Gateway radio station boosts its signal Public radio listeners in parts of Racine and Kenosha counties will have an easier time picking up WGTD 91.1 FM after Gateway Technical College completed a five-year signal expansion project.  The station’s signal will now reach into the western half of Racine and Kenosha counties and in to some previously “weak” pockets in the eastern part of both counties.  WGTD — the NPR and Wisconsin Public Radio affiliate owned and operated by Gateway Technical College — began broadcasting this week from a new antenna mounted on a taller tower.

Early Softball Memories

In my first submission I mentioned that I would be sharing some of my many softball memories with you. One of my earliest memories of Kenosha softball was of the great Tirabassi teams. They were always the team everyone wanted to knock off and at the same time wished to someday reach their level of excellence. The Tirabassi Excavators have always been the gold standard of Kenosha softball.That's right, sandwiched in between 3rd place finishes in '61 and '63; the Excavators were the American Softball Association world champions.

Democratic Dream Team in the Works?

Nomination Endgame Fuels Behind the Scenes Push for Obama-Clinton Ticket

With pressure growing on Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., to end her presidential campaign, "intermediaries" have resumed discussing the possibility of an Obama-Clinton "dream team" ticket.  "I think it's very much a possibility and there are others around Sen. Clinton, other top Democrats who think the strongest ticket would be a joint ticket," George Stephanopolous, ABC News' chief Washington correspondent, said Monday on "Good Morning America."

Suspected Illegal Immigrant Charged With Rape, Impregnating 10-Year-Old Girl

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho —  A suspected illegal immigrant has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later gave birth in eastern Idaho.

The girl gave birth less than two weeks ago by caesarian section at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Fremont County Sheriff Ralph C. Davis and other authorities said. Officials would not disclose the gender, date of birth or paternity of the baby.  "I wouldn't have believed a 10-year-old could conceive in the first place," Davis said.  A hospital spokeswoman would not discuss the condition of the girl or the baby and would not say whether either was still in the hospital Wednesday.

 

Former KUSD Superintendent offered top administrator job at Central High School Scott Pierce, former superintendent of the Kenosha Unified School District, has been offered a contract for the top administrator job at the Central High School District in Paddock Lake. Pierce, who retired from Unified last summer and is currently the president of the Milwaukee Academy of Science in Milwaukee, became the school board’s choice after a second interview Saturday, a press release made public Monday said. Central currently has an interim superintendent, Ken Moe, whose contract expires in June. The board began the process of finding a permanent superintendent after Douglas Potter announced earlier this year that he would not be returning from a medical leave.The contract offered Pierce includes an annual salary of $125,000 and a start date of July 1.

Wal-Mart, Costco Sales Gain as Shoppers Seek Bargains May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. reported April sales that rose more than analysts estimated as U.S. consumers, contending with gasoline at a record $3.65 a gallon, sought discounts on clothing and food.  Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, said sales at stores open at least a year climbed 3.2 percent, beating its forecast and sending the shares higher. Industry sales climbed 3.6 percent, the most since March 2007, the International Council of Shopping Centers said