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24 homicides that's the most homicides in 25 years. it's also the most homicides since jeffery dahmer's homicides were added to the county back in 1991. startling statistic from milwaukee police chief ed flynn history books.. the city had 24 homicides in august. it's the highest total since july 1991. ashley sears and madeline anderson have our team coverage.. madeline let's start with you. milwaukee police chief ed flynn says the violence needs to stop. he held a news conference downtown earlier today on those
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city is violent crime. calling attention to last month's 24- homicides... police chief ed flynn says milwaukee's murder rate was so high... it exceeded chicago... a city that also experienced a record-setting 90 homicides in august. the biggest driver of our homicides are arguments, fights, and retaliation by people with criminal records. flynn estimates 80-percent of homicides are a result of gun violence. part of the solution --he says-- starts with increasing penalties for felons caught in possession of a firearm. illegally a misdemeanor no matter how many times youre arrested is foolish, its foolhardy. flynn says the recent unrest in sherman park has put a significant strain on his department's resources when responding to reports of shootings and other fatalities. 5 people were murdered on the day of the riot and that was lost in the news. despite those challenges... flynn says officers have taken 1600 guns off the streets so far this year.
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to help law enforcement. flynn says african americans are the majority of homicide victims and assailants. i would urge many of those most vocal in their criticism of the police dept. to lend some of their energy, some of their concern to the to the extraordinary rates of violent crime that are afflicting us. chief flynn says his when it comes to solving homicides. he says the bigger issue is getting cooperation from the community in non-fatal shootings. reporting in downtown milwaukee... madeline anderson fox6 news. steph thank madeline there are faces behind the numbers. and families left devastated. tonight, we spoke with one family whose loved one was killed at the beginning of august. fox 6's
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killed in a double homicide august 9th. his family says they feel pain not only for his death, but for all families experiencing what they are. "it's very devastating..." for nearly one month "because never would i have thought it would be my child." dinese bennett and her family have been suffering. "it really hits home when it happens to you." her 25-year-old son bennie bennett was killed in a double homicide in early august. it happened in a home at " i'm hurting so bad inside...i don't rest, i don't sleep." bennett was one of 24 people in killed in milwaukee during the month of august. the highest monthly total since july of 1991. "i watch the news and i cry." this family says it shares the pain of others grieving... they are asking a city to look for solutions. "it feels like milwaukee is going through a crisis." 33:48 the violence is...it's outrageous. this mother and daughter wear charms on their necks filled
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chief flynn had more to say than we can share right now. but you can view his entire news conference on fox6 now dot com and the fox6 news app -- the story is on our home page. also -- take a closer look at the chart which refers to homicides in milwaukee and chicago. tonight - crashing the council meetings. protesters say the commo public safety action plan is all wrong. they tell our aj bayatpour - it focuses too much on law and order....and not enough on creating opportunities for people. about two dozen protesters show up for thursday's common council meeting. what do we do? stand up, fight back! the group's problem is with the first draft of the common council's safety plan. they say recommendations to hire 280 more police officers and create a local boarding school would use resources better spent elsewhere. nothing about job
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community engagement, nothing about pouring into youth leadership development - nothing to uplift the community. the black panthers also share their opinion of the plan. i think it was a piece of s. alderman bob donovan is the driving force behind the action plan. we agree that economic development, job creation, those are all important things. but this particular action plan was directed entirely to the criminal justice system. after the initial disr ashanti hamilton allows markasa mar-kay-suh tucker to address the chamber.the council also moves an item to commend officers - hamilton says it wouldn't have been fair to them. we didnt really want to mix the two situations, didnt wanna make it become more volatile than it has to be. what can i say? its unfortunate that these individuals, in my opinion, hijacked the council meeting. i think we set a dangerous precedent. hamilton says the plan can still be amended, adding there will
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protesters say that should've come first. the conversation shouldve started with the community being involved and not at 9am public hearings where nobody can attend them. hamilton says the council is still finalizing the details of those public feedback sessions. the protesters say they'll be back here next thursday for the public safety committee meeting. outside city hall, a.j. bayatpour, fox 6 news. new tonight. hoping for justice. dozens of people march through the streets of milwaukee tonight it's all in response to what happened following a fatal crash last month. our ted perry is in the newsroom to explain the reason. it's a horrific crash that claimed the lives of two men. the other driver was arrested -- butt 25-year-old deangelo maxwell and 36-year-old james morris were struck and killed at 6th and mckinley. the group started the march there tonight and marched downtown -- and protested on the steps of the public safety building. according a report from the medical examiner's office -- two open bottles of alcohol were found in the suspect's truck -- along with a marijuana pipe. the brother of one of the victims says --the past couple weeks have been bittersweet. freddie says: "i feel really bad because.. my best friend, you
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i feel so torn right now. i don't have anyone really to go to and talk to... you know, he was like my twin." the milwaukee county district attorney's office says the case is still under review for additional evidence related to accident reconstruction. in the newsroom, ted perry, fox six news. brad thanks ted a water warning tonight - the national weather service high waves and dangerous underwater currents on lake michigan. beaches along the lakefront from sheboygan to kenosha are affected. the warning is in effect through tomorrow. mostly clear and quiet tonight with temperatures falling through the 60s this evening. we'll drop into the low-to-mid 50s by morning. high pressure will
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holiday weekend. this means plenty of sun and comfortable temperatures. highs will reach the 70s through sunday. humidity levels will start to increase sunday and we will really notice it by labor day. sunny on labor day with a warmer high in the middle 80s. don't tell mother nature it's the unofficial check the radar anytime - right from your phone. just download the new fox 6 storm center app, it's available on android and apple. stumping in wisconsin one presidential candidate is in milwaukee tonight it's a name many aren't familiar with, but gary johnson is hoping to change that. we'll take you live to serb hall for more on the libertarian's message
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you decide coverage now - republican presidential nominee donald trump spoke at a rally today in wilmington, ohio. while not directly talking about the immigration speech he gave last night in arizona, he told the crowd he would treat everyone with dignity... and said he'd have the greatest compassion for american trump is the first major party candidate in modern memory to propose limiting legal immigration. hillary clinton hauled in a combined $143 million in august for her presidential bid. it's her best month yet in a fundraising push that lays the groundwork for her fall campaign. she begins september with $68 million more in the bank than rival donald trmp. among likely voters here in wisconsin - a new marquette laws school poll shows libertarian candidate gary
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he's says he's the choice for voters who don't like hillary clinton or donald trump. political reporter theo keith live at his rally at serb hall. johnson says if he wants to win the race, he's got to be at the first presidential debate. he compared it to the super bowl. but if it were held today, he wouldn't qualify. nats -- whoo! gary johnson -- fired up to be in milwaukee, says this is the craziest election eve j know how crazy? im going to be the next president of the united states! in front of hundreds, the former new mexico governor hammered both major party candidates - on donald trumps signature plan: 18:28:54 lets not build a fence across the border! :00 and he charged that hillary clinton was corrupt, engaging in pay to play while secretary of state. johnson would replace income and corporate taxes with a consumption tax. eliminate whole departments in the federal government.
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walker - if not all of walkers views on social issues.. johnson: my understanding is that hes done a really good job. that in fact he really has been about smaller government. 9 the room was packed -- even though johnson spoke at kickoff of the packers final preseason game. supporter #1 i feel like showing my support for a candidate standing up for freedom and liberty is more important than watching the second and third stringers fight for jobs johnsons supporters say they cant stand or trump. supporter #2 he can definitely be the third choice. ive felt for a long time that we should have more than two choices packers are playing tonight you're here thank you very very much. you're the best johnson compared the first presidential debate to the super bowl. johnson is getting about 10 percent in national polls, and 10 percent in the marquette poll out yesterday. he needs an average of 15 percent in five national polls to get into the debate, which is in 25 days.
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for the latest in the presidential campaigns -- democrat, republican or libertarian -- get the fox6 news app -- and click the "politics" tab. the village of germantown welcomes the traveling vietnam war memorial. the wall is a half sized replica of the vietnam memorial in washington, d.c. it is joined by a hundreds of american flags that have been put up, in a formation, to honor military t firefighters, and emt's. organizers say it took two years of planning to bring this tribute to germantown. a lot of these people need the healing, myself included. to come together and find these guys and honor them for their ultimate sacrifice. the moving wall is located across the street from the american legion in germantown. it will be in place through monday. the legion has also transformed its banquet hall
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weekend. sherman park is a diverse neighborhood ... home to people of many races and religions. among them ... a tight-knit jewish community. some members tell fox six's jenna sachs ... the recent unrest ... is not the sherman park they know. i think we're a unified, diverse neighborhood. there are few groups with deeper roots in sherman park ... than the congregation beth jehudah. yeh-who-dah we moved rabbi chaim twerski says 200 orthodox jewish families call this area home. they walk, shop and visit their neighbors here. and everyone seems to know each other. their kids attend yeshiva elementary. despite the recent unrest ... they're not leaving. i don't think the current events are a reflection of what sherman park is all about. no jewish businesses were among those looted or burned. marcia eisenbach says her family ... is not afraid. we have never in the 40 years that i'm here, had problems
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with neighbors ... are usually very positive. i feel safe, i feel loved. i feel our community cares about one another. and safety is especially important ... for a community that needs to walk to their stores and the synagogue. being that on saturdays we're not allowed to drive or use electronic devices or anything of that nature. the synagogue has reached out to their elected officials ... and community groups ... and asked to play a part in healing the what's going to develop from this. what's going to be going on moving forward. we want to be at the table, part of whatever happens, moving forward. these jewish families live and work near businesses like clarks that was vandalized in the recent unrest. those i spoke with expressed a commitment to staying here and being part of the healing. in sherman park, jenna sachs fox 6 news cause for concern in cudahy- a
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thousands of bikers are spending the weekend in southeast wisconsin. the annual milwaukee rally kicked off tonight at the harley davidson museum... with the unveiling of the brand new "milwaukee eight" engine. it's the first of many events planned all weekend... celebrating harley davidson and it's history in milwaukee. we're surrounded by harley riders from all across the nation and it's great that they're all
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motorcycle shows, concerts, and other events are planned all weekend long at the harley davidson museum, the pilgrim road plant, and at 5 area dealerships. mostly clear and quiet tonight with temperatures falling through the 60s this evening. we'll drop into the low-to-mid 50s by morning. high pressure will dominate our holiday weekend. this means plenty of sun and comfortable temperatures. highs will reach the 70s through sunday. humidity levels will start to increase sunday and we will really notice it by labor day. sunny on labor day with a warmer high in the middle 80s. don't tell mother nature it's the
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up next tuesday & wednesday. tonight: mostly clear. low: 56 dewpoint: 53 wind: ne 5-10 mph friday: mostly sunny. high: 72 dewpoint: 55 wind: e 5-10 mph saturday: mostly sunny. am low: 57 high: 77 dewpoint: 59 wind: se 5-10 mph it's a heartbreaking picture from cudahy.. a baby fox with its paw stuck in a trap. but ti's not the kind of trap you think.. the massive effort to help this little guy.. and remembering thosew outing with a noble cause, as we
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stir-- a baby fox is seen with a trap on its leg. neighbors now jumping into action to help the little guy. the idea of a trap might not sound so bad.. but even experts say they didn't expect.. what you're about to see... krystle kacner has the story ... it was very horrifying to see barb lierman says when she first saw the young fox with a trap on its leg i was crying. to lierman.. and many fox and its family is am important part of the community... its bringing a lot of people togetherso to see this-- brought anger... hurt.. and confusion.... we had calls come in saying it looks like he has a bear claw trap or something like thatcrystal sharlow-schaefer with the wisconsin humane society wild life rehabilitation center says its actually... a rat trap this is a trap that kills by
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initial set off which was very very rough and then its constantly compressed. so our concern is going to be with broken bones , exposed bones and then the loss of blood supply to that tissue which will eventually necrosis.the trap itself ... sharlow schaefer says.. is not illegal. but can be very dangerous...especially if not set properly. there is a potential if they're set out and maybe your dog gets away maybe your dog could get stuck in there or a cat. they can do significant damage won't know how much damage was done to the fox until they get a closer look.. so that's lierman's goal now... she's rented a cage from the humane society.. hoping to catch the wounded animal.. and bring it in for treatment... it will be a relief. a big relief, and i will be very happy. i think theres a lot of people that are every concerned about the fox that will be very happy to know its oktime is of the essence- the sooner they can treat the fox the better. the humane society says anyone who might see the fox should not feed it. it's trying to lure the injured one into
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community. krystle kacner fox 6 news political and medical leaders gather in milwaukee to discuss america's opioid epidemic. wisconsin attorney general brad schimel-- senator ron johnson-- and colorado senator cory gardner hosted a roundtable discussion about the demand for drugs in america - and possible solutions. one key is to keep people from becoming addicted in the first pl users first started by getting hooked on prescription pain killers. "we have great prevention messages if we can just convince people to use their medications only as they are prescribed to them, to store them safely and securely in their home, and to get rid of them when their done taking their prescription." another solution discussed, focuses on reducing the number of drugs prescribed by doctors. that
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about pain from the medicare reimbursement process. honoring the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice can happen anywhere, even at a local golf course. fox 6's brandon cruz goes beyond the game on this special event. on an overcast and rainy morning, dozens of people come together here at ironwood golf course in lisbon. they're here for golf of course, but they're here to remember firefighters who have given the ultimate sacrifice while on duty. before any balls are struck more than 100 golfers take part in the ceremony honoring these heroes showing support for their families. "the foundation it supports families in the line of duty deaths when a loved one dies in the line of duty they will give them support they have different things for the kids they do a
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their firefighter and all the firefighters that were killed the year before." tournament director carrie rydzik rid-zik started the event four years ago after playing in a similar tournament for the foundation in northern wisconsin."i've always been a supporter of the foundation and i thought here's another way that i can give back is by running a tournament down here." "all their money is coming in through people like us, that raise money for them, because without it the familieso anything." like other golf fundraisers there are raffles, putting contests, as well as longest drive and closest to the pin winners...but they have one event that's uniquely their own. "we also have a firefighter hole, which people have to put on a firefighter coat, our bunker gear, helmet and the gloves which are not the most dexterous they can hit a ball tee off whoever gets the longest drive, it's a 50/50 raffle so you put 5 bucks in end the end
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percents 25 goes to the man who hit the furthest, 25 percent goes to the woman who hit the furthest." some have success with the gear on... others not so much. because of what the firefighter driver challenge offers, the tournament seems to keep growing. "first year we had i believe it was 56 golfers it was just trying to get the word out so it was kind of a low amount but we still had a good time, this year we hit 120 so it's grown each year, this is our biggest year so far." while it is a very fun event for all involved, it's why the event is held, even on a dark resonates with each of the participants. "we have 3 line of duty families here today who i met then and now we've become a family with me." brandon cruz, fox 6 sports. this year the goal was to raise around 10-thousand dollars for the fallen firefighters foundation. new tonight - looking ahead to 20-17.. what should be done at lambeau field during the off season? the kenney chesney concert was a big hit - but do officials want to do it again..
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their stories and skits, set in a galaxy far far away on the official star wars website... the winners will be invited to "lucasfilm" in san francisco to see "rogue one" -- and their winning stories -- on the big screen. "do you know will? do you know where he is? hiding. from who?" "stranger things" is coming back... the supernatural thriller has become so popular.... that netflix tweeted it will be coming back for a second season. the disappearance of a young boy...and a telekinetic girl who helps friends with the search. netflix says the second season will air in 20-17. actor "kiefer sutherland" makes his big debut as a singer-songwriter... his first album, "down in a hole," sold a thousand copies. it also debuted at number 18 on the americana and folk albums billboard chart. the south now bracing a hurricane.
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need to break the bank. contact 6 has 4 easy ways to save - tonight at 10.' ------------------------- also tonight-- bear essentionals. two bears try to beat the heat by taking a dip in the pool... the beagle that wasn't having any of it. tonight at ten. in business news - sponsor support for the 8th annual milwaukee film festival jumps nearly15-percent this year. milwaukee film saying the festival has raised nearly 3 million dollars for sponsors has increased from 95 -- to 133. associated bank will take over as the presenting sponsor. tickets for this weekend's wisconsin l-s-u game at lambeau field are among the hottest for the first week of the college football season. right now -- prices on seatgeek rang from 119-dollars to more than 1- thousand dollars for seats near the 50 yard line. but -- ticket seller say prices have dropped
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fox 6 now dot com for a link to the business journal. want to help kids? buy a backpack buddy. all of the proceeds will be used to buy backpacks filled with food to kids in need-- and those backpacks will even be restocked during the school year. just go to sendik's food market between now and september 6th to help out. details are at fox6-now-dot-com weather mostly clear and quiet tonight with temperatures falling through the 60s this evening. we'll drop into the low-to-mid 50s by morning. high pressure will dominate our weather straight into the holiday weekend. this means plenty of sun and comfortable temperatures. highs will reach the 70s through sunday. humidity levels will
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day. sunny on labor day with a warmer high in the middle 80s. don't tell mother nature it's the unofficial end to summer because we heat up next tuesday & wednesday. tonight: mostly clear. low: 56 dewpoint: 53 wind: ne 5-10 mph friday: mostly sunny. high: 72 dewpoint: 55 wind: e 5-10 mp 57 high: 77 dewpoint: 59 wind: se 5-10 mph sunday: mostly sunny. am low: 60 high: 79 dewpoint: 62 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: mostly sunny, warm and humid. am low: 65 high: 84 dewpoint: 66 wind: s 5-10 mph tuesday: partly sunny with a chance
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as tom showed you - hurricane hermine continues to churn toward land.. and tonight people are getting prepared. fox's jonathan serrie is in panama city, florida with the latest. for impact as hermine builds strength over the gulf of mexico. the storm is projected to make landfall over the northern florida coast some time overnight... state officials warning residents of dangerous conditions as strong winds and rough surf hit the shore. scott says "we're going to have significant winds, significant power lines and trees down, significant rain, flooding. storms surge. all of this together is life threatening." residents bracing for what could be the first hurricane to hit
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october 2005. fabie says "we just get prepared. make sure sandbags are in place and we're ready to go." cain says "i'm not overly worried. when you live in florida, this is what it is. you just listen and watch." others boarding up windows in preparation for strong winds and flying debris... frazier says "this does the trick for what we have to do on the properties here. there's no way to make anything safe. it's mother nature." the federal emergency management agency reminding s heed official's warnings... batkin says "the most important thing especially if a tropical system is threatening is to listen to your state and local officials to do what they suggest to do. if there's an evacuation order follow it. get yourself and your family out of harm's way. " on cam tag hermine continues to build strength as it travels over the gulf of mexico. the storm is expected to make landfall and then head towards the carolinas over the weekend. in panama city, florida, jonathan serrie, fox news.
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fans... by giving back to disaster victims in that state. the pfister and hilton milwaukee hotels say they will donate 10 percent of bar sales on friday and saturday to the red cross louisiana flood relief fund. the l-s-u tigers will take on the wisconsin badgers at lambeau field this weekend... and both hotels are expecting to host many football fans. authorities in florida have found the zika virus in trapped mosquitoes-- the first time this has happened in the continental u-s. beach have tested positive. the state calls the development disappointing, but not surprising. the number of non-travel-related zika infections has grown to 47 in miami-dade county since the first case was identified just over a month ago. intensive trapping and testing continues. a medical breakthrough could be a game-changer for patients suffering from alzheimer's disease. scientists have found a
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cause dementia. they say patients treated with the highest dose of a new antibody drug... saw the plaque almost completely disappear. scientists also found that after six months of treatment, patients' health stopped deteriorating. if all goes well in larger trials, the first drug to prevent dementia could be available in just a few years. a space-x rocket exploding this morning in cape canaveral. it happened on the launch pad during a test firing. reportedly shook from the blast -- and multiple explosions continued for several minutes. space-x says nobody was hurt -- but it destroyed the falcon-9 rocket and a satellite commissioned by facebook -- which was set to launch on saturday. an assistant police chief in oklahoma is being called a hero for helping a cat in trouble. and it was all caught on video! he was driving his
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a cat with its head stuck in a can in someone's driveway. the chief h got out of the car, walked over to the cat and successfully removed the chef boyardee can from its head. after getting a quick head scratch, the cat ran away, seemingly okay. this cat story -- not such a happy ending. a waukesha county man is accused of beating and choking a relative after an argument over his cat. a criminal complaint against martin pfefferle fefer-lee and suffocation. the woman says he attacked her because she had the cat spayed without his knowledge. he took off when he realized he was in trouble-- he was later arrested after his pickup crashhed in a ditch. a machete was found in the truck. a woman severely beaten on milwaukee's south side earlier this month has died. her daughter -- 35-year-old vicenta man-ri-quez had already been charged with reckless injury.
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expected to be upgraded to reckless homicide. a criminal complaint says the two argued about money for drugs and the daughter struck her mom with a lamp. a brazen armed robbery at a b-p gas station caught on camera. just watch this video. it happened last friday near 35th and mckinley. one suspect went into the store with a gun and told customers to steal items -- leading to several people taking merchandise. those people then ran from the store. later -- the same suspect and a woman came back and stole more items. if you c people - call milwaukee police. madison police acted reasonably and within department policies with the arrest of an 18-year-old woman outside a mall. police arrested ge-nele laird in june after they say she displayed a knife while confronting someone. video of the arrest sparked protests alleging excessive use of force and discrimination. an outside review says police
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murdered in mississippi will be laid to rest tomorrow. a funeral mass for sister margaret held will take place tomorrow morning at st. joseph center in milwaukee... with archbishop listecki. the mass will be followed by burial at olivet cemetery. sister held grew up in slinger... and worked with the school sisters of saint francis in milwaukee. she and sister paula merrill were found stabbed to dead in a home in rural mississippi last week. a man has been arrested in teh case. amc thea gene wilder's life, by bringing two of his biggest hits back to the big screen. "willy wonka and the chocolate factory" and "blazing saddles" will both be shown this weekend at select theaters - including at mayfair 18. willy wonka will be shown at 5 o'clock on saturday and sunday. blazing saddles will play at 7-30. tickets will be 5 dollars for each movie. gene wilder, who was born in milwaukee, died monday at the age of 83. the finishing touches are still being made at lambeau field for this weekend's badgers/lsu football game --
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event at the stadium. however, fox 6 has learned, the packers already have an idea what the next non- nfl event might be.... a concert at lambeau field in june of next year. nats it's been 14 months since kenny chesney rocked lambeau field. he's headlined the only two major concerts in the stadium's history. however, that could change next june. take super pat webb/executive director,stadium district ar it brought a lot of economic activity to the community. the green bay/brown county professional football stadim district board met at lambeau wednesday. the board's executive director says an organization working with the packers approached him about bringing in another concert. pat webb/executive director,stadium district board we've been asked to look at our ticket tax. we went into closed session. the board gave me some direction and i hope to be working wit the team and the promoter in the near future. there is a 10 percent sales tax
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lambeau field. in the past, the stadium district board has agreed to rebate a portion of it to the promoter booking the concert. pat webb/executive director,stadium district board you don't always have these opportunities, but i will continue to look at them with the team and hopefully we can have more events like this. the last two summer concerts chesney played at lambeau, the announcements for them came mid-fall. the team has said over the last few years it would like to host one major non-packers game event at lambeau each year. now at ten-- 24 homicides. "that's the most homicides in 25
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milwaukee police were investigating this many deaths in one month-- they had just discovered jeffery dahmer's victims. tonight-- what chief flynn says needs to change. and victims of the violence share their perspective. "it really hits home when it happens to you." that is our big story tonight-- sobering stats. two dozen people were murdered in milwaukee last month. that's two dozens families in mourning. our ashley sears spoke to one of them. but let's start with madeline anderson. she was at police chief ed what was his message, madeline? milwaukee police chief ed flynn says the violence needs to stop. he held a news conference downtown earlier today on those sobering numbers. calling attention to last month's 24- homicides... 42:09 if you didn't know better, you'd think only 1 or 2 things happened all in the month of august police chief ed flynn says milwaukee's murder rate was so high... it exceeded chicago... a city that
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