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Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
Good morning, Racine. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 6th of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Prairie School junior Joshua Utley won the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Wisconsin’s First District with his graphite drawing Cow in the Way — it will be shown in a tunnel at the US Capitol. SC Johnson will host a free talk on AI on May 8 — Racine has launched a new bus banking website for contactless fares while local Habitat for Humanity groups merged to build more affordable homes. Racine County Eye
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A Racine police officer shot and killed an armed man near 17th and Franklin on May 4 after the suspect crashed his vehicle while trying to flee an arrest for a violent domestic incident (investigators from DCI and state patrol are reviewing the case) (the officer is on administrative leave). FOX6
- ➤ The documentary CYCLE, which premiered May 4 at the Oriental Theater in Milwaukee, shows new evidence that does not match the official story of the 2019 shooting of Ty’Rese West in Mount Pleasant—details in the officer’s deposition and a long delay in informing West’s family are now fueling community calls for accountability. Racine County Eye
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Case High School senior Kaeden Saunders was accepted to the Air Force Academy and will attend college in Colorado Springs — he earned his pilot license on his second try and leads in the Civilian Air Patrol — showing his strong work ethic as he trains to become an Air Force pilot. The Journal Times
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