KENOSHA, Wis. — A 17-year-old Kenosha girl is facing a misdemeanor charge after police say she pulled out a folding knife during an argument outside a local eyebrow salon last month and later admitted to “showing” the weapon during the confrontation.
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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
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
Darrell D. Bess, 64, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Darrell D. Bess, 64, of Twin Lakes, was ordered held Monday on a $2,500 cash bond by Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum after prosecutors accused him of pulling and opening a knife during a confrontation with
Jennifer T. Morrison, 48, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Jennifer T. Morrison, 48, of Kenosha, is accused of causing a disturbance inside the 8th Avenue Tap, spilling patrons’ drinks and trying to drink beverages belonging to other customers before returning several hours later and damaging the tavern’s
Antero Medina III, 33, of Kenosha (facebook.com)Shenanigans on 52nd St (Photo by Incident Response) KENOSHA, Wis. — Antero Medina III, 33, of Kenosha, also known as “Casper” and “El Fantasmas,” was shot and killed Sunday evening at Shenanigan’s, a tavern in the 2400 block of 52nd Street, in a shooting
Police Officers at the Scene of a Shooting Sunday Evening(Photo by Incident Response) KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha police were investigating a shooting Sunday night that resulted in at least two active crime scenes and a large law enforcement response near 52nd and 53rd streets, according to scanner traffic. Police Officers
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.
Darrell D. Bess, 64, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Darrell D. Bess, 64, of Twin Lakes, was ordered held Monday on a $2,500 cash bond by Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum after prosecutors accused him of pulling and opening a knife during a confrontation with another customer at a Twin Lakes tavern. Bess is charged with felony second-degree
Jennifer T. Morrison, 48, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Jennifer T. Morrison, 48, of Kenosha, is accused of causing a disturbance inside the 8th Avenue Tap, spilling patrons’ drinks and trying to drink beverages belonging to other customers before returning several hours later and damaging the tavern’s front door. Morrison is charged with criminal damage to property as a repeater
Antero Medina III, 33, of Kenosha (facebook.com)Shenanigans on 52nd St (Photo by Incident Response) KENOSHA, Wis. — Antero Medina III, 33, of Kenosha, also known as “Casper” and “El Fantasmas,” was shot and killed Sunday evening at Shenanigan’s, a tavern in the 2400 block of 52nd Street, in a shooting that later led to an exchange of gunfire between Kenosha police officers and
Police Officers at the Scene of a Shooting Sunday Evening(Photo by Incident Response) KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha police were investigating a shooting Sunday night that resulted in at least two active crime scenes and a large law enforcement response near 52nd and 53rd streets, according to scanner traffic. Police Officers at the Scene of a Shooting Sunday Evening(Photo by Incident Response) You must
TWIN LAKES, Wis. — A Twin Lakes resident has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources accusing Village President Howard Skinner of keeping his boat at a Lake Elizabeth property with what the resident says is an illegal number of boat slips. Bryan Neal, chairman of the Twin Lakes Water Quality, Lake Habitat, Fish & Fishing Committee, is the complainant.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Journey Church has fired longtime Executive Pastor Jon Brown after months of internal turmoil over the church’s search for a new lead pastor. Brown, who served Journey for about 24 years and had been considered a leading internal candidate to replace former Lead Pastor Kevin Taylor, was removed from consideration and then terminated Thursday. The firing comes amid broader concerns
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman (R) has decided not to place courthouse employee and Clerk of Circuit Court candidate Brian Sheffler (D) on administrative leave or suspension while county officials investigate allegations that he was sleeping at his desk, according to information obtained by Kenosha County Eye. The decision comes after KCE previously reported that Sheffler, Kenosha County’s Register in
BRISTOL, Wis. — Laurens “Dutch” Vellekoop made it home safely. Many others did not. Vellekoop, who was held as a prisoner of war for 130 days shortly after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, was the featured speaker Friday during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol. At the time of his capture, Vellekoop was a civilian employee
Kaitlynn E. Hurst, 31, of Kenosha and Gabriela E. Ulpiano, 33, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. – A 31-year-old Kenosha woman accused of helping obtain the heroin and fentanyl that killed Thomas A. Llewellyn, 50, is being held on $100,000 cash bail, while her 33-year-old co-defendant is wanted on a $25,000 cash warrant. Kaitlynn E. Hurst made her initial appearance Friday
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 21-year-old Kenosha man is wanted on a $100,000 cash warrant after prosecutors say he punched his seven-months-pregnant girlfriend in the stomach and face while swerving into oncoming traffic, threatened to kill her and their unborn baby, and endangered a 3-year-old child who was riding in the back seat. Tremell
Kyle E. Skurka, 29, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Kyle E. Skurka, 29, of Kenosha, was charged Friday with five misdemeanors after police say he battered his roommate during two separate domestic abuse incidents, damaged the man’s phone and was found carrying a crack pipe. Despite the two alleged assaults, Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum released Skurka on no-cash bail
Ashanti D. Jackson, 24, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 24-year-old Racine woman now facing four separate criminal cases was given only $800 cash bail Friday after prosecutors accused her of driving despite court orders in three different pending Racine County cases. Ashanti D. Jackson, 24, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) Court Commissioner Daniel E. “Catch & Release” Kellum You
KENOSHA, WI – Longtime Kenosha youth advocate Gary Vargas was surprised Thursday evening with a national award recognizing more than 35 years of service to local young people, families and the community. Vargas received the 2026 Maytag Dependable Leader Award during a celebration at the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha, 1330 52nd St. As part of the recognition, Maytag awarded the Boys
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha therapist Jacqueline P. Niccolai, 39, was charged Thursday in her fourth pending criminal case after prosecutors accused her of once again interacting with Kenosha County Eye publisher Kevin Mathewson via social media despite a four-year harassment injunction prohibiting all contact with him. Niccolai now has four pending cases carrying a combined 11 charges: an OWI case, a five-count criminal
KENOSHA, Wis. — Former politician and former corrections sergeant Andrew Allen Berg, 48, of Kenosha, was formally charged Wednesday with 22 new criminal counts stemming from the drug investigation Kenosha County Eye reported on Tuesday. Berg, who Wisconsin court records also list under the alias “Sgt. Hard,” appeared in court Thursday, where prosecutors again asked for $300,000 cash bail and argued that Berg
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. — Veteran Wisconsin talk-radio host Mark Belling blasted Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Vince Kurta during his Sept. 14 podcast over the plea agreement reached with former Prairie Lane Elementary School PTO President Jan E. Herman, 43, while crediting Kenosha County Eye for bringing the case and its unusual sentencing outcome to his attention. Kurta agreed to reduce Herman’s original
KENOSHA, Wis. — The City of Kenosha Clerk and Treasurer’s Office is now accepting applications from individuals and businesses wishing to sell Christmas trees in the city this holiday season. Anyone selling Christmas trees is required to obtain a city license. The application fee is $50, and applications must be submitted no later than Dec. 1. The deadline is required under Section 13.10
KENOSHA, Wis. — Former Kenosha County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank D. McGrath, 45, of Salem, made his first court appearance Thursday afternoon on two felony counts of misconduct in public office for allegedly using powerful law-enforcement surveillance systems, including FLOCK and Polaris, to surveil a fellow deputy who broke up with him. Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum released McGrath on no-cash bail during the
KENOSHA, Wis. — Accused wife-killer Marckus Luke Plaza, 34, of Kenosha, was charged Thursday with a felony after investigators allegedly found a homemade shank beneath paperwork associated with his bunk inside the Kenosha County Jail. Prosecutors actually filed essentially the same case Wednesday, but that complaint, drafted by Assistant District Attorney Morgan Millar, was sloppily written and was dismissed almost immediately after Plaza’s
KENOSHA, Wis. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a federal lawsuit against Kenosha Nissan alleging Black employees were subjected to racial discrimination and that employees who complained to management were threatened, disciplined and ultimately driven from their jobs. The federal agency alleges one Black manager was fired after complaining about racial harassment while a white manager involved in the same
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.
Darrell D. Bess, 64, of Twin Lakes(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) TWIN LAKES, Wis. — Darrell D. Bess, 64, of Twin Lakes, was ordered held Monday on a $2,500 cash bond by Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum after prosecutors accused him of pulling and opening a knife during a confrontation with another customer at a Twin Lakes tavern. Bess is charged with felony second-degree
Jennifer T. Morrison, 48, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Jennifer T. Morrison, 48, of Kenosha, is accused of causing a disturbance inside the 8th Avenue Tap, spilling patrons’ drinks and trying to drink beverages belonging to other customers before returning several hours later and damaging the tavern’s front door. Morrison is charged with criminal damage to property as a repeater
Antero Medina III, 33, of Kenosha (facebook.com)Shenanigans on 52nd St (Photo by Incident Response) KENOSHA, Wis. — Antero Medina III, 33, of Kenosha, also known as “Casper” and “El Fantasmas,” was shot and killed Sunday evening at Shenanigan’s, a tavern in the 2400 block of 52nd Street, in a shooting that later led to an exchange of gunfire between Kenosha police officers and
Police Officers at the Scene of a Shooting Sunday Evening(Photo by Incident Response) KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha police were investigating a shooting Sunday night that resulted in at least two active crime scenes and a large law enforcement response near 52nd and 53rd streets, according to scanner traffic. Police Officers at the Scene of a Shooting Sunday Evening(Photo by Incident Response) You must
TWIN LAKES, Wis. — A Twin Lakes resident has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources accusing Village President Howard Skinner of keeping his boat at a Lake Elizabeth property with what the resident says is an illegal number of boat slips. Bryan Neal, chairman of the Twin Lakes Water Quality, Lake Habitat, Fish & Fishing Committee, is the complainant.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Journey Church has fired longtime Executive Pastor Jon Brown after months of internal turmoil over the church’s search for a new lead pastor. Brown, who served Journey for about 24 years and had been considered a leading internal candidate to replace former Lead Pastor Kevin Taylor, was removed from consideration and then terminated Thursday. The firing comes amid broader concerns
KENOSHA, Wis. — Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman (R) has decided not to place courthouse employee and Clerk of Circuit Court candidate Brian Sheffler (D) on administrative leave or suspension while county officials investigate allegations that he was sleeping at his desk, according to information obtained by Kenosha County Eye. The decision comes after KCE previously reported that Sheffler, Kenosha County’s Register in
BRISTOL, Wis. — Laurens “Dutch” Vellekoop made it home safely. Many others did not. Vellekoop, who was held as a prisoner of war for 130 days shortly after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, was the featured speaker Friday during a POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol. At the time of his capture, Vellekoop was a civilian employee
Kaitlynn E. Hurst, 31, of Kenosha and Gabriela E. Ulpiano, 33, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. – A 31-year-old Kenosha woman accused of helping obtain the heroin and fentanyl that killed Thomas A. Llewellyn, 50, is being held on $100,000 cash bail, while her 33-year-old co-defendant is wanted on a $25,000 cash warrant. Kaitlynn E. Hurst made her initial appearance Friday
Kenosha Police Department(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 21-year-old Kenosha man is wanted on a $100,000 cash warrant after prosecutors say he punched his seven-months-pregnant girlfriend in the stomach and face while swerving into oncoming traffic, threatened to kill her and their unborn baby, and endangered a 3-year-old child who was riding in the back seat. Tremell
Kyle E. Skurka, 29, of Kenosha(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — Kyle E. Skurka, 29, of Kenosha, was charged Friday with five misdemeanors after police say he battered his roommate during two separate domestic abuse incidents, damaged the man’s phone and was found carrying a crack pipe. Despite the two alleged assaults, Court Commissioner Daniel E. Kellum released Skurka on no-cash bail
Ashanti D. Jackson, 24, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) KENOSHA, Wis. — A 24-year-old Racine woman now facing four separate criminal cases was given only $800 cash bail Friday after prosecutors accused her of driving despite court orders in three different pending Racine County cases. Ashanti D. Jackson, 24, of Racine(Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office) Court Commissioner Daniel E. “Catch & Release” Kellum You
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Was this the same girl that was recently on social media as missing?
Thats what she get 😂😂
Girls will be girls. Obviously baby mama isn’t doing her job. Charlie Kirk was right.