By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor What started Sept. 21 with a missing person report turned into a murder investigation – and then turned into a heated manhunt that spanned two weeks. The saga reached its conclusion Oct. 12 with the apprehension of Andrew Obregon, the prime suspect in the murder investigation. […]
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Breaking: Suspect picture released in courthouse threat
The Racine County Sheriff’s department has released a photo of a suspect in Monday’s bomb threat at the Racine County Courthouse. The photo shows a person using the public phone at the 1300 block of Lathrop Avenue, wearing a hoody, a plaid jacket and distinctive sneakers. Anyone that has information […]
Crash causes power outage at BHS
A motor vehicle crash along Burlington’s bypass highway reportedly caused a power outage at Burlington High School Monday morning. Superintendent Peter Smet informed parents of the power outage in an automated telephone message shortly before 8 a.m. He said the school was using backup power generators where needed and classes […]
Investigators compiling evidence for charges against Obregon
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the investigation into the murder of Tywon Anderson continued this week, the main suspect in that case was still in an Illinois county jail as of Wednesday morning. After two weeks of pursuit by several law enforcement agencies, Andrew Obregon, 32, of Brighton, was captured […]
AT&T in Burlington robbed
Two men – one armed with a semi-automatic handgun – robbed the Burlington AT&T Wireless Logic store on Milwaukee Avenue Thursday evening. According to a press release issued by the City of Burlington police department, the two suspects entered the store shortly after 7 p.m. and ordered employees onto […]
Missing a cat? Call Love Inc.
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Employees at Love Inc. in Burlington are looking for someone who donated a brown couch last week – and is missing the black-and-white cat that hitched a ride in it. The cat was found in the couch Oct. 15 when employees brought the overnight donation into […]
School district OKs teachers’ contract
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The 2015-16 contract between the Burlington Area School District and the Burlington Education Association – the teachers union – was approved by the School Board Oct. 12. The contract gives a 1.62 percent increase in base salary per cell – which Superintendent Peter Smet said was […]
Tattoo shop closes after withdrawing application
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Fat Daddyz Tats in Burlington officially reached the end of its lifespan Oct. 13. The business, which closed its doors a day earlier, came off the city tax rolls when the City of Burlington Plan Commission denied Mary Ann Sander’s conditional use application. The vote was […]
Man killed in SUV rollover on bypass
A 67-year-old man was killed late Monday morning when he was ejected from his SUV as it rolled over on the Highway 36 bypass just south of Yahnke Road in the Town of Burlington. The name of the victim was not released Monday night pending notification of relatives, according to […]
Bus driver finds corn field instead of road
A Waterford school bus driver accused of driving into a cornfield with four students on the bus was charged Thursday with four counts of first-degree reckless endangerment. Jason S. Stalbaum, 38, of Waterford, appeared in Racine County Circuit Court Oct. 8 to face the four Class F felony charges. The […]
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