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Is That Coal on the Beach?
Chunks of coal and black powdery material washed up along the Caledonia shoreline. The DNR says coal may have fallen off a barge years ago and the black powdery stuff is magnetite, not coal ash.

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Chunks of coal and black powdery material washed up along the Caledonia shoreline. The DNR says coal may have fallen off a barge years ago and the black powdery stuff is magnetite, not coal ash.

Vowing to petition, pressure the board, and even front their own candidates -- local residents adamant about blocking Walmart from building a 24-hour store on the corner of Four Mile and North Green Bay road.
Thanks to the help of witnesses in the area, Racine Police quickly nabbed two men suspected of robbing TCF Bank employees at gunpoint.
Chunks of a coal and black powdery material have washed up along the shoreline in Caledonia. The DNR says the coal likely fell off a barge years ago and the black powdery stuff isn't coal ash at all, but rather magnetite.
A Park High School graduate, Kieron Kohlmann competed against competitors from 20 other countries in the WorldSkills competition in Sao Paulo Brazil.
Yet another car crash on Highway 38 and Five Mile Road. Be careful out there.
Caledonia and Racine police respond to an armed bank robbery at TCF Bank in Racine Monday afternoon.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation report on crime in the United States, includes data from Caledonia and most other communities in the state. See what kinds of violent crimes were reported here and how the village compares to others.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation report on crime in the United States includes data from Caledonia and most other communities in the state. See what kinds of property crimes were reported here and how the village compares to others.
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If you see this cat near the Hoods Creek area, can you please give the owner a call?
Organizers say they are trying to pressure Walmart to respect that their workers want to unionize.
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Racine County Property Transfers for Caledonia, Mount Pleasant, and Sturtevant.
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