OK, people, it’s time to put on your complaining shoes. Winter is coming today. The National Weather Service is predicting 5 to 9 inches of snow to fall on Kenosha, with as much as 14 inches in the western county, in a storm expected to arrive this afternoon and continue through Wednesday morning. Full Story »
Jim Meyers clears snowfall from his sidewalk near the lakefront Tuesday afternoon. More shoveling may be required today after the first significant snowstorm of the season hit the area. Full Story »
A Tuesday night fire caused heavy damage to a Kenosha residence and left 12 people temporarily without a home. The Kenosha Fire Department was called to the fire in the basement of a duplex 6037 37th Ave. at 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday. Full Story »
Prime Outlets in Pleasant Prairie is under new ownership. The Simon Property Group Inc., of Indianapolis, purchased the Baltimore-based Prime Outlets Acquisition Co., whose 22 outlet centers across the country include the Pleasant Prairie complex, on Tuesday. Full Story »
A Kenosha mother said she tied her 8-year-old son to a bed to protect him and made him take a shower as a punishment. “I didn’t want to mistreat him. I didn’t want to hit him,” Abelina Zalazar cried. Full Story »
The Kenosha County job outlook for 2010 might not be anything to get worked up about, but there are hints of improvement. “If things continue, it’s possible there’ll be slow growth,” said John Milisauskas, county Job Center manager, about near-term employment. Full Story »
Extending the terms of a city/county casino agreement with the Menominee Nation could be a question of six months or 15 months. Full Story »
When it comes to indoor air quality, Kenosha Unified schools are among the best in the nation. Full Story »
Grace Valentine, escorted by Tom Fredericksen, Navy Club Ship 40 commander, passes beneath the Kenosha Military Academy saber squad\'s Arch of Steel Monday. Full Story »
A north-side restaurant is hoping to stay alive, despite not having a liquor license. Kenosha’s City Council accepted notice of the voluntary surrender of the beer, liquor and cabaret licenses from Puerto Vallarta, 3300 Sheridan Road, at Monday’s meeting. Full Story »
A Kenosha mother accused of killing her 8-year-old son resorted to tying him to a bed to control his behavior, but also talked about getting treatment to “correct” him, a witness said Monday. Full Story »
Kenosha Deputy City Clerk Treasurer Debbie Salas checks real estate tax numbers in her office at City Hall Monday afternoon. Tax bills for city residents go out this week. Full Story »
County Thunder USA released its 2010 performance lineup Monday, complete with a revised Thursday-Sunday schedule and ... Kevin Costner? The annual country music festival will be July 22-25 at Shadow Hill Ranch in Randall, scrapping the Wednesday-Saturday format of recent years. Full Story »
Sunday afternoon, Oct. 16, 1988, was a picture-perfect fall day, just right for getting those fall outdoor chores done. Jim Gourley Sr. was on the roof of his Twin Lakes home doing some tuckpointing when he came down to get a tool. Full Story »
Kenosha Unified’s newest high school is on schedule to open its doors next fall. The new Indian Trail High School is being built as additions to Indian Trail Academy, 6800 60th St.: Full Story »
The spirit of giving during the holiday season raises our awareness of people and charitable organizations in need. But it’s not just food, clothes and money that are needed — there’s also human connection. Full Story »
Tom Wood was a former Kenosha County Sheriff\'s deputy who also owned a dozen businesses and helped begin the Pleasant Prairie Police Department. ( ) Full Story »
The woman before Kenosha County Circuit Judge Anthony Milisauskas had done something unusual, even for Drug Court. She turned herself in for using drugs. Full Story »
Christmas came a little early for some inner-city youth on Saturday. As part of the Frank Neighborhood Project, about 20 children visited with Santa Claus and received gifts at First Assembly of God. Full Story »
The Community Library Board is seeking to cut spending for the coming year but is divided over how to do it. Options range from reducing hours to laying off employees. Full Story »
The sparkling outfits and ritzy settings of St. Joseph High School’s holiday production on Sunday transported the audience to a bright-lights-and-big-city Christmas celebration. Full Story »
Know a dog who’s had just enough of his leash? A canine who just wants to run around, see the sights and smell the smells of some of his four-legged brethren? Full Story »
The question of whether to renew a longstanding casino agreement will go before a Kenosha County Board panel this week. Full Story »
Santa, played by John Rudie, visits with brothers Tyler and Austin Adam, both 9, their father Mike and the family dog, Bentley, a 3-year-old golden retriever, at the temporary dog park in Old Settlers Park in Paddock Lake on Saturday. Full Story »
No lines. No waiting. That was the theme —much to the public’s delight — of Kenosha County’s fourth H1N1, or swine flu, vaccination clinic Saturday at the Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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