Fall fun at the Racine Zoo
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Beth Heidorn is at the Racine Zoo, showing off some of the things you can check out at the zoo this Labor Day weekend, as well as a look ahead to some fall events.

What to do at the Racine Zoo
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Beth Heidorn from the Racine Zoo joined FOX6 WakeUp with an overview of some of the events you can check out at the zoo as summer winds down.

Racine Zoo welcomes new meerkat family

Racine Zoo announced the arrival of four new meerkats, which went on exhibit Thursday, Aug. 21. The meerkats are siblings from the Henry Vilas Zoo.

Contact 6 helps people save $32,000 in July

Not all unhappy consumers want refunds. When they can't get the fixes themselves, they can always try Contact 6.

Racine County child porn case; man sentenced to 15 years in prison

A Racine County judge on Tuesday, Aug. 5 sentenced 64-year-old Leroy Kolacinski to 15 years initial confinement in prison and 15 years extended supervision for his three convictions of possession of child pornography. 

Racine Carre-Hogle Park water rescue, 15-year-old girl dies

A Racine girl has died after she was rescued from Lake Michigan and taken to a hospital in critical condition on Thursday night, July 31.

Racine County travel trailer fire, no injuries reported

A travel trailer went up in flames in Racine County on Saturday morning, Aug. 2. It happened near Highway 36 and Beck in Rochester.

Racine Carre-Hogle Park water rescue; teen in critical condition

A 15-year-old Racine girl is in critical condition after she was pulled from Lake Michigan on Thursday in a water rescue.

Car crashes into Racine school, driver charged with OWI

An Oak Creek man is accused of driving drunk when he crashed into Racine's Olympia Brown Elementary School early Tuesday morning.

Minnesota ax murderer David Brom released from prison on work release

David Brom, the man convicted of killing his parents and younger siblings in Rochester back in 1988, has been released from prison on work release.

Racine County officials warn of scam targeting planning, zoning applicants

Racine County officials are warning the public about a scam that has recently affected individuals with pending applications for zoning changes, variances, land use amendments, and conditional use permits in other Wisconsin municipalities.

2025 Mount Pleasant Citizen Police Academy; applications now available

The Village of Mount Pleasant Police Department announces applications for the 2025 Citizen Police Academy are now available on the department’s website.