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Sunday, August 3rd, 2025
Good morning, Racine. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 3rd of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ On August 2, 2025, about 200 people gathered at Highways 31 and 20 in Racine for a protest called 'Dare to Fight Fascism' as part of the national 'Rage Against Regime' movement — military veteran Tom Fugate spoke and donations were collected for Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin — showing local voices in a national effort. Racine County Eye
- ➤ Racine County Eye shared this week’s top stories, including a delayed vote on Caledonia’s Project Nova, the death of Joseph Lee at the county jail, and a long standoff in Racine that ended when a suspect shot himself—while also noting the Starving Artist Fair at DeKoven Center today and a suspected drunk driver crash at Olympia Brown Elementary School that damaged two classrooms. Racine County Eye
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ On August 2nd, a travel trailer caught fire near Beck Highway 36 and Beck Drive in Racine County—firefighters from the Rochester Volunteer Fire Department arrived after 9:30 a.m. and put out the blaze by 10 a.m. with no injuries reported. FOX6
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Rep. Bryan Steil supported the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' at a July 31 session in Elkhorn, and a local fact-check found that key claims on border security funding, Medicaid reforms and tax relief are misleading or false. The check found that while some funding numbers are largely accurate, his claims on hiring 3,000 agents and Medicaid changes exaggerate the bill’s impact + may be hard to achieve. Racine County Eye
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HayMarket Summer Tradition
4-7 p.m. — Downtown Racine Corporation — Free entry — Experience local vendors, live music, and food trucks in a vibrant night market setting.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
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