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• HarborFest returns to Racine after nearly 18 years with music, food, and local flavor April 22, 2025
  RACINE, WI — After nearly two decades, beloved nonprofit music festival, Racine HarborFest, is set to return to Festival Park this year on June 13 and 14, this time with a local flavor.  In the past, the event was known for giving back to the community, and organizeres plan to continue that tradition. If the […]
  Liliana Fannin
• Memories of the Y: A look back at the downtown Racine YMCA’s lasting impact on one young man April 22, 2025
  RACINE, WI — The former downtown YMCA building will be gone soon, but its legacy lives on in the stories of those who spent their childhoods, made lifelong friends, and found community within its walls. For Don Loendorf, a Racine native now living in Norway, the Y was more than just a gym — it […]
  Heather Asiyanbi
• $75,000 grant helps UW Parkside garden grow April 22, 2025
  KENOSHA, WI — The community garden on the grounds of UW Parkside has been in existence for 15 years now; consistently providing plots for lease alongside a large plot where donations for the Racine and Kenosha County Food Banks are raised. Last year, the garden saw substantial growth and expansion, thanks to a $75,000 grant […]
  Julie Rossman
• Trump’s tariffs lead to deteriorating US and global economic outlook, IMF says April 22, 2025
  Associated Press
• After exoneration, individuals in Wisconsin struggle to find the support they need April 22, 2025
  The exoneration of David and Robert Bintz in a 1987 murder case has increased attention on what happens in Wisconsin after defendants’  convictions are overturned and they are released from prison.  This story also appeared in Wisconsin Examiner The Wisconsin Claims Board considers compensation claims by innocent people who were convicted of a crime. The board can award up […]
  Andrew Kennard