Kenosha

Police investigate attempted child abduction in Kenosha

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Kenosha parents are on edge after an attempted child abduction on the morning of Thursday, August 8th.The possible abduction attempt took place near the park at Nash Elementary School.

August 9, 2013 9:16pm CDT

Kenosha woman working to get buses to run to Walmart

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Currently, Kenosha Area Transit does not provide bus service to Walmart, but one woman is making it her mission to change that.Unable to drive temporarily due to a bad back, Mary Parker has relied on the bus in recent weeks.

July 25, 2013 7:33pm CDT

Kenosha firefighters, police respond to house explosion

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Firefighters and police responded to an emergency near 60th St.

July 18, 2013 10:24pm CDT

Kenosha police warning residents about sweepstakes scam

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Kenosha police are warning residents about a scam taking place in the city, in which a person calls residents to inform them they have won a prize in the Publisher's Clearinghouse sweepstakes.Kenosha police say the person who receives the call is advised to go to the drug store to purchase a certain type of card for a dollar amount specified -- with the promise that the prize would arrive at their home in a few hours.Police say the person receiving the call is then asked for their banking information.Police say residents should NEVER give out any personal or banking information to anyone over the phone.

July 10, 2013 7:49pm CDT

Twins serving overseas surprise Kenosha parents on Fourth

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Independence Day 2013 is one a Kenosha family won't soon forget.

July 4, 2013 7:22pm CDT

Officials working to identify body pulled from water in Kenosha

KENOSHA (WITI) -- An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, July 1st in Kenosha, after a body was pulled from Lake Michigan in Kenosha on Saturday night, June 29th.

June 30, 2013 10:32pm CDT

62-year-old man drowns in Town of Randall Tuesday

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Kenosha County Sheriff's officials say a 62-year-old man was found unresponsive in the water off of Lake Side Park Beach in the Town of Randall on Tuesday, June 25th.Officials say they responded to the scene just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.Thomas Salack of Powers Lake was found floating in the water off the beach by other citizens who were at the beach.Officials say witnesses saw Salack enter the water approximately 25 minutes prior to him being found, but did not report hearing any swimmer distress during that time.CPR was administered by witnesses, but resuscitation was not successful.Drowning is suspected to be the cause of death pending the Medical Examiner’s Report.No foul play is suspected.

June 25, 2013 8:44pm CDT

Kenosha police defend the badge against ad campaign

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Members of the Kenosha Police Department spoke out on Tuesday morning, June 25th against an ad campaign they say paints an inaccurate picture about their force.

June 25, 2013 7:52pm CDT

Friends of man presumed drowned remember his life

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Friends of a 31-year-old man presumed drowned at Lake Michigan came together to remember his life and legacy on Tuesday, June 18th -- one day after he went missing near Kenosha's North Pier.Ben McCarter was swimming Monday afternoon with his friends in Lake Michigan near Kenosha's North Pier, when a strong current pulled him under.

June 18, 2013 10:07pm CDT

31-year-old Kenosha man missing after swimming in Lake Michigan

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Kenosha Police Department officers responded with Kenosha Fire Department rescue personnel and US Coast Guard officials to the North Lighthouse Pier in regards to a swimmer in distress Monday, June 17th.According to officials, 31-year-old Benjamin McCarter from Kenosha had been swimming with friends off the North Lighthouse Pier when he began to struggle about 10 to 15 feet away from the east end of the pier.Authorities say it appears that the McCarter was having difficulty swimming against the waves, which had gotten rough.

June 18, 2013 9:18am CDT

Coast Guard to search water in Kenosha through the night

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Kenosha police responded Monday, June 17th to a report of a man in the water near North Pier in Kenosha.The Coast Guard and Kenosha Fire Department also responded.

June 18, 2013 5:34am CDT

Kenosha man killed when his motorcycle is struck by car

KENOSHA (WITI) -- Officials say a 26-year-old Kenosha man was killed in a motorcycle crash involving a motor vehicle on Monday, June 17th.It happened at 39th Avenue and 52nd Street.Officials say the man was driving a 2002 Yamaha motorcycle, headed southbound on 39th Avenue.The other driver, a 69-year-old Kenosha man was driving a 2003 Honda SUV, and was exiting a parking lot onto 39th Avenue in the 5200 block.

June 17, 2013 9:22pm CDT

Kenosha man dies after crashing vehicle while fleeing officer

KENOSHA (WITI) -- A 28-year-old man from Kenosha died Tuesday, June 11th after crashing his vehicle while fleeing from an officer on 30th Avenue just south of 52nd Street in Kenosha.According to police, an officer with the Kenosha Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 2 a.m. on a vehicle for violation of a traffic control signal.During the traffic stop, the driver fled the scene, traveling southbound on 30th Avenue at a high rate of speed.

June 11, 2013 1:04pm CDT