Mail-in absentee ballots in Racine County are down 22% from 2022, and statewide returns are down 29%. Both parties are steering voters away from the mailbox.

Read the top 5 Racine County Eye stories for the week of Oct. 17, 2026, covering a school lockdown, Racine history, local business, a homicide and campaign finance.

District Attorney Patricia Hanson says she can’t find an agency willing to investigate a complaint that Senate candidate Trevor Jung campaigned on city time.

NOVA Academy students at Racine's Red Apple School explored archaeology through a hands-on dig at Samuel Myers Park, uncovering buried artifacts.

Mount Pleasant approved revised Microsoft data center plans with seven buildings totaling 5.88 million square feet and projected tax revenue of $103 million.

Gateway Technical College and Microsoft will offer four hands-on AI workshops in Sturtevant, with a $150 scholarship reducing the cost to $49 per session.

A TV ad says Mitchell Berman put Raymond School in lockdown in 2023. Sheriff’s, police and court records show what he asked for and what the ad leaves out.

William Dale Chiapete, 89, of Caledonia, died Oct. 14, 2026. He was an honors graduate of St. Catherine's High School and worked for S.C. Johnson. Service details at Racine County Eye.

Marilyn Richter, 84, of Kenosha, died Oct. 14, 2026. She worked for Kenosha Unified School District and was a longtime member of St. Mary's Lutheran. Service details at.

Gary Alan Turner, 72, of Kenosha, died Oct. 14, 2026. He worked 28 years at Abbott Laboratories as a maintenance mechanic. Service details at.

Meet Rambo, a playful 2-year-old dog with black and white fur seeking a loving home at the Wisconsin Humane Society Racine Campus.

Wisconsin Watch finds state economic development NDAs kept data center plans secret for months, raising transparency concerns in Kenosha and beyond.