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Title: Weekday Report: November 15, 2013
Runtime: 5:01
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha Unified School Board voted 4 to 3 this morning to approve new labor contracts with teachers and other employees.

• Renovation work at the Southport Beach House will continue into next year, even though earlier budgets and plans called for no spending on the building in 2014.

• A group of Mahone Middle School students have big plans to turn an annual talent show into a way to help local kids in need.

Title: Weekday Report: November 14, 2013
Runtime: 5:03
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha Unified School Board will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. Friday to take action on employee contracts.

• City Council meetings could get a lot chattier if a proposal allowing the council to extend public comment is approved.

• One of the oldest and most unusual public school buildings in Kenosha may soon get a modern retrofit.

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

• The Kenosha Unified School Board delayed action Tuesday on ratification of new employee contracts.

• Also Tuesday, the School Board held off on altering the board's public comment policy, but it may make changes in coming months.

• A teenager who was part of a mob that beat two undercover officers in August 2012 will head to prison soon.

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

• At Salem Grade School, second-grade teacher Amy Froemming gave a presentation on her service in the Air National Guard.

• The Kenosha Unified School Board and its employee unions are expected to meet separately today to ratify new collective bargaining agreements.

• Orlando Wilson will spend five years in prison for shooting a man three times.

Title: Weekday Report: November 11, 2013
Runtime: 5:05
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A flurry of local Veterans Day observations began Sunday in Pleasant Prairie.

• A violin virtuoso worked with Kenosha Unified musicians at Reuther High School on Saturday.

• This morning marked the dawn of a new era for boys basketball at Tremper High School.

Title: Weekday Report: November 8, 2013
Runtime: 5:03
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: • Amazon.com will receive a $7 million tax credit from the state to build its massive distribution center in Kenosha.

On today's Weekday Report:

• An indoor marijuana garden was the source of a Tuesday evening house fire in Pleasant Prairie.

• A Democratic hopeful for governor campaigned in Kenosha on Thursday.

Title: Weekday Report: November 7, 2013
Runtime: 5:22
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Contract negotiations between the Kenosha Unified School District and the Kenosha Education Association are set to begin Friday.

• The Kenosha County Board will not gain oversight of Sheriff's Department purchases made with drug forfeiture funds.

• Students and staff at Christian Life School on Wednesday honored veterans as part of their annual Veterans Day celebration.

Title: Weekday Report: November 6, 2013
Runtime: 4:40
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Tuesday was a busy day for the Kenosha casino at the state Capitol.

• Erin Ziemendorf died within minutes or hours of her neck breaking, according to the medical examiner who performed her autopsy.

• Two residents escaped unharmed after a fire at their Pleasant Prairie house Tuesday.

Title: Weekday Report: November 5, 2013
Runtime: 4:08
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Governor Scott Walker hasn't yet made a decision on the Kenosha casino, but he's looking for a creative solution to the potential for lost jobs in Milwaukee

• The City Council and the Kenosha Police Department on Monday presented an award of bravery.

• Union bricklayers are volunteering their time to help the renovations at Simmons Field.

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

• As a new week begins, Governor Scott Walker is expected soon to end the drama over whether the Kenosha casino proposal will be approved or denied.

• A one-stop career day on Saturday offered help ranging from professional work clothing to interviewing skills, completing applications and resume writing.

• Longtime labor leader and Kenosha advocate Jack Rice died Friday after a battle with cancer.

Title: Weekday Report: November 1, 2013
Runtime: 5:07
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The question of a Kenosha casino should be a question of Wisconsin versus Illinois gaining jobs and revenue.

• Trick-or-treating after dark on Halloween for the first time in more than 20 years in Kenosha had mixed reviews.

• Brompton School teacher Elizabeth Williams brought a spooky Halloween theme to science.

Title: Weekday Report: October 31, 2013
Runtime: 4:18
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

· Governor Scott Walker is continuing to issue his daily updates on his Kenosha casino decision process, addressing community support.

· Families had a spooktacular time, gearing up for Halloween at the Great Country Pumpkin Party at the Parkway Chateau.

· The city of Kenosha plans to hire an additional arborist next year to deal with the emerald ash borer problem.

Title: Weekday Report: October 30, 2013
Runtime: 4:49
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

· Matthew McDowell made his first appearance in court on charges that he killed his girlfriend during an argument.

· Marcus Thornton pleaded not-guilty to driving drunk and killing a 5-year-old child.

· Kenosha police are seeking a cross-dressed man who robbed the U.S. Bank branch at 1800 22nd Avenue.

Title: Weekday Report: October 29, 2013
Runtime: 5:01
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

· A 40-year-old Kenosha man is in jail after telling police he killed his girlfriend before leaving her body in a car trunk in Chicago.

· Governor Scott Walker hasn't yet ruled on the Kenosha casino, but he said that he'll provide daily updates to the public before he makes his decision.

· The Kenosha County Board is getting ready to put its finishing touches on the 2014 budget.

Title: Weekday Report: October 28, 2013
Runtime: 4:29
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• It was a spooky weekend in Kenosha, as would-be ghosts and goblins geared up for Halloween.

• Across town, customers at Jerry Smith's Pumpkin Farm suddenly found themselves off to see the wizard.

• Kenosha Democrat Rob Zerban made it official on Saturday—before an audience of supporters at UW-Parkside.

• Kenosha police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that caused significant damage at Navy Memorial Park early Sunday.

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

• Gov. Scott Walker has delayed his announcement on whether he'll approve a new casino in Kenosha.

• Jessica Lentz will spend eight years in prison for her April armed robbery of a U.S. Bank branch in Kenosha.

• A new police academy and training track in Burlington are a go with the Gateway Technical College Board.

Title: Weekday Report: October 24, 2013
Runtime: 4:33
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Menominee Nation and Hard Rock International officials believe they've met Governor Scott Walker's criteria to have their Kenosha casino approved.

• A Kenosha roofing company has come to the rescue of a Racine man who fell while repairing his roof recently.

• About 50 to 60 people toured the Southport Beach House Wednesday night.

Title: Weekday Report: October 23, 2013
Runtime: 5:29
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Menominee Nation and Hard Rock International leaders are meeting with Governor Scott Walker today to make their final case for the Kenosha casino.

• All three of the streetcar routes that the City Council has asked engineers to study would run at or near two miles.

• David and Paula White, the couple accused of allowing horses to starve to death on their Pleasant Prairie farm, were in court Tuesday.

Title: Weekday Report: October 22, 2013
Runtime: 4:43
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The City Council is moving forward with its plans to extend the city's streetcar line.

• A JP Morgan Chase economist is bullish about the U.S. economy for 2014 and beyond.

• Alderman G. John Ruffolo is going after Alderman Patrick Juliana in court, claiming defamation over the Gluegate scandal.

Title: Weekday Report: October 21, 2013
Runtime: 5:02
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Get ready to say goodbye to the remaining flowers in your yard and the plants in your garden -- the Kenosha area is expected to see its first hard frost of the season tonight.

• A decision on whether to green light the Kenosha casino could come from Governor Scott Walker as soon as this week.

• It was all downhill at a Halloween celebration in Washington Park on Saturday.

Title: Weekday Report: October 18, 2013
Runtime: 5:23
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• An industrial real estate broker from the Milwaukee area says the market is showing Kenosha as the epicenter for industrial growth in Wisconsin.

• A plan to extend the streetcar won't carry the support of the city's Historic Preservation Commission.

• The Oneida Nation is throwing its support behind the Menominee Nation's Kenosha casino proposal.

Title: Weekday Report: October 17, 2013
Runtime: 4:39
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

· The head of the Menominee Nation says he's confident a deal can be worked out that will lead Governor Scott Walker to approve the tribe's Kenosha casino proposal.

· The Kenosha Public Library Board registered its support in favor of a streetcar loop around Library Park.

· A Randall farm owner has volunteered some of his land to help teach farming skills to students from Shepherd's College -- a post-secondary school in Union Grove for students with intellectual disabilities.

Title: Weekday Report: October 16, 2013
Runtime: 4:24
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Heating your home this winter should cost less than it did last winter.

• A house explosion on 60th Street in July has inspired a Kenosha alderman to call for a registry of vacant buildings.

• A battle of nature played out this summer at the Pleasant Prairie Power Plant.

Title: Weekday Report: October 15, 2013
Runtime: 4:23
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

· The Kenosha City Council voted unanimously and with little discussion to take possession of the former Chrysler plant site.

· A state Administration Department official says Governor Scott Walker wants to meet with all 11 Wisconsin tribes this week to talk about the proposed Kenosha casino project.

· The Wisconsin Legislature could soon grant the town of Somers the authority to create tax incremental financing districts.

Title: Weekday Report: October 14, 2013
Runtime: 5:08
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The number of multi-age classrooms in the Kenosha Unified School District dropped sharply this school year

• Local protesters on Saturday voiced concerns about Monsanto and genetically altered foods.

• Zombies of all ages moved through Kenosha on Saturday.

Title: Weekday Report: October 11, 2013
Runtime: 4:36
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Proponents are calling it "a game changer." The Menominee Nation on Thursday officially announced a multimillion-dollar joint venture with Hard Rock International.

• The family of a Salem couple who were murdered 29 years ago are now fighting against the killer's parole.

• A difficult pedestrian crossing on a busy highway surrounded by subdivisions is the subject of this week's Fix It feature.

Title: Weekday Report: October 10, 2013
Runtime: 5:21
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• It appears the Menominee Nation has an agreement with Hard Rock International to develop and manage the proposed Kenosha casino.

• A 29-year-old Kenosha man faces multiple charges and citations after his alleged fourth drunken driving offense led to a crash that killed a 5-year-old boy in Somers on Tuesday.

• Renovation work continues at Kenosha's Simmons Field.

Title: Weekday Report: October 9, 2013
Runtime: 4:56
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A 40-year-old Kenosha man remained in critical condition at Aurora St. Luke's Hospital after a Sunday morning apartment fire.

• A plan to expand LakeView Technology Academy is poised to move forward after two Kenosha Unified School Board committees signaled their approval Tuesday night.

• The Kenosha City Council is asking for a study to determine the best location for an additional emergency medical unit.

Title: Weekday Report: October 8, 2013
Runtime: 5:06
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Construction of a massive Amazon.com warehouse on Kenosha's far-northwest side could begin in the coming days.

• The council held off on voting on a proposed expansion of the downtown streetcar system.

• The Kenosha Unified School District is working on a deal to build a $4 million addition to LakeView Technology Academy.

Title: Weekday Report: October 7, 2013
Runtime: 4:21
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• After weeks of secrecy, the city of Kenosha is pulling back the curtain on Amazon.

• Edgar Allan Poe -- or at least a convincing representation of him -- appeared in Kenosha Saturday, at the official kick-off of this year's "Big Read."

• The Kenosha area's newest dog park debuted Saturday.

Title: Weekday Report: October 4, 2013
Runtime: 4:54
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The number of mortgage foreclosures in Kenosha County is continuing to fall.

• The founder and chief executive officer of Kenosha-based Centrisys Corporation will be honored as two local business groups' entrepreneur of the year.

• It's six years in prison for 24-year-old Bradley Semrick, who attacked his girlfriend in October 2011, when he thought she had been unfaithful.

Title: Weekday Report: October 3, 2013
Runtime: 5:27
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Laura Boyd spent Wednesday morning sifting through the charred remains of her Camp Lake apartment, in search of her wedding rings.

• Kenosha's lakefront and downtown may get free public wi-fi under an item included in the proposed 2014 county budget.

• A north-side alderman is pushing to add a fully staffed paramedic unit to the fire station in his neighborhood.

Title: Weekday Report: October 2, 2013
Runtime: 4:45
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser presented his proposed 2014 budget to the County Board Tuesday night.

• The controversial installation of a dog park at Southport Park appears headed for defeat.

• A fund has been established to benefit the families displaced by a Friday fire at a 16-unit apartment building in Camp Lake.

Title: Weekday Report: October 1, 2013
Runtime: 4:52
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A stalemate over the Affordable Care Act shut down the federal government today, but the immediate effect on federal services locally appears to be minimal.

• A plan to expand the city's streetcar system cleared another city committee on Monday night.

• 12-year-old Nicholas Daly is taking his singing talents to a regional Boys & Girls Club event later this week.

Title: Weekday Report: September 30, 2013
Runtime: 4:31
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A handful of families turned out Sunday for Missing in Wisconsin -- an event aimed at helping families of missing persons.

• A water scooter speeding through Southport Marina crashed into a walkway Saturday afternoon, injuring the driver.

• The Indian Trail football team continued its undefeated season Friday night and secured a WIAA playoff bid.

Title: Weekday Report: September 27, 2013
Runtime: 5:21
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A fire hit an apartment complex in Camp Lake this morning.

• A rail connection was among the chief attractions for the president of Emco Chemical Distributors, who moved his corporate headquarters and 140 jobs to Pleasant Prairie last month.

• A robbery that started as a joke lead to jail time for a Waukegan woman.

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

• A majority of southeastern Wisconsin residents want Governor Scott Walker to approve the Kenosha casino proposal.

• Opponents of a proposed affordable housing development on the former Frank L. Wells Company property downtown are looking to mount a petition drive, and persuade the city to deny a rezoning for the project.

• A group of Central High School students with special needs has launched a series of small businesses this school year.

Title: Weekday Report: September 25, 2013
Runtime: 4:41
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Gateway Technical College and UW-Parkside are expanding their program agreements.

• A Parkside student-athlete is accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student.

• Two Kenosha men accused of injuring others in anger were charged Tuesday with felonies.

Title: Weekday Report: September 24, 2013
Runtime: 5:15
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• A woman trying to block Meijer's Green Bay Road store has sued the city.

• Kenosha Unified remains the state's third largest school district, but its student population growth last year was minimal.

• An event to be held in Kenosha Sunday aims to give hope to families of people who have disappeared.

Title: Weekday Report: September 23, 2013
Runtime: 4:41
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Pike River got a little cleaner this weekend.

• The chairman of the board at the Pringle Nature Center says there's now enough activity at the center to justify a possible expansion.

• Kenoshans Ed Ross and Jim Selovich once longed to be cops, but their lives took them in another direction.

Title: Weekday Report: September 20, 2013
Runtime: 4:48
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Mayor Keith Bosman says the city is working with an unnamed developer who's interested in taking over the decaying Elks Club building downtown.

• So-called "Project Onyx" moved ahead Thursday night with needed approvals by the Kenosha Plan Commission.

• Police caught up with two of the suspects in Tuesday's Taco Bell drug bust in the restaurant's bathroom.

Title: Weekday Report: September 19, 2013
Runtime: 5:20
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Thunderstorms that passed through Kenosha County this morning dumped more than an inch of rain on some areas and left roughly 2,100 We Energies customers without power.

• The Kenosha Transit Commission voted Wednesday night to approve the plan for a $10.3 million north-south expansion of the streetcar route.

• Autumn is pumpkin carving time, and local farmers say this year's crop looks good.

Title: Weekday Report: September 18, 2013
Runtime: 5:03
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• The Kenosha Unified School District was among 270 public school districts that met state expectations on overall accountability ratings.

•Kenosha County employees in same-sex partnerships will be eligible for family health care benefits, under a policy change that the County Board approved Tuesday.

• The County Board also voted Tuesday to urge Governor Walker to support the Kenosha casino proposal.

Title: Weekday Report: September 17, 2013
Runtime: 4:52
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Project Onyx, a planned 1.5-million-square-foot distribution center at I-94 and 38th Street in Kenosha, took big steps forward Monday night.

• The council voted 16-1 Monday to throw its support behind the proposed Kenosha casino.

• Also Monday, the City Council deferred discussion on a proposed expansion of the downtown streetcar system.

Title: Weekday Report: September 16, 2013
Runtime: 4:57
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

· The union that once represented Kenosha Unified teachers at the bargaining table has been decertified.

· Hundreds of visitors converged at Prairie Springs Park Saturday afternoon to remember fallen Vietnam soldiers during a ceremony.

· Les Ryshkus didn't just finish the Push-Walk-Ride benefit in Lake Geneva.

Title: Weekday Report: September 13, 2013
Runtime: 4:40
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Waterspouts over Lake Michigan made for a dazzling sight off Kenosha's shoreline early Thursday afternoon.

• Teamwork, location, incentives and a need for larger quarters contributed to Kenall Manufacturing Company's decision to move its headquarters to Kenosha.

• The Moving Wall replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington began a four-day appearance in Pleasant Prairie on Thursday.

KENOSHA TWIN WATERSPOUTS ON LAKE MICHIGAN IN WISCONSIN FROM THE KENOSHA AIRPORT

Title: KENOSHA TWIN WATERSPOUTS ON LAKE MICHIGAN IN WISCONSIN FROM THE KENOSHA AIRPORT
Runtime: 1:05
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: MORE FOOTAGE OF KENOSHA TWIN WATERSPOUT ON LAKE MICHIGAN IN WISCONSIN FROM THE KENOSHA AIRPORT, VIDEO FROM THE KENOSHA NEWS.

KENOSHA TWIN WATERSPOUTS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IN WISCONSIN Part 2 Water Spouts

Title: KENOSHA TWIN WATERSPOUTS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IN WISCONSIN Part 2 Water Spouts
Runtime: 1:47
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: TWIN WATERSPOUT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IN KENOSHA, WI VIDEO SHOT BY KENOSHA NEWS

KENOSHA TWIN WATERSPOUTS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IN WISCONSIN Water Spouts

Title: KENOSHA TWIN WATERSPOUTS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IN WISCONSIN Water Spouts
Runtime: 2:15
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: TWIN WATERSPOUTS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IN KENOSHA, WI VIDEO SHOT BY KENOSHA NEWS JOURNALIST DIANE GILES.

Title: Weekday Report: September 12, 2013
Runtime: 5:35
Date posted: 13 years ago
Description: On today's Weekday Report:

• Governor Scott Walker is scheduled to be in town today to announce the relocation of another Illinois company's headquarters to Kenosha.

• The second of two community meetings on Bear Development's proposed mixed-income Fifth Avenue Lofts in downtown Kenosha brought opponents, and supporters to city hall.

• Construction is now in full force on 60th Street between 30th and 39th avenues, and its expected to continue until Halloween.

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