Stories you might have missed from across Wisconsin. Racine: City to receive $633K from WisDot. Racine is home to two of Wisconsin’s nine lift bridges along Lake Michigan. Those bridges cost a lot to operate and maintain. The good news for Racine is that the city is about to receive $633,000 in grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for lift bridge maintenance. The Journal Times reports that Governor Evers and WisDot announced earlier this month that the department is sending will send over $2.1 million to help maintain lift bridges across Wisconsin. Racine will receive $377,592 for the Main Street bridge and $255,837 for the State Street bridge, according to the governor’s office. The funding will reimburse the city for costs including paying bridge operators, power costs and general maintenance fees, according to City of Racine Communications Director Sean Ryan. Full Story.