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• Man charged with 1st degree of intentional homicide after alleged domestic violence incident November 12, 2025
  RACINE,WI — A South Dakota man is facing a single charge of first-degree intentional homicide after a 37-year-old woman was found severely injured and unresponsive in a home on the 1700 block of Holmes Avenue on Monday, Nov. 10. Benjamin Chipps, 46, was charged Wednesday, Nov. 13, with a single count of first degree of […]
  Heather Asiyanbi
• As Wisconsin celebrated Veterans Day, lawmakers and are considering these 12 veteran-related bills November 12, 2025
  More than 300,000 veterans who served their country call Wisconsin home.  During the 2025-26 legislative session, state lawmakers from both parties have proposed bills that would extend benefits to veterans, support memorials to wars they fought in and fund programs that help veterans who struggle with housing, mental health and substance abuse following their service.  […]
  Brittany Carloni
• Wisconsin lawmakers propose 6 bills to encourage school district consolidation November 12, 2025
  Wisconsin lawmakers are exploring ways to make it easier for school districts to consolidate as they face  declining enrollment and financial difficulties. This story also appeared in Wisconsin Examiner There are 421 school districts in the state of Wisconsin and about two-thirds are struggling with declining enrollment. According to preliminary numbers from the Department of Public Instruction […]
  Baylor Spears
• Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end November 12, 2025
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. This story also appeared in Associated Press The order keeps in place at least for a few more days a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition […]
  Associated Press
• Dan & Ray’s Rendering Thanks is now Thanksgiving Racine, $20,000 pledged to Racine County Food Bank November 12, 2025
  RACINE, WI — Dan Johnson & Ray Stiebeck are passing the torch on the annual Thanksgiving meal at Festival Hall, but not before leaving a big impact on Racine County. Same day, same location, same delicious food but with a new name, Thanksgiving Racine, also welcomes new faces behind the popular Thanksgiving Day meal. The […]
  Julie Rossman