Kenosha campus, bringing an additional 575 jobs to the community.

• Traffic has been backed up all week at a busy Kenosha intersection.

• Thousands of needy Kenosha County kids will find a toy under the tree next week thanks to Kenosha Christmas Charities.

Title: Weekday Report: December 17, 2013
Runtime: 5:15
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The city's Ethics Board will conduct an investigation to see if any ethics laws were violated in the "Gluegate" scandal that happened over a year ago.

• The woman accused of allowing horses to starve to death on her Pleasant Prairie farm now faces charges that she had the carcasses of two protected wild birds in her kitchen freezer.

• State Representative Samantha Kerkman said Monday that it could be spring before Governor Scott Walker announces his decision on the Kenosha casino proposal.

Weekday Report: Monday, December 16, 2013

Title: Weekday Report: Monday, December 16, 2013
Runtime: 4:41
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A Sunday night fight between two men resulted in the shooting and wounding of one of them.

• Ninety-five local kids got some holiday cheer thanks to Kenosha police and sheriff's deputies.

• More than 300 new UW-Parkside graduates turned their tassels on Saturday.

Title: Weekday Report: December 13, 2013
Runtime: 5:22
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A majority of Wisconsin voters are in favor of a new Hard Rock casino in Kenosha.

• Michael M. Bell was pleased with the results of a Thursday hearing at the state Capitol on a police review bill that he's pushing lawmakers to pass.

• A bumpy road is the subject of this week's Fix it feature.

Title: Weekday Report: December 12, 2013
Runtime: 4:32
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Kenosha Unified School Board President Rebecca Stevens hopes to name an interim superintendent next week.

• The man arrested after a 10-hour police standoff last week has yet to be charged. 38-year-old Chester J. Mass remains in jail on a probation hold.

• Commuters looking to get onto 75th Street from Green Bay Road might have to be a little more patient these days.

Title: Weekday Report: December 11, 2013
Runtime: 5:26
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory for 6 p.m. today to 6 a.m. Thursday,

• An error in the suit filed by a conservative group seeking to block implementation of new labor contracts in the Kenosha Unified School District is causing a delay.

• The Somers Town Board gave a unanimous thumbs up Tuesday for plans to build a 4-story hotel, four 2-story apartment buildings, and a number of large retail stores and other retail spaces.

Title: Weekday Report: December 10, 2013
Runtime: 4:52
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Work is expected to begin next year on a 162-unit senior lifestyle community south of Prairie Ridge Boulevard at 96th Avenue in Pleasant Prairie.

• A Racine County sheriff's spokesman said 70 to 100 cars were involved on crashes that shut down I-94 north of Kenosha County on Sunday.

• The dangers of animals on roadways was captured first-hand with stunning video involving Kenosha County Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Pelz' squad car and a 12-point buck recently.

Title: Weekday Report: December 9, 2013
Runtime: 5:00
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha area is getting its first serious dose of winter in months.

• Pearl Harbor was remembered during a Saturday ceremony at Navy Park along the Kenosha lakefront.

• More than a dozen children were selected to "shop with a cop" on Saturday.

Title: Weekday Report: December 6, 2013
Runtime: 5:13
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Police on Thursday identified the woman found dead in the house where a 10-hour stand-off unfolded on 57th Street Wednesday.

• Kenosha's newest supermarket opened for business this morning.

• A new educational toy store has opened in Paddock Lake just in time for the gift-buying season.

Title: Weekday Report: December 5, 2013
Runtime: 4:49
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A murder preceded a daylong police standoff in Kenosha on Wednesday.

• U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez visited Gateway Technical College's iMet Center in Sturtevant on Wednesday.

• More than a dozen local artists will have their works featured as part of the 2013 Crossing Borders Artist Market & Studio Tour this weekend.

Title: Weekday Report: December 4, 2013
Runtime: 4:45
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Law enforcement officials were handling a tactical situation this morning on 57th Street just east of 22nd Avenue

• After a break-in occurred in his district, south-side Alderman Curt Wilson has been on a mission.

• The Kenosha County Board voted unanimously Tuesday to borrow up to $1.7 million.

Title: Weekday Report: December 3, 2013
Runtime: 4:48
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Delivery by drone? That could be in Kenosha's future, if a plan by Amazon.com comes to fruition.

• A tax credit for train commuters could be going away.

• A medical assistant admitted to police that she stole thousands of dollars from her boss, taking hundreds in cash out of his wallet while he was in surgery.

Title: Weekday Report: December 2, 2013
Runtime: 4:55
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Kenosha Marine Matthew Grashen got a hero's welcome at his alma mater, Bradford High School, on Saturday.

• Downtown Kenosha lit up for the holiday season on Friday night.

• A second Kenosha charter school may be expanding next school year.

Title: Weekday Report: November 28, 2013
Runtime: 5:56
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A new housing effort in Kenosha is making progress.

• Kenoshan Gary Hagen overcame his addiction to nicotine and cigarettes when his doctor showed him the results of an X-ray that revealed he had emphysema.

• Nineteen students and a faculty advisor work together to put out an award-winning newspaper at Indian Trail.

Title: Weekday Report: November 27, 2013
Runtime: 5:04
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Two days of budget meetings concluded Tuesday night with the City Council approving a 1.3 percent increase in the tax levy.

• After a series of controversial meetings, the Kenosha Unified School Board returned to the more mundane work of running a school system Tuesday.

• The Bristol Plan Commission approved an ordinance Tuesday night that would allow village residents to raise chickens in their backyards.

Title: Weekday Report: November 26, 2013
Runtime: 5:10
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha City Council approved a recommendation Monday night to add three new paramedic/firefighters to Mayor Keith Bosman's proposed 2014 budget.

• Here's what not to do when cooking a turkey in a fryer.

• Lots of traffic, but no snow is expected during peak Thanksgiving travel times in Wisconsin this week.

Title: Weekday Report: November 25, 2013
Runtime: 4:49
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The renovated, restored Simmons Field unveiled its new baseball tenant on Saturday.

• A UW-Parkside fraternity prepared and served a pre-Thanksgiving feast for families in need on Saturday, though turnout wasn't as high as expected.

• Two Kenosha-area churches gave out nearly 300 turkeys on Saturday.

Title: Weekday Report: November 22, 2013
Runtime: 5:01
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer hunting season begins Saturday, and a DNR warden says the herd status is good in southeastern Wisconsin.

• Plans for a new housing complex in downtown Kenosha cleared a major hurdle Tuesday.

• A major medical project is progressing on the city's west side.

Title: Weekday Report: November 21, 2013
Runtime: 5:38
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• High school students in western Kenosha County have gathered up enough food to feed 140 families for Thanksgiving.

• A fatal crash on 39th Avenue last week was caused by inattentive driving.

• The Carthage women's basketball team blasted their opponents Wednesday night.

Title: Weekday Report: November 20, 2013
Runtime: 5:18
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

Kenosha Unified School Superintendent Michele Hancock's retirement agreement includes a nearly $500,000 payout.

A big day is coming up for Kenosha's new minor league baseball team.

A judge will review the mental health records of a witness who identified Joshua P. Braithwaite as the suspect in the murder of Lashe Zalar.

Title: Weekday Report: November 19, 2013
Runtime: 4:18
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Kenosha Unified Superintendent Michele Hancock is keeping quiet about her decision to retire.

• State Senator John Lehman wants to become Lieutenant Governor John Lehman.

• Officials from Salem and Silver Lake opened a new discussion Monday on the idea of sharing fire and rescue services.

Title: Weekday Report: November 18, 2013
Runtime: 5:04
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Storms in the Kenosha area brought down trees, branches and power lines and scattered debris throughout the county on Sunday.

• A 34-year-old Kenosha woman was killed in a head-on collision with a dump truck in the 2000 block of 39th Avenue Friday.

• Kenosha's Melvin Gordon had another big day on the field for the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday.

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