Racine County

Tragic but preventable is how a water safety expert described the death of a man who drowned after saving two children from Lake Michigan.

The Racine County Sheriff's Office says two people were hurt after an SUV crash in the Town of Dover on Monday morning, Aug. 23.

A 30-year-old woman was transported via Flight for Life to Froedtert Memorial Hospital with severe injuries on Sunday, Aug. 22 following a wrong-way head-on collision.

A Missouri man died at the hospital after being pulled from the water at Racine's North Beach.

A Racine man is charged after he allegedly became "belligerent" that kids had to wear masks due to COVID-19 – later resisting arrest.

The Racine County Sheriff's Office says multiple charges of possession of child pornography are being recommended against a Town of Burlington teen following the execution of a search warrant.

Racine announced the start of a COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, offering rewards for those who get the shot, or those who bring an unvaccinated person in.

The Racine Fire Department responded to a fire in an abandoned building near Marquette Street and State Street on Wednesday, Aug. 17.

The Burlington Area School District board decided to make masks optional to start the year. A previous meeting was derailed by parental outbursts.

A woman was found dead inside a Racine home after police responded for a welfare check. The matter is being investigated as a homicide.

A 29-year-old man is expected to face multiple criminal charges following the execution of a search warrant at a residence on Douglas Avenue in Racine on Aug. 12.

An Illinois man is charged with first-degree reckless injury after prosecutors say he threw a glass bottle in Racine, a piece of it becoming stuck in a woman's eye.

COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be held at Racine Unified School District buildings at upcoming back-to-school events.

The Racine Police Department says 10-year-old Anaelise Meiner, reported missing Saturday, Aug. 7, has been found safe.

The Wisconsin Humane Society 104 cats from a single home – more than 50 of the animals had been surrendered in early July.

A group of Racine businesses came together to help support each other and those looking for jobs in their community.