BRISTOL -- Kenosha County’s 2026 household hazardous waste collection will be held Saturday, May 30, giving residents a chance to eliminate those items from their homes for free.
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The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
The crash, which happened shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday, involved a Honda CR-V, a Ford Escape and a Porsche Cayenne.
Public meeting May 1 in Pleasant Prairie will outline plans to resurface 1.8 miles of Highway H, which will stay open with flagging during most work.
Kenosha County designated cooling centers include:
Somers Village President George Stoner will host a town hall-style meeting with the public on Saturday, Jan. 17.
The 30-year-old was flown to a hospital for treatment.
Kenosha County Public Health is offering $5 radon test kits throughout January — Radon Action Month — to anyone who donates a nonperishable food item to be donated to local food pantries.
Life saving measures were performed by rescue personnel, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Work is progressing on the restoration of the historic Ceremonial Courtroom in the Kenosha County Courthouse. A project years in the making, the multi-million dollar effort has been supported by community donations and other benefactors.
The Kenosha County Board of Supervisors has approved a series of reappointments to the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
Located at 3500 52nd St., 147,000-square-foot facility will centralize all of the county’s Human Services operations in the heart of the community, replacing the Kenosha County Job Center.
Bikers across Kenosha could have even more access to bike trails in the city. The City of Kenosha has been awarded a $5.5 million federal grant to extend an existing county bike trail.
Lawmakers Mandela Barnes and Sara Rodriguez highlighted concerns about affordable housing and small businesses during recent visits to Kenosha.
Two area agencies have teamed up to strengthen services designed to provide food access and security among Kenosha County residents.
All but two of the Kenosha County Board’s standing committees – the Finance and Administration Committee and the Executive Committee – will have five supervisors instead of seven, as was the case in years prior.
Denise Derdeyn was honored April 30 as the recipient of Kenosha County’s Connie Reyes Award for Excellence in Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention, receiving the accolade in a room packed with current and former colleagues.
Officials launch Keys to Kenosha, a free self-guided architectural tour of more than 50 historic and cultural sites open to the public on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Kenosha County Board Chairman Mark Nordigian names committee leaders and members for the 2026-28 term and adjusts standing committee sizes to five members.
Crews from Michigan-based Historic Surfaces LLC, a specialized preservation and conservation firm, are continuing work to restore the room to its original 1925 décor, bringing back features that had been covered for more than a half century.
The Kenosha County Board reorganized Tuesday night as the 2024-26 term came to a close and supervisors were sworn in for the 2026-28 term.
County Executive Samantha Kerkman appoints Rebecca Dutter as Kenosha County Human Services director, succeeding retiring longtime director John Jansen in late May.
KENOSHA — For the third consecutive year, local officials and other community members strapped on life vests for a traveling photo shoot to promote water safety.
Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman celebrated employees who deliver services and ensure county government runs smoothly.
Bill Hopkins, a career U.S. Navy veteran who went on to serve in many capacities in the community is the 2026 Kenosha County Veteran of the Year, County Executive Samantha Kerkman announced Monday.
Residents affected by the recent flooding along the Fox River and elsewhere are encouraged to utilize free well-testing services offered by Kenosha County Public Health. Local governments have filed declarations of emergency as a result of recent flooding.
The Kenosha County Board has established new membership for its committees.
Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman and County Board supervisors gathered Thursday evening for the annual budget vision session — a look-ahead at the upcoming county budget process.
Kenosha County social worker Cheyenne Richards received Hillcrest School’s 2026 Courage to Care Award for her dedicated support of youth and families.
Event organizers and civic leaders spoke in celebration of Black culture and history, as well as in support of local Black-owned businesses. Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman delivered a proclamation in recognition of Juneteenth.
In July the Kenosha County Board will consider codifying a one-year moratorium on the approval of battery energy storage systems across all county jurisdictions. It will also consider its first generative AI policy, which would dictate acceptable uses of systems like ChatGPT by county employees and contractors.
Downed trees, some structural damage and power outages that could take days to repair were left in the wake of of strong thunderstorms that crossed southeast Wisconsin Thursday.
The Somers Village Board has passed a resolution calling for the proposed $360 million Hard Rock casino in Kenosha until an agreement granting Somers some of the revenue is reached
KENOSHA — Employment opportunities in Kenosha will be highlighted at the 2026 Success Fair on Friday, June 5, at the Kenosha County Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road.
Incumbent sheriff David Zoerner led with 49.77 percent of the vote, or 7,045 votes. Tony Gonzalez received 4,409 votes, or 31.15 percent of the vote; and James Beller, 2,692 votes, or 19.02 percent. The results remain unofficial until the pending review of the County Board of Canvass on Aug. 18.
The community has rallied around a Somers 4-year-old and his family following his surgery after losing part of his leg from a mower accident, from a business owner building a wheelchair ramp to thousands of dollars in individual donations.
Voters will have the choice in Tuesday's Kenosha County partisan primary between three Republican candidates for Kenosha County sheriff, and one who is running as a write-in candidate for the Democratic Party nomination.
The Hope Council, a nonprofit providing substance abuse education, support and diversion services in Kenosha County, has announced a new logo and brand identity.
A variety of activities, games and free food brought crowds flocking to various National Night out events held throughout Kenosha County on Aug. 4.
National Night Out events will take place at six locations across Kenosha County. The National Night Out festival, held annually on the first Tuesday in August nationwide, aims to strengthen relationships among neighbors, as well as between community members and law enforcement.
Hail is considered severe when it reaches at least one inch in diameter.
Thousands of We Energies customers in Kenosha County remained without power service Tuesday morning following Monday's severe thunderstorms.
Shadow Hill Ranch in Twin Lakes will soon echo not with the sounds of storms but the boom of Country Thunder. The 2026 music festival will be held July 16-19 on grounds in the Town of Randall at Twin Lakes.
Robert Swanson is now serving as Director of the Kenosha County Division of Veterans Services, County Executive Samantha Kerkman announced.
Project team members and court officials gathered Monday morning to cut a ribbon shortly before Judge Chad G. Kerkman began hearing cases in the Kenosha County Ceremonial Courtroom, which underwent a thorough, historically correct restoration over the last 14 months.
The Branch 8 101-year-old Ceremonial Courtroom at the Kenosha County Courthouse is nearly ready as the yearlong restoration project comes to a close. Court is expected to resume sessions in the space early in August.
