By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A Wisconsin appellate court granted a stay in placement, pending appeal, of a violent sex offender into a Town of Wheatland residence, according to a Kenosha County Sheriff’s news release. The proposed Department of Health Services placement involves Michael McGee, convicted in 1987 of second-degree […]
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Obregon trial to remain in Kenosha County
Defense motions rejected in Circuit Court Friday By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Contrary to defense arguments, Andrew Obregon did not endure improper interrogation techniques and was aware of his rights when questioned by authorities following his arrest Oct. 13 in Zion, Ill., according to a Kenosha County Circuit Court judge. […]
Burlington grad killed in Sussex crash
A 24-year-old Burlington man was killed just before the Fourth of July weekend in a car crash in Waukesha County. According to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, Cody Webb – a 2010 Burlington High School graduate – died when a car driven by 28-year-old Maria Moore of Menomonee Falls hit […]
Pair charged in Spring Prairie burglary
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 14 for a Darien man charged with breaking into a Town of Spring Prairie home last month. Jeremie L. Bidlack, 26, was charged June 29 in Walworth County Circuit Court with burglary of a building or dwelling as a party to a crime, […]
Blunt, but funny ‘Avenue Q’ comes to the Malt House
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Warning: This show is for mature audiences only. That warning has been broadcast loud and clear this summer by the Haylofters, as the non-profit community theater has taken a chance to do a show that’s a bit … risqué. In what cast member Micah Gebel called […]
Rezoning for PAC House approved by Council
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A proposed rezoning for a residence on Church Street was approved unanimously by the City Council Tuesday night, though one resident questioned a separate group home in the area. The Burlington Area School District requested a home at 340 Church Street be rezoned from residential to […]
Purchase of downtown site delayed
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington Community Development Authority on Tuesday agreed to table a vote on a contract to sell the last remaining parcel of the downtown redevelopment project. The land, located at the corner of East Chestnut and Dodge streets, was originally slated for a retail […]
Breaking news: Cudahy man killed in motorcycle crash
A 56-year-old Cudahy man died Friday morning in Burlington after colliding with a commercial truck. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the Racine County Communications Center received multiple 911 calls at about 10:20 a.m. Friday for a crash involving a tractor trailer and a […]
Pool options on the drawing board
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With warm temperatures and sunny days, attendance has been up at the Burlington Community Pool. But while the current pool is seeing an uptick in numbers this year, the first phase of a study by Ayres Associates shows the current pool – built in the 1960s […]
Blues to ring out at B-Town Sounds Thursday night
The Burlington outdoor music series B-Town Sounds presents the Milwaukee-based Altered Five Blues Band Thursday evening at Echo Lake Park. The performance, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., is the third in a series of seven presented at the park’s newly renovated gazebo/bandstand. The event will also feature the craft beers […]