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Man arrested for DUI in Highland Park just hours after taking plea deal in prior DUI case

A man who took a plea deal in a driving under the influence case last week was arrested in Highland Park for driving under the influence just hours after his court hearing. Sammy D. Lee, 55, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, improper lane usage, driving on a suspended license […]

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Wisconsin man pleads guilty to illegally casting vote in McHenry County during 2020 election

A Wisconsin man has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to casting a vote in McHenry County during the November 2020 election despite living in Wisconsin. Robert J. Sandy, 50, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged in November 2021 with one count of perjury in election code, a Class 3 felony. He was later additionally charged […]

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Protester who survived after being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse files lawsuit against the former Antioch resident

A protester who survived after pointing a gun and being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during the 2020 Kenosha civil unrest has filed a lawsuit against the former Antioch resident. Attorneys for Gaige Grosskreutz initially filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in October 2021. The suit named […]

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‘Reckless behavior’: Police investigating after rocks thrown at passing vehicles on Illinois-Wisconsin border near Antioch

Police say an initial report of shots fired at passing vehicles turned out to be someone throwing or slingshotting rocks, which damaged several vehicles on the border of Lake County and Kenosha County. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department responded around 1:06 p.m. Tuesday to an area west of State Line Road and 136th Avenue, which […]

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Police seeking suspect wanted for shooting in Wisconsin, may be in northern Illinois area

A 26-year-old Wisconsin shooting suspect, who is considered “armed and dangerous,” may be in the northern Illinois area, police said. Michael Shawn Boyd Jr., 26, has active felony warrants through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and warrants through the Racine Police Department for a shooting incident that occurred on May 15 in Racine, Wisconsin. Boyd […]