Kenosha, Wis. — Carthage College has hired a former high school counselor accused of grooming-like behavior toward a female student—despite the fact that his teaching license is currently listed as “under investigation” by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
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SOMERS, Wis. — Tammy Jo Rose, the former bailiff for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Chad Kerkman, accused two different men of sexual assault in separate incidents less than eight months apart. During the first investigation, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Rohrs wrote, “Based on my training and experience, I believed Rose to be lying to us about certain details.” In another part
SOMERS, Wis. — If you live in the Village of Somers and want to keep a horse, the rule is straightforward: you generally need at least three acres of land. That rule applies throughout the Village, except now, effectively, for one woman. Tammy Jo Rose, the former bailiff for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Chad Kerkman, was allowed to keep her miniature horse
BRISTOL, Wis. — The administrators of the controversial Kenosha County Scanner Facebook page, including convicted serial arsonist Allen M. Dunski Jr. and co-administrator John Broemelkamp, quietly replaced an image accompanying a story about a fatal crash Tuesday after the original image inadvertently displayed what appears to be a Snapchat notification
KENOSHA, Wis. — High school girls from southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois are being invited to audition for the 2027 Diva Quest singing scholarship competition, with the top performer eligible to receive up to $2,000 toward post-high-school education. Diva Quest, presented by the Riverport Chorus, is open to girls in
TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Voters in the Twin Lakes School District No. 4 will decide in November whether the district should be allowed to exceed its state-imposed revenue limit by $800,000 annually for four years, totaling as much as $3.2 million in additional revenue. The referendum will appear on the
KENOSHA, Wis. — Rebecca Antaramian, a Uline quotes representative, Democrat activist and former Kenosha Joint Services 911 dispatcher and certified training officer, has joined a local hate website as a blogger, creating an unusual connection to the Kenosha Police Department. Antaramian’s husband, Sgt. Benjamin Antaramian, is a supervisor with KPD,
KENOSHA, Wis. — A new attorney for convicted murderer Mark Jensen is asking for a hearing that could lead to Jensen receiving another trial, arguing his 2023 defense lawyers were ineffective in handling critical evidence and that prosecutors failed to properly disclose evidence favorable to the defense. Attorney Joseph A.
Antonio G. Retana, 47, and Christine N. Remsburg, 36, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Two Kenosha residents were charged Tuesday with felonies following a Kenosha Police drug investigation that allegedly uncovered methamphetamine, cocaine, drug-dealing materials and a concealed Taser. Antonio G. Retana, 47, and Christine N.
SOMERS, Wis. — Tammy Jo Rose, the former bailiff for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Chad Kerkman, accused two different men of sexual assault in separate incidents less than eight months apart. During the first investigation, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Rohrs wrote, “Based on my training and experience, I believed Rose to be lying to us about certain details.” In another part
SOMERS, Wis. — If you live in the Village of Somers and want to keep a horse, the rule is straightforward: you generally need at least three acres of land. That rule applies throughout the Village, except now, effectively, for one woman. Tammy Jo Rose, the former bailiff for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Chad Kerkman, was allowed to keep her miniature horse
BRISTOL, Wis. — The administrators of the controversial Kenosha County Scanner Facebook page, including convicted serial arsonist Allen M. Dunski Jr. and co-administrator John Broemelkamp, quietly replaced an image accompanying a story about a fatal crash Tuesday after the original image inadvertently displayed what appears to be a Snapchat notification from a chat or group named “Hitlers 1st Place…” at the top of
KENOSHA, Wis. — High school girls from southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois are being invited to audition for the 2027 Diva Quest singing scholarship competition, with the top performer eligible to receive up to $2,000 toward post-high-school education. Diva Quest, presented by the Riverport Chorus, is open to girls in grades 9 through 12 and is designed to give young vocalists an opportunity
TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Voters in the Twin Lakes School District No. 4 will decide in November whether the district should be allowed to exceed its state-imposed revenue limit by $800,000 annually for four years, totaling as much as $3.2 million in additional revenue. The referendum will appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot and would cover the 2026-27 through 2029-30 school years.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Rebecca Antaramian, a Uline quotes representative, Democrat activist and former Kenosha Joint Services 911 dispatcher and certified training officer, has joined a local hate website as a blogger, creating an unusual connection to the Kenosha Police Department. Antaramian’s husband, Sgt. Benjamin Antaramian, is a supervisor with KPD, while her new boss, the founder and operator of the website she has
KENOSHA, Wis. — A new attorney for convicted murderer Mark Jensen is asking for a hearing that could lead to Jensen receiving another trial, arguing his 2023 defense lawyers were ineffective in handling critical evidence and that prosecutors failed to properly disclose evidence favorable to the defense. Attorney Joseph A. Bugni filed the 89-page postconviction brief Sept. 18. Bugni is asking for what
Antonio G. Retana, 47, and Christine N. Remsburg, 36, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Two Kenosha residents were charged Tuesday with felonies following a Kenosha Police drug investigation that allegedly uncovered methamphetamine, cocaine, drug-dealing materials and a concealed Taser. Antonio G. Retana, 47, and Christine N. Remsburg, 36, were both charged in connection with the September 18 incident, while
Tyler Isaac VanBoven, 23, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — A 23-year-old Kenosha man accused of relentlessly calling his pregnant girlfriend hundreds of times, berating her and repeatedly pressuring her to get an abortion was charged Tuesday with nine counts of telephone harassment and released from custody on no-cash bail. Tyler Isaac VanBoven, 23, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You
KENOSHA, Wis. – The City of Kenosha will hold a public meeting next month to update residents on the McKinley Development Project, which calls for redeveloping the former McKinley school properties into 28 single-family homes and a new public park. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 202 of the City Municipal Building, 625 52nd St.
Rachel M. Jackson, 34, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Rachel M. Jackson, 34, of Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with felony disorderly conduct/domestic abuse after police say she held a butane bottle and lighter in her hands while threatening to set her husband on fire. The disorderly conduct charge is a felony because prosecutors charged Jackson as a domestic abuse repeater
KENOSHA, Wis. — Award-winning Maine singer-songwriter Connor Garvey will perform at White Lilac in downtown Kenosha on Wednesday, September 30, bringing an evening of live music, storytelling and humor to the intimate venue. Garvey is scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. at White Lilac, 5029 6th Avenue. Garvey has earned recognition throughout the American folk
Quinten N. Jones, 34, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 34-year-old Kenosha man accused of choking his girlfriend until she lost consciousness made his initial appearance Tuesday afternoon, September 22, 2026, before Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum. Quinten N. Jones was charged with felony strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, all as acts of domestic abuse. Kellum set
Kayla Dawn Kasputis, 35, of Salem(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PADDOCK LAKE, Wis. — A 35-year-old woman who called 911 claiming her boyfriend was attacking her and had a gun ended up being the one arrested after Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputies investigated and determined she was the predominant aggressor. Kayla Dawn Kasputis is charged with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, both as acts of
Brandon Lee Budziszek, 22, of Franksville(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Brandon Lee Budziszek, 22, of Franksville, was charged Tuesday with felony theft after prosecutors say a dirt bike left at his Somers property in 2024 later surfaced through a series of Facebook Marketplace trades and was ultimately traced back to him. Budziszek was issued a summons to appear Oct. 21 at
Naseem Ramez Hassan, 18, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Naseem Ramez Hassan, 18, of Kenosha, who was previously accused of possessing a handgun with a 50-round drum magazine during a family fight and later threatening to get another gun and shoot his father, was charged Tuesday with four new misdemeanors after Pleasant Prairie Police allegedly found THC during a
KENOSHA, Wis. — You would think a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel employee who calls herself a journalist might find it newsworthy that a Milwaukee judge released a man accused of battering a police officer while armed with a knife on no-cash bail, and that the same defendant later walked away from Milwaukee County Drug Treatment Court with a $50 gift card. That man, Adam
BRISTOL, Wis. — A 46-year-old Illinois woman was killed early Tuesday morning after authorities say a 19-year-old Genoa City man crossed the centerline on Wilmot Road, sideswiped one vehicle and then crashed head-on into the woman’s car. Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputies and Bristol and Prairie fire personnel were dispatched to the three-vehicle crash in the 21200 block of County Highway C, also known
KENOSHA, Wis. — Tremper High School was briefly placed in a secure Tuesday morning after school officials were told a student had shown what appeared to be a weapon to other students in the parking lot before third period. According to a message sent to Tremper families, students and staff by Principal Mr. Knecht, school officials immediately began an investigation with the Kenosha
Adam Scott Threlkeld, 45, of Milwaukee Exchanging Gunfire with Kenosha Police(Kenosha Police BWC Footage) KENOSHA, Wis. — Adam Scott Threlkeld, 45, of Milwaukee, the man Kenosha Police say fatally shot Antero Medina III, 33, of Kenosha, inside Shenanigan’s Sunday night before ambushing responding police officers with gunfire, has an extensive criminal history stretching back decades and was free on no-cash bail in a
Jair Ome-Munoz, 40, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Jair Ome-Munoz, 40, of Kenosha, was ordered held Monday on $1 million cash bail after prosecutors charged him with attempted first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, domestic abuse disorderly conduct and disorderly conduct. Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum set the bail during Ome-Munoz’s initial appearance Monday afternoon. Prosecutors allege
Gregg J. Moritz, 54, and Pamela S. Moritz, 47, both of Burlington(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) BURLINGTON, Wis. — Pamela S. Moritz, 47, and Gregg J. Moritz, 54, both of Burlington, were formally charged Monday in Kenosha County Circuit Court after authorities say a drug investigation uncovered cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana, a firearm and deplorable conditions inside their Bassett Road home. Pamela Moritz was ordered
KENOSHA, Wis. — The Kenosha Water Utility discharged diluted wastewater into the storm sewer system and ultimately Lake Michigan over the weekend after more than 4.5 inches of rain overwhelmed portions of the city’s sanitary sewer system. Utility officials said the bypasses were necessary to help prevent sewage backups and property damage to homes. The first bypass began at about 5:30 a.m. Saturday,
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha Unified School District enrollment fell by 770 students this school year, dropping from 17,799 students in September 2025 to 17,029 students in the district’s official Sept. 18, 2026 Third Friday count. The decline represents a loss of about 4.3% of KUSD’s student population in a single year. The final number also came in significantly below what KUSD had anticipated.
SOMERS, Wis. — Tammy Jo Rose, the former bailiff for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Chad Kerkman, accused two different men of sexual assault in separate incidents less than eight months apart. During the first investigation, Kenosha County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Rohrs wrote, “Based on my training and experience, I believed Rose to be lying to us about certain details.” In another part
SOMERS, Wis. — If you live in the Village of Somers and want to keep a horse, the rule is straightforward: you generally need at least three acres of land. That rule applies throughout the Village, except now, effectively, for one woman. Tammy Jo Rose, the former bailiff for Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Chad Kerkman, was allowed to keep her miniature horse
BRISTOL, Wis. — The administrators of the controversial Kenosha County Scanner Facebook page, including convicted serial arsonist Allen M. Dunski Jr. and co-administrator John Broemelkamp, quietly replaced an image accompanying a story about a fatal crash Tuesday after the original image inadvertently displayed what appears to be a Snapchat notification from a chat or group named “Hitlers 1st Place…” at the top of
KENOSHA, Wis. — High school girls from southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois are being invited to audition for the 2027 Diva Quest singing scholarship competition, with the top performer eligible to receive up to $2,000 toward post-high-school education. Diva Quest, presented by the Riverport Chorus, is open to girls in grades 9 through 12 and is designed to give young vocalists an opportunity
TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Voters in the Twin Lakes School District No. 4 will decide in November whether the district should be allowed to exceed its state-imposed revenue limit by $800,000 annually for four years, totaling as much as $3.2 million in additional revenue. The referendum will appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot and would cover the 2026-27 through 2029-30 school years.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Rebecca Antaramian, a Uline quotes representative, Democrat activist and former Kenosha Joint Services 911 dispatcher and certified training officer, has joined a local hate website as a blogger, creating an unusual connection to the Kenosha Police Department. Antaramian’s husband, Sgt. Benjamin Antaramian, is a supervisor with KPD, while her new boss, the founder and operator of the website she has
KENOSHA, Wis. — A new attorney for convicted murderer Mark Jensen is asking for a hearing that could lead to Jensen receiving another trial, arguing his 2023 defense lawyers were ineffective in handling critical evidence and that prosecutors failed to properly disclose evidence favorable to the defense. Attorney Joseph A. Bugni filed the 89-page postconviction brief Sept. 18. Bugni is asking for what
Antonio G. Retana, 47, and Christine N. Remsburg, 36, Both of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Two Kenosha residents were charged Tuesday with felonies following a Kenosha Police drug investigation that allegedly uncovered methamphetamine, cocaine, drug-dealing materials and a concealed Taser. Antonio G. Retana, 47, and Christine N. Remsburg, 36, were both charged in connection with the September 18 incident, while
Tyler Isaac VanBoven, 23, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SALEM LAKES, Wis. — A 23-year-old Kenosha man accused of relentlessly calling his pregnant girlfriend hundreds of times, berating her and repeatedly pressuring her to get an abortion was charged Tuesday with nine counts of telephone harassment and released from custody on no-cash bail. Tyler Isaac VanBoven, 23, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) You
KENOSHA, Wis. – The City of Kenosha will hold a public meeting next month to update residents on the McKinley Development Project, which calls for redeveloping the former McKinley school properties into 28 single-family homes and a new public park. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 202 of the City Municipal Building, 625 52nd St.
Rachel M. Jackson, 34, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Rachel M. Jackson, 34, of Kenosha, was charged Tuesday with felony disorderly conduct/domestic abuse after police say she held a butane bottle and lighter in her hands while threatening to set her husband on fire. The disorderly conduct charge is a felony because prosecutors charged Jackson as a domestic abuse repeater
KENOSHA, Wis. — Award-winning Maine singer-songwriter Connor Garvey will perform at White Lilac in downtown Kenosha on Wednesday, September 30, bringing an evening of live music, storytelling and humor to the intimate venue. Garvey is scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. at White Lilac, 5029 6th Avenue. Garvey has earned recognition throughout the American folk
Quinten N. Jones, 34, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 34-year-old Kenosha man accused of choking his girlfriend until she lost consciousness made his initial appearance Tuesday afternoon, September 22, 2026, before Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum. Quinten N. Jones was charged with felony strangulation and suffocation, misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, all as acts of domestic abuse. Kellum set
Kayla Dawn Kasputis, 35, of Salem(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PADDOCK LAKE, Wis. — A 35-year-old woman who called 911 claiming her boyfriend was attacking her and had a gun ended up being the one arrested after Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputies investigated and determined she was the predominant aggressor. Kayla Dawn Kasputis is charged with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, both as acts of
Brandon Lee Budziszek, 22, of Franksville(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) SOMERS, Wis. — Brandon Lee Budziszek, 22, of Franksville, was charged Tuesday with felony theft after prosecutors say a dirt bike left at his Somers property in 2024 later surfaced through a series of Facebook Marketplace trades and was ultimately traced back to him. Budziszek was issued a summons to appear Oct. 21 at
Naseem Ramez Hassan, 18, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Naseem Ramez Hassan, 18, of Kenosha, who was previously accused of possessing a handgun with a 50-round drum magazine during a family fight and later threatening to get another gun and shoot his father, was charged Tuesday with four new misdemeanors after Pleasant Prairie Police allegedly found THC during a
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Typical Carthage, Kenosha community or Carthage alumni will not be shocked or surprised Anyone who has ever worked there knows their Human Recourses Department is a joke. Carthage only hires cheap labor so you will only get unqualified, lazy, thieves or pedophiles.
The only way things charge is if Alumni and Parents Stop giving and ask questions where money is going and to who. Michele Hancock, what a waste of air and money.
People don’t want to be bothered. They think “someone else will do it”.
No one does, and here we are.
Whatever happened to the guy that was at, I believe ITA and was accused of grooming? Tony ..somebody I recall he was a in a liaison position.
Two down vote losers, guess you like people like Olsen.
This is another example of how our colleges and universities are being transformed into indoctrination camps. So glad my kids are grown and not attending college.
The president of Carthage Swallow
“F” student. He is awful.
Michele Hancock fails to address discrimination that goes against here own views. This school is biased and will only continue to hire the worst.
The school is liberal and doesn’t give a damn about students, it’s money.
Michele Hancock fails to address discrimination that goes against her own views. This school is biased and will only continue to hire the worst.
she is a BLM activist and actively hides discrimination against right wing and white students
Fun fact: you can’t be discriminated against if you’re white!
Lol nice try, troll
Carthage College is full of DEI hires