Mail-in absentee ballots in Racine County are down 22% from 2022, and statewide returns are down 29%. Both parties are steering voters away from the mailbox.
Read the top 5 Racine County Eye stories for the week of Oct. 17, 2026, covering a school lockdown, Racine history, local business, a homicide and campaign finance.
Mount Pleasant approved revised Microsoft data center plans with seven buildings totaling 5.88 million square feet and projected tax revenue of $103 million.
Meet Rambo, a playful 2-year-old dog with black and white fur seeking a loving home at the Wisconsin Humane Society Racine Campus.
Tom Tiffany has reported raising $42 million in Wisconsin’s 2026 governor’s race, including nearly $35 million from the state Republican Party.
NOVA Academy students at Racine's Red Apple School explored archaeology through a hands-on dig at Samuel Myers Park, uncovering buried artifacts.
Gateway Technical College and Microsoft will offer four hands-on AI workshops in Sturtevant, with a $150 scholarship reducing the cost to $49 per session.
A Racine man was shot and killed inside a home on Greenfield Road early Oct. 15, 2026. Police say a 44-year-old fired the gun and is cooperating. No charges yet.
A complaint that Trevor Jung, the City of Racine’s transit director and the Democratic candidate in the 21st Senate District, campaigned on city time reached the district attorney’s office Sept. 23.
Eight states allow online casinos, but Wisconsin isn't one of them. Learn how gambling laws, Michigan's market and proposed changes affect Racine County.