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Racine woman charged with homicide in death of infant
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Racine woman has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide in connection with the death of an 11-month-old infant. The charges originated with a Thursday, July 11 call for a report of child abuse that officers responded to, during which the child was being treated for multiple injuries.
Racine Memorial Hall windows smashed, boys caught on video
RACINE, Wis. - Racine police said kids vandalized the historic Memorial Hall on Thursday night, and they were caught red-handed on video. The broken windows are now boarded up. Police said two brothers, ages 10 and 13, scaled the building and smashed the windows with rocks. "The floor was covered...
Racine apartment fire; 8 units uninhabitable, cause under investigation
RACINE, Wis. - Fire broke out at a Racine apartment building on Thursday, July 18. It happened near Northwestern Avenue and Patrick Street. Crews were called to the scene around 10 p.m. for a kitchen fire in a third-floor apartment. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found an extinguished...
Firefighters in Wisconsin credited for saving young child from burning building
RACINE, Wis. (WFRV) – Firefighters in southeast Wisconsin are credited for saving a young child from a burning building on Thursday afternoon. According to a release, fire crews in Racine received a call for a bedroom fire at a residence at around 2:15 p.m. Engine 2 arrived on the scene just minutes later to discover fire and smoke coming from one of the windows.
Trevor Man Facing Two Life Sentences for 1st Degree Intentional Homicide
(WGTD)---A Kenosha County jury convicted a Trevor man as charged in the shooting deaths of two brothers outside of a Twin Lakes bar in 2017. 26 year-old Nathan Kivi showed no emotion as the verdicts were read Thursday afternoon, more than a day after the jury began deliberating the case.
Kenosha woman accused of soliciting to have Somers man killed, stalking
A 31-year-old Kenosha woman is accused of planning to have a Somers man killed. Christina L. Torchia was charged in Kenosha County Circuit Court on Thursday with solicitation of first-degree intentional homicide, a Class A felony, and stalking, a Class I felony. She was also charged with misuse of a GPS device, a misdemeanor.
Civilian Boats Rescue Vessel in Distress on Lake Michigan After Kenosha Fire Department’s Call for Help
Kenosha, WI (WLIP)–A vessel taking on water in Lake Michigan was assisted by two civilian boats after the Kenosha Fire Department’s call for help. On Wednesday morning, July 17, 2024, around 9:25 AM, the Kenosha Fire Department responded to the incident six miles offshore. With no immediate boat...
Greenfield woman, 24, faces two felony charges in July 11 crash that killed Milwaukee man
A Greenfield woman is facing two felony charges in connection with a crash July 11 near Timmerman Airport in Milwaukee that killed a 57-year-old Milwaukee man. Alma Espino, 24, is facing one count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and one count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, according to a criminal complaint filed July 15 in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. ...
Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend and Leading Police on High-Speed Chase
Grayslake, IL (WLIP)–Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Zion man after he allegedly battered his pregnant girlfriend and led deputies on a high-speed chase, resulting in a multi-vehicle crash. On Wednesday, at approximately 5:00 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence in Grayslake following a report of domestic...
High-Speed Chase Ends in Arrest of North Chicago Man Early Thursday
Pleasant Prairie, WI (WLIP)—A high-speed police chase ended with the arrest of a 29-year-old North Chicago man. According to Pleasant Prairie Police, the pursuit began early Thursday morning at 1:45 am when a vehicle fled an attempted traffic stop by the Zion Police Department. Officers noted reckless driving indicative...
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