Pleasant Prairie

Truck crash into Kenosha building, driver allegedly intoxicated

A Pleasant Prairie man is accused in connection to a fatal Kenosha crash that happened July 28. The truck drove into Play It Again Sports.

August 17, 2023 8:32pm CDT

Pleasant Prairie police chase after carjacking; 3 teens arrested

Pleasant Prairie police released on Monday, Aug. 14 dash camera video of a chase involving a car taken in a carjacking in Palatine, Illinois in July.

August 14, 2023 12:17pm CDT

Pleasant Prairie 3-alarm fire, no injuries

Pleasant Prairie firefighters battled a three-alarm fire Monday morning near 110th Street and Old Green Bay Road.

August 7, 2023 3:59pm CDT

Kamala Harris visits Pleasant Prairie, touts tech job creation

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Wisconsin on Thursday, Aug. 3 – announcing new jobs coming to the Badger state.

August 3, 2023 4:59pm CDT

Pleasant Prairie prisoner shooting; family of victim hires lawyer

A man arrested in shorts and a t-shirt shot himself in the back of a police squad car. Now, his family has hired what they call a “pit bull" lawyer to find out how it happened.

July 31, 2023 6:05pm CDT

Pleasant Prairie police custody death, man's family wants answers

Pleasant Prairie police said a man arrested for weapons offenses fatally shot himself in the back of a squad car. That man's family wants answers.

July 22, 2023 8:35pm CDT

Pleasant Prairie prisoner transport shooting, man dead

A man arrested for weapons offenses fatally shot himself in the back of a squad while Pleasant Prairie police officers were taking him to the Kenosha County Jail on Thursday, according to a preliminary investigation.

July 20, 2023 11:58pm CDT

Kenosha County escaped prisoner police chase, OnStar ends it

Pleasant Prairie police arrested a prisoner who escaped from police custody in Illinois and carjacked two people.

July 20, 2023 11:58pm CDT

Pleasant Prairie child enticement; Chicago man arrested

A Chicago man was arrested in Pleasant Prairie earlier this week during a traffic stop for possession of marijuana and child enticement. Police say the man picked up a teenage girl to perform “sexual acts" with her.

July 14, 2023 12:12pm CDT

Uline expands Wisconsin workforce, footprint over next several years

Uline, a distributor of shipping, industrial and packaging materials, announced on Monday, June 5 that it is expanding in southeast Wisconsin.

June 5, 2023 12:42pm CDT

Pleasant Prairie attempted armed robbery; police looking for robber

The Pleasant Prairie is looking for a person who attempted an armed robbery on 75th and 45th Avenue on Wednesday night, May 24.

May 25, 2023 3:17pm CDT

Pleasant Prairie: Lake Andrea Beer Garden set to open in June 2023

The Village of Pleasant Prairie announced on Tuesday, May 23 the approval of Site and Operational Plans for the Lake Andrea Beer Garden.

May 23, 2023 11:56am CDT

Pleasant Prairie police chase ends with wreck, driver gets away barefoot

It was a lose-lose situation for a man who fled from Pleasant Prairie police early Thursday morning, May 18. He already had two warrants out for his arrest, and now he has racked up a third.

May 19, 2023 3:16pm CDT

Kenosha police chase; man nabbed after pulling into dead end street

Kenosha police, along with help from officers in Pleasant Prairie, arrested a man after a police chase that unfolded on May 6.

May 10, 2023 9:49pm CDT