Racine

A luxury steamer that sank offshore between Racine and Kenosha in the late 1800s has been found. A maritime researcher that spoke with FOX6 News said he never thought this day would come.

A man was sentenced to decades in prison on Friday for killing a fellow inmate at the Racine County Jail.

A Racine Zoo penguin, a favorite among guests for nearly two decades and one of the oldest of her species known to be in captivity, has died.

A Racine County jury found a man not guilty on Friday of killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child.

A 28-year-old man charged in a 2019 Racine garage robbery and homicide appeared by video Monday, where a commissioner set $500,000 cash bail and scheduled a Feb. 19 preliminary hearing.

He’s a convicted killer who law enforcement says has been involved with numerous other crimes. Marvelo Wilson was arrested in December, but now he’s on the run.

An Illinois man was arrested in Racine County for OWI, 8th offense, on Saturday morning, Feb. 7.

Five people were rescued from a house fire in Racine on Tuesday morning, Feb. 3.

Racine firefighters were dispatched on Monday evening, Jan. 26, to a roof fire at the Pizza Hut restaurant on Washington Avenue.

Police raided a home in Racine on Wednesday, Jan. 21, following a drug investigation, and found a significant amount of cocaine and marijuana.

An ambulance was one of three vehicles involved in a Racine crash on Thursday morning, Jan. 22. It happened at Douglas and High.

Racine police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that damaged two homes early Saturday morning while searching for the driver responsible.

Racine police said two people were injured, one of whom was arrested, after a car crashed into a building on Thursday morning, Jan. 16.

A Racine teen who pleaded no contest to first-degree reckless homicide after he said he accidentally shot and killed his younger brother was sentenced to prison.

A 39-year-old Racine woman is accused of attacking a family member and threatening to stab her with a pair of scissors and barbecue fork.

A Racine man who was criminally charged after he allegedly sent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Jill Karofsky a series of intimidating emails, reached a plea deal with prosecutors and got probation.

Terry Jackson pleaded no contest in Racine County court on Monday, Jan. 5 to four of 23 criminal counts against him, one of those being the April 2022 killing of Brittany Booker.

A new chapter for Downtown Racine is set to begin in 2026 with the launch of its inaugural farmers market.