KENOSHA NEWS

The Kenosha Evening News was born on the afternoon of Oct. 22, 1894. In 1961, controlling interest in the KENOSHA NEWS passed to Howard J. Brown. Brown was a newspaperman with previous experience in Chicago, Cleveland and at several small dailies in the east. For most of its history, Kenosha’s daily was, in fact, not that at all. The paper was published just six days a week, Monday through Saturday. In May 1980, the slim Saturday edition was dropped, replaced by the multi‐section Sunday News. Seven years later, the News added back a Saturday publication, finally becoming a true 7‐day‐a‐week daily. Kenosha’s innovative history includes the first wire service in the state and the first high speed printing press. The Kenosha News eventually became the cornerstone of the larger corporate structure that ultimately became United Communications Corporation.