News across Racine County
Racine Art Museum to host Midwest premiere of “Accidentally Wes Anderson: Adventures in Wisconsin” in 2027
RACINE — Racine Art Museum (RAM) announced Monday it will partner with Accidentally Wes Anderson (AWA) — a popular travel photography brand and digital media platform — to present a special exhibition that spotlights Wisconsin locations and other destinations with a look…
Artists Gallery to feature Juli Janovicz in October guest artist exhibit, opening Sept. 30
RACINE — Artists Gallery in downtown Racine will present “The Dynamic Still Lifes of Juli Janovicz,” an October guest artist exhibit featuring pencil and watercolor studies by Kenosha artist Juli Janovicz, according to an announcement from the gallery. The exhibit opens Sept. 30…
Growing Up GenX: What My Grandfather Never Told Us
I think we all have an innate desire to know where we come from. Why else would Ancestry.com be so popular? The United States is a nation of immigrants. Most families came from someplace else, and it wasn’t unusual for immigrants from the same country or culture to settle…
Racine Public Library to launch twice-weekly social services hours starting Oct. 13
RACINE — Racine Public Library will launch standing social services hours beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13, offering drop-in support to patrons on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to an announcement from the library. The service will be based in the library’s…
Microsoft to redirect $5 million yearly incentive to Mount Pleasant, Village says
Mount Pleasant says Microsoft will redirect its $5M annual data center incentive. What it means for December tax bills, and what's undecided. Microsoft to redirect $5 million yearly incentive to Mount Pleasant, Village says was first posted on September 28, 2026 at 7:01 pm. ©2024…
Raiders have successful tune-up for playoffs
RACINE — You could tell Saturday night that the Racine Raiders had not played a football game in six weeks. Half a dozen offside calls and missed tackles on defense; multiple holding penalties and false starts on offense; and a few mental lapses overall were all part of the…
Downtown Racine adds pop-up vendors to Oktoberfest-themed First Friday on Oct. 2 after Party on the Pavement cancellation
RACINE — Downtown Racine’s Oktoberfest-themed First Friday is expanding this year with a special pop-up vendor event featuring businesses that were originally scheduled to participate in Party on the Pavement, organizers announced. The event is set for Friday, Oct. 2, from 4 to 9…
Prostate Cancer: Understanding Your Risk, Prevention, Detection
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, and 1 in 40 will die of the disease. Fortunately, when caught early, prostate cancer has one of the highest…
Six arrested after Caledonia shooting first called in as a hit-and-run; police credit Flock camera
Police say the Sept. 27 shooting on 6½ Mile Road was not random. Chief Christopher Botsch credits a Flock license plate camera for the arrests, weeks after the Racine County Sheriff's Office pulled its own Flock cameras. Six arrested after Caledonia shooting first called in as a…
Top 5 Racine County Eye Stories from the week of September 25, 2026
From changes to Medicare enrollment rules and a fatal Racine shooting to downtown development and a weather-related festival cancellation, this week’s most-read stories covered important news and events across the community. Here are the top five stories Racine County Eye readers…
Starbuck students take charge of the lunchroom compost bucket
RACINE, Wis. — Third- through fifth-graders at Starbuck International K-8 School have taken charge of the lunchroom compost bucket, running the daily collection that makes Starbuck the first school in Racine to bring food-waste composting into its lunch routine. Students in those…
The Growing Importance of Digital Tools in Personal Financial Planning
Personal financial planning used to rely heavily on paper statements, handwritten budgets, calculators, and occasional meetings with financial professionals. Those methods can still work, but the amount of financial information people manage today has changed considerably. Bank…