Storms brought rain, wind and possible tornadoes to Racine, Kenosha counties From the Tornadoes, hail and floods: Recap a difficult week in southern Wisconsin series Milana Doné Apr 15, 2026 Apr 15, 2026 Updated Apr 22, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 7 Day Forecast Friday 68° / 43° Saturday 65° / 41° Sunday 65° / 48° Monday 67° / 50° Tuesday 60° / 42° Wednesday 60° / 39° Thursday 60° / 38° RACINE — Racine and Kenosha Counties experienced thunderstorms and possible tornadoes Tuesday night.kAmqFC=:?8E@? >62DFC65 `]_c :?496D @7 C2:?] z6?@D92 925 a]ad :?496D 2?5 #24:?6 925 `]ah :?496D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ %2J=@C !2EE6CD@?[ 2 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46 >6E6@C@=@8:DE]k^Am Racine received 1.29 inches of rain Tuesday. On Wednesday morning there was still standing water on Wisconsin Avenue. 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Unconfirmed tornado in Marathon County damages 75 homes, no injuries reported About 75 homes were damaged or destroyed when an unconfirmed tornado hit the Marathon County town of Ringle about 5 p.m. on Friday.
A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it Owner Raymond Hohe, 67, said he had sold the home and its roughly 188 acres of land for about $1.7 million.
Raid on Wisconsin beagle breeding and research facility repelled by tear gas, rubber bullets Protesters were met with a barricade of hay bales, a manure-filled trench, a barbed-wire fence, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets.
Janesville man gets maximum 10 years in prison for 12th OWI Bradley Skelly, 60, also had his extended supervision revoked and was returned to prison for five years, meaning he will be in prison until he is 75.
Last chance to see Vilas Zoo’s red panda Henry Vilas Zoo’s red panda, Bandit, is leaving Madison for a new AZA-accredited home and mate, with a farewell party on Wednesday, where gues…
