Demo crews back to work following Kenosha fire (UPDATE)

April 3, 2019 4:09 pm Leave a comment

The Menominee Nation has proposed a casino for the now-empty Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha. A federal ruling could come in the next few months. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Demolition crews were back to work on Wednesday following a fire at Kenosha’s Dairyland Greyhound Park, a blaze authorities say is being investigated as arson.

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$200M complex to replace shuttered Hudson greyhound track

July 5, 2018 3:23 pm Leave a comment

Demolition is underway at Hudson's St. Croix Meadows Greyhound Racing Park, where a $200 million overhaul is planned for the long-vacant attraction.

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Former Kenosha dog track sold to developer

September 27, 2017 12:17 pm Leave a comment

The former dog racing track in Kenosha that's been vacant for nearly a decade has been sold to a developer.

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Minnesota developer plans redo of former Wisconsin dog track

May 30, 2017 12:49 pm Leave a comment

An eastern Minnesota developer has big plans for a shuttered dog racing track in western Wisconsin.

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Former greyhound racing park in Kenosha sees buyer interest (UPDATE)

November 2, 2016 3:02 pm Leave a comment

Dairyland Greyhound Dog Racing Track, which has been closed since December 2009, in Kenosha, Wis. The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a Native American tribe's plan to build a casino at the former dog racing track near the Wisconsin-Illinois border, a tribe spokesman said Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Kenosha News)

A more than 200-acre parcel of land that was home to Dairyland Greyhound Park and that has sat empty and unused since 2009 may finally have a buyer.

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Industrial park developers negotiate for former dog track

March 20, 2016 9:32 pm Leave a comment

The broker for the former Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha says there are a few offers on the table for the 228-acre site from developers interested in making the property an industrial park.

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Dairyland Greyhound Park going back on the market

March 12, 2015 12:17 pm Leave a comment

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, a Juneau Republican, released a column Wednesday saying approval could lead to a proliferation of off-reservation gambling. He also said Republican job creation policies will do more to help Kenosha's economy than a casino.The former Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, (AP Photo/M.L. Johnson)

The Menominee Nation's purchase option on the former Kenosha dog track property has expired.

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Casi’no’: Walker says rejection not based on politics (UPDATE)

January 23, 2015 3:25 pm Leave a comment

Gov. Scott Walker on Friday denied the Menominee Nation's request for permission to build an off-reservation casino in Kenosha, saying approving the project could leave the state owing a rival tribe hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Compact reached with Menominee Tribe over Kenosha casino

January 21, 2015 10:12 am Leave a comment

The state of Wisconsin and the Menominee Nation have agreed to a new gambling compact over a proposed casino in Kenosha that the tribe said would bring $1 billion in revenue to the state over 25 years.

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Walker’s casino decision remains mystery

December 29, 2014 9:50 am Leave a comment

The clock is ticking on Gov. Scott Walker to decide whether to approve a new Kenosha casino and it looks like he's going to take every second before the Feb. 19 deadline.

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