Latest issueWest De Pere edges Racine Case 20-19 in state semifinalRead now

Daily RacineSubscribe — it’s free

47°ClearHigh 61° · Low 41°

  1. 6 a.m.44°
  2. Noon60°
  3. 6 p.m.51°
  4. Midnight44°

6:36 a.m. 4:32 p.m.

Forecasted byThe Weather Channel

See this week
  1. 6 a.m.44°
  2. Noon60°
  3. 6 p.m.51°
  4. Midnight44°
  1. Today61°41°
  2. Wed54°36°
  3. Thu44°32°
  4. Fri42°31°
  5. Sat45°34°

6:36 a.m. 4:32 p.m.

See full forecast

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Racine Lutheran falls 24-23 in playoffs; Union Grove heads to semifinals

Plus, Union Grove and Racine Case play state semifinals Friday, and Racine County has a 2027 budget.

The Daily Racine team2 stories14 sources5 min read

High School FootballTop story

Racine Lutheran's season ends one two-point try short in a 24-⁠23 playoff loss

Lake Country edged Racine Lutheran by one point

10Halftime points14
23Final points24
11Wins this season10
1Losses this season2

Sources: Racine County Eye, Journal Times

The Crusaders lost 24-23 to Lake Country Lutheran in a WIAA Division 5 third-round playoff game. The previously unbeaten team finished 11-1. The Journal Times reported that Lutheran's 2-point conversion fell short in an emotional loss.

Senior quarterback Cohen Kraus played with a separated right shoulder and drove Lutheran 69 yards for a touchdown with 43 seconds left. The two-point try to win it failed. The Crusaders had lost six starters to season-ending injuries along the way.

“We went for it and we came up short. It was the right decision.”

Jeff Kraus, Racine Lutheran head coach
  • Halftime: Lake Country led 14-10
  • Final drive started at Lutheran's 31 with 3:12 left
  • Next: Lake Country plays New Glarus in a state semifinal

Cohen Kraus nearly pulled off a late comeback

69 yards
on the Crusaders' late touchdown drive
43 seconds
left in regulation when they scored
6
starters lost to season-ending injuries

Source: Racine County Eye

Asked

Tap an answer to see how Racine answered.

Asked

Which state semifinal will you follow on Friday?

Be the first to answer.

Sponsored

Community

Warning: This newsletter may brighten your day

Presented by 6AM City

Sponsored

We hope you’re enjoying what we deliver to your inbox: a feel-good snapshot of what’s happening around town. No doomscrolling, no dry headlines — just real stories, uplifting news, and local happenings that bring our community together.

But here’s the thing: creating meaningful, high-quality local content takes time, heart, and resources. That’s where you come in.

Over the next few days, we’re organizing a fundraising campaign to boost our daily, hyperlocal newsletters, and we’d love your support with a recurring monthly gift. Think of it like buying us a cup of coffee every month. You'll help keep our content free and continue growing a positive local space we can all be proud of. Prefer a one-time gift? That's great, too — every dollar is a high five to our small team and a boost to local news.

Contribute to local media that lifts

Local Government

Racine County's board approves its 2027 budget, and Kenosha County's passed 23-⁠0

The Racine County board has approved the 2027 budget, the Journal Times reported. The headline we have doesn't list the levy or the vote.

Next door, the Kenosha County Board unanimously approved its own 2027 budget last Thursday night. The plan raises the property tax levy by 2.94%, which county officials said is below inflation. The owner of a median-value home will pay an additional $13.48 in county property taxes in 2027.

$13.48added county tax for a median-value Kenosha County home in 2027

That's on top of what the owner pays now, under the plan the board approved 23-0.

Source: WLIP

  • Kenosha County vote: 23-0
  • Levy increase: 2.94%
  • Kenosha County keeps its AAA bond rating, County Executive Samantha Kerkman said

Kenosha County's budget funds safety and road projects

ProjectWhat's planned
Sheriff's detectivesTwo added for internet crimes against children
Kenosha County CenterRenovation, plus a backup emergency operations site
Kemper CenterFinish Lake Michigan shoreline restoration
Highway KPlanning to widen 94th Court to 128th Avenue

Source: WLIP

News Notes

Football

Union Grove beat West Bend West 28-14 to reach the WIAA Division 2 state semifinals for the first time in program history. The Broncos play Notre Dame at Slinger on Fri., Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., the same night Racine Case meets West De Pere at Sun Prairie East in Division 1. Racine County Eye101 WIXX

Parade

If you're heading downtown Saturday, the parade and tree lighting festivities begin at 4:45 p.m. at . High school carolers and musicians perform there. Journal Times

RAM PEEPS

If you're an artist, the Racine Art Museum is taking proposals for a selected installation to accompany its PEEPS Brand Art Exhibition, which runs Mar. 17 to Apr. 4, 2027. Proposals are due on the museum's website by 4 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2026. It's the second year has hosted the paid opportunity. FOX6 News MilwaukeeJournal Times

Artists have until Nov. 15 to pitch a PEEPS installation

  1. Nov. 15Installation proposals are due by 4 p.m. on 's website.
  2. March 2027The PEEPS Brand Art Exhibition will open at the Racine Art Museum.
  3. April 2027The PEEPS Brand Art Exhibition's run will end.

Source: FOX6 News Milwaukee

CNH

CNH is investing $50 million to modernize its Racine facility with automated robotics. The tractor maker is banking on a farm recovery. Crain's Chicago Business

Make-A-Wish

Fifteen-year-old Marlen Espinoza Rugama of Caledonia received Make-A-Wish Wisconsin's 9,500th wish Monday. She celebrated the end of her cancer battle by choosing braces and arriving at her orthodontist appointment in a limousine. "I finally chose to get braces, because it's something that would stay with me for forever," she said. CBS58 also covered the wish. TMJ4 NewsCBS58

Shop

Etsy’s Top 100 Holiday Gifts are here with festive finds for everyone on your list. Think: custom playing cards, one-of-a-kind advent calendars, and hand-painted ceramics. One of our favorite finds is this customizable vinyl mixtape, complete with your choice of 10-12 of songs, a photo for the cover, and a personalized message. (Sponsored by Etsy)

Wardrobe

Cute enough for a coffee run, comfy enough for a full day on the couch, these soft-brushed barrel-leg sweatpants and this best-selling mock neck sweater make a pretty convincing case for staying cozy. Shop the pair, plus find more great cozy wardrobe options.

Try This

No contracts. No minimums. Just quick, easy, impactful advertising that actually reaches your neighbors, starting as low as $200. Learn more about our Self-Service Portal and see how simple local advertising can be.

Content marked with an * is advertising.

Sponsored

Featured Deal

Three early Black Friday deals you can shop right now

Presented by The Buy

Sponsored

Black Friday may be a few weeks out, but deals are here now. Don’t miss huge savings from brands like Best Buy, Fabletics, Kohl’s, and Old Navy in the coming days. In the meantime, shop our top three deals available right now.

Plus, shop early Black Friday deals from Amazon

Asked

Tap an answer to see how Racine answered.

Asked

Are you headed to the downtown parade and tree lighting Saturday?

Be the first to answer.

Today’s puzzles

A new puzzle in each one every morning, played right here.

All 39 games

Quoted

Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.

— Robert Bresson

Things to Do

Things to Do

Racine, WI

Tuesday, Nov. 10

See every Racine eventFeature your event

Jobs

Jobs

Submit your Job listing

Do you know just the job for our readers? Advertise it on our Jobs board.

The Buy

Around the Block

Around the Block

Powered by Nextdoor

Neighbors

My wife is working on a new painting for me.

“I am biased, but I think it will turn out as one of her best. Bonus nerd points if you know who this represents. (hint, she is from a video game)”

— A neighbor, Charles Quarry
Photo from the neighbor’s post

27 likes · 8 comments

View post

The Wrap

Seventeen straight trips to the WIAA playoffs is a streak worth a tip of the cap, and the St. Catherine's Angels football team has it. This fall they also won the Metro Classic Conference title for the fourth straight season. Their run ended Saturday at Horlick Field with a 45-6 loss to West Salem in a Division 4 third-round game, leaving them 9-2. Hats off, Angels.

Missed yesterday’s newsletter? Free veterans haircuts at Gateway on Nov. 18, plus Case tops Muskego

Read yesterday’s edition

The Daily Racine teamRacine’s daily newsletter

How did we do, Racine?

Tap a face. It takes under a minute.

Not for meLoved it

That’s your morning, Racine.

Send it to someone in Racine who’d want it.

ShareEmailFacebookX
Every source in this edition14 links · 10 outlets
  1. The Weather Channelweather.com
  2. Racine County Eyeracinecountyeye.com
  3. Journal Timesjournaltimes.com
  4. Journal Timesjournaltimes.com
  5. WLIPwlip.com
  6. Racine County Eyeracinecountyeye.com
  7. 101 WIXXwixx.com
  8. Journal Timesjournaltimes.com
  9. FOX6 News Milwaukeefox6now.com
  10. Journal Timesjournaltimes.com
  11. Crain's Chicago Businesschicagobusiness.com
  12. TMJ4 Newstmj4.com
  13. CBS58cbs58.com
  14. Racine events calendardailyracine.com

Past issues

  1. Sun., Nov. 15West De Pere edges Racine Case 20-19 in state semifinal
  2. Sat., Nov. 14Racine Case and Union Grove fall in state football semifinals
  3. Fri., Nov. 13Racine Case faces West De Pere in a Division 1 state semifinal
  4. Thurs., Nov. 12Racine Case is one win from a state title game
  5. Wed., Nov. 11Racine HarborFest takes 2027 off and plans a 2028 return
Every edition

Free every morning

Get Daily Racine in your inbox.

The news, the things to do, the jobs and the weather of Racine, in five minutes, every morning by 8 a.m.

Free forever · No spam · Unsubscribe anytime

Daily Racineto me · Tues., Nov. 106:00 a.m.

Racine Lutheran falls 24-23 in playoffs; Union Grove heads to semifinals

Plus, Union Grove and Racine Case play state semifinals Friday, and Racine County has a 2027 budget.

The TLDR

  1. Racine Lutheran loses 24-23 in the Division 5 playoffs
  2. Racine County's board approves its 2027 budget
  3. Union Grove and Racine Case play state semifinals Friday
Read this edition

More stories this week

From Daily Racine’s other editions

All the news
High School FootballWest De Pere edges Racine Case 20-19 and Notre Dame tops Union Grove in state semifinalsIf you were pulling for Racine Case or Union Grove on Friday, both seasons ended in the WIAA semifinals. West De Pere beat Racine Case 20-19 in Division 1 at Sun Prairie. Green Bay Notre Dame beat Union Grove 28-17 in Division 2 at Slinger High School.Today’s editionRead Prep FootballRacine Case and Union Grove see their football seasons end in state semifinalsWest De Pere beat Racine Case 20-19 in Friday's Division 1 semifinal. The Phantoms led 13-0 before that lead disappeared in the fourth quarter, then Morgan Mertens scored the go-ahead touchdown with less than two minutes left. Case's Morell Jackson rushed for 326 yards and three touchdowns, but the Eagles came up short.Saturday’s editionRead High School FootballRacine Case faces unbeaten West De Pere in a Division 1 state semifinalIf you follow Racine Case, this is the big one. The Southeast Conference champs (11-1) meet West De Pere (12-0) in a Division 1 state semifinal at Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium. Just three years ago, the program had never won a postseason game. This year it beat Muskego 6-3 on a field goal as time expired.Friday’s editionRead

Around Racine

From TMJ4 News, WGTD and 2 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service.

More local news

  1. TMJ4 News2 hours ago

    TMJ4 investigation reveals names of 138 Brady ‘flagged’ officers across 10 southeastern Wisconsin counties

    After a year-long open records battle with ten district attorneys, TMJ4's Lighthouse investigative team is naming every Brady flagged officer in southeastern Wisconsin for the first time.

  2. WGTD4 hours ago

    New Initiative Designed to Jumpstart College Plans for Middle School Students

    Mahone Foundation and the Wisconsin College Savings Program Edvest529 presented 27 scholarships to KUSD and RUSD 8th graders at the “Thinking About my Future” awards program held at the Kenosha ...

    Also reported byKenosha.com

  3. WGTD4 hours ago

    Carthage Business and Professional Coalition to Feature Urban Policy Expert

    An expert on urban policy with past ties to the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the Brookings Institution will be at Carthage Tuesday.

  4. WGTD5 hours ago

    DNR Expected to Rule in Shoop Golf Course Battle

    (WGTD)---The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is expected to rule later this month in a battle between environmentalists, the City of Racine and the developers of the city-owned Shoop Golf ...

  5. WGTD6 hours ago

    Samsung Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Part of Modine

    Racine-based Modine is back in the news. Bloomberg News reported last week that Samsung Electronics could acquire the data center-supply portion of Modine's business, recently renamed Modexus ...

  6. Kenosha News6 hours ago

    Racine kicks off holiday season with parade and tree lighting

    Crowds turned out Saturday for the annual Downtown Racine holiday parade and tree lighting.