in-line with other milwaukee county parks. sherman park hours have been shortened since the weekend of august 13th, when violence broke out involved shooting not far from the park.the sheriff ordered the park to close every night at 6 ... and as you've heard, residents in the area have been complaining about the continued restrictions, weeks after the disturbance. the sherman park fence was a symbol of the disagreement among local leaders over how to reduce violence in milwaukee.there are others, like the debate over whether milwaukee needs more police. a report over the weekend said mayor tom barrett is ready to more officers. officers.cbs 58's david ade joins us live with that story and more....david? mayor tom barrett and his office say they are not ready to talk about details for next year's budget today and that includes the report that barrett is going to put more money into the police department budget. i also spoke with i also spoke with some elected officials about the milwaukee council safety report from two weeks ag

new details on an inmate that died at a milwaukee county jail... the ruling on his death from the we start with breaking news out of kenosha county...where a person is dead after a truck fire. it happened around eight this morning in the town of wheatland. officials were called out to the parking lot of the best bargains store on 352nd avenue. when were told somebody was still inside the truck, which was engulfed in flames. we're told officials are investigating the fire as suspicious. few other details are being released -- including the what caused the fire and the identity of the victim. we'll continue to follow this developing story. stick with fox news online and on-air for any updates. in milwaukee...police are seeking the driver of a car involved in an overnight hit and run. our atkinson and capitol where police say a 45 year old man was injured. police received the call about a man lying in the middle of the road at 1:30 this morning. police say the victim of this hit and run is intoxicated and they are unsure if he was attempting to cross

we just heard moments ago from the milwaukee county sheriff's office... they say they have not received updated findings from the medical examiner's office or mpd... and will not be commenting until investigations are complete. the milwaukee police department confirms it is still investigating thomas' death. governor scott walker is firing back at a report which links him to pay to play politics.yesterday the guardian...published 15-hundred pages of evidence from a now halted investigation into scott walker's recall campaign. campaign.today governor walker said this evidence fell into the hands of the guardian because someone is upset they lost in court. walker says whoever illegaly leaked those documents wants to win in the court of public opinon. the early in 2011, and we thought it was important to get the message out about the facts. not about campaign, not about elections, but to get the facts up and we believe that people saw the truth and that the truth would ultimately be our secret weapon" weapon." walker calls the guardian article old news... sa

. ...when milwaukee county executve chris abele ordered the fence down. but sunday evening ...deputies --acting on the orders of sheriff david clarke...asked a group of about 40 people to leave the park...who were there after 6 pm. that never happened...they were allowed to stay until 10. we learned the judge ruled to uphold a restraining order against the sheriff ...on the behalf of the county executives office. a representative of abele told the judge the orange fence has been doing more harm than good. the judge agreed. " and i think the temporary to preserve the status quo. i dont want any disturbances by people who think that this has gone on too long and they think they can start protesting. i think that in this case, the county executive has the reasonable probability of success on the merits" the judge added he grew up in the sherman park area and understands people's frustration ...not being able to use the park. he was not happy theh night...saying he feels it was a quote "contemptuous act" the next hearing is set for wednesday at 2 pm reporting

deaths in 7 weeks in milwaukee county.... that's a shocking number by itself. but think-- what about the number of those who were resuscitated? local paramedics find themselves administering the drug narcan more and more-- the amount of times -- is even more proof of the growing issue of opioid abuse... krystle kacner has the story. the paramedic i spoke with today says in his six years with the greenfield fire department.. he can't even count how many times he's administered the drug... and in ?recent months, it's been even more. long as their still breathing, or close to still breathing its usually fairly successful in waking them upthis little box... can be a life saver.. quite literally. basically its a reversal agent thats attaching to the cells in the body in the brain. naloxone.. or narcan.. is given to patients overdosing on opiates... but it's not a sure thing depending how long the person has been overdosing for, it it can not work too. the greenfield fire department is just one agency that has been administering a lot lately... according to the offic

that is why we are seeing flooded roads, especially the southern half of milwaukee county. this continues to work its way through the area. th works through, we will just have scattered showers. we have another 30-45 minutes before this moves out. more coming up in just a bit. joyce: the latest round of rain have made the roads a mess. kathy: it is pouring right now. 12 news ben hutchison is out on the road right now. >> we just passed through 52nd seen street flooding on social media. as we went over the 27th street viaduct, the rain was coming down hard. right now, it is coming down hard. we have seen ponding and flooding and cars have disregarded standing water. you heard mark talk about it. do not drive through standing water. we are seeing a lot of traffic right now. their time. just avoid that standing water. again, we are heading towards 56 than mitchell and it will have an update later on in this newscast. joyce: the roads are also a mess downtown. {kathy} kathy: that's where nick bohr continues our live team coverage. >> it just picked up again, a fire truck headin

today in milwaukee county. county.os ray robinson attacked the woman last summer... after she got off a bus on milwaukee's north side.the 29 year old pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual assault.robinson is facing decades in prison. his hearing is at 8:30 this morning. there's a memorial today for longtime local journalist and radio voice--- eric von. von.von died suddenly last week at the age of 58--- leaving behind many fans. organizers say today's service... will be "a celebration of life." life."it's at marquette community members are invited. the u-s senate is expected to take up a new bill on water quality as early as today. it will take on dangerous lead pipes in homes... not just in milwaukee.. but around the country.wisconsin senator tammy baldwin sponsored the water resource and development act. 4:10-:22i have championed provisions that would accelerate the deployment of advanced water technologies, water filtration sensors and better testing capabilities. 3 senator baldwin says her bi

this excludes milwaukee, racine, kenosha, and walworth counties. i'll be back with how much rain we're going to get coming up. >> see you shortly. thank you, john. >>> a quick-thinking neighbor helps. >> coreen zell is live where she >> george and carole, it happened in the parking lot of the river view apartments before 1:00 this morning. between the recent armed robberies and car break-ins, neighbors make it a point to look out for one another. >> i woke up to my neighbors calling me to let me know someone is messing with my car. >> i look outside and i saw a burgundy van, cruising the parking lot. and i saw four pulling on door handles. >> lisa collins yelled at the group from her window and called 9-1-1. >> we need to pull together and stop this crime, no matter what side of town, no matter what nationality, or race >> officers caught them shortly after. police arrested a 16-year-old, two 14-year-olds and a 12-year-old. >> they tried to get into the lock. they tried to get to this. enough where it shattered, but it's not going to break because

they argue he's taken steps to end chronic homelessness in milwaukee county. county board is expected to vote at a 9:30 meeting here this morning. colon will attend. live...pz... tmj4 the department of workforce development reports unemployment in wisconsin dropped in most of the state's largest cities from july to august.right now the unemployment rate is 4.2% for wisconsin.that remains less than the national average of 4.9%. approval rating remains the same, but is still lower than president obama's and fellow wisconsin republican and house speaker paul ryan.according to a new marquette university law school poll governor walker's aprroval rating is at 38%. president obama's is at 54% and speaker ryan is coming in at 47%.walker's approval has been around 40% ever since his failed run for president year. governor walker is hoping to reach a solution with his fellow republicans over road fundingwalker just sent a speaker robin vos encouraging state lawmakers to work with him.walker has promised not to raise taxes or fees to pay for roads a judge's ruling in fa

the death of an inmate in the milwaukee county jail...is ruled homicide...by dehydration. that inmate...terrill thomas, is the man accused of opening fire inside potowatomi back in the spring. a.j. bayatpour is live outside the county jail with the details... in his cell here at the county jail. it was less than two weeks after his arrest for shooting a man outside his home, then firing a gun inside potowatomi. the medical examiners office released its report today. it finds the manner of death to be homicide. there were no signs of trauma but testing 'revealed profound dehydration.' thomas family declined an interview today, referring us to their investigation reveals water was cut off to thomas cell. the mes report only says water was cut off to his toilet...not mentioning anything about the sink. there is no indication how long thomas was without access to water. the mes report adds the 38-year-old man was in solitary confinement due to his behavior in jail, which included throwing food. the familys lawyer says at least one other inmate knew thomas had no water... there

milwaukee county's 2017 park budget. board asked that the abele administration present informational reports on their proposals to regulate pokemon go sites in milwaukee county parks and to create new fees for parking along the lakefront the parks, energy, and environment committee chairman feel milwaukee's parks were created to boost the lives of all residents and officials must strive to ensure free use and access by all. the committee also wants residents to weigh in on the 2017 budget request submitted by the parks department and the administrato parking along lincoln memorial drive, and at lots at mckinley marina, veterans park, north point, bradford beach and lake park. also today the first of nine county-wide public workshops to take place this evening as part of the department of parks, recreation and cultures 'parks with purpose' planning campaign. information gathered will system master and the 2050 park & open space plan. that forum will begin tonight at 6:30 at kosciuszko park community center, 2201 s. 7th st

so its up to scott walker to tell us why this isnt a poisoned duck milwaukee county district attorney john chisholm, one of the john doe prosecutors, says the leak of evidence is a crime under wisconsin law. walker's campaign spokesman, responding to the story, says "there is absolutely no evidence of any wrongdoing" in the john anything in return for their donations? we'll be looking into that at 9 and 10. ted thanks theo the pages of information yourself... we have a link to the documents on the home page of fox6 now dot com -- and the fox6 news app. you'll also have easy access to other stories on the john doe probe we've done in the past. an angry parent is accused of making terrorist threats against his child's school. fox6's rachelle baillon sheboygan county court wednesday, accused of threatening to light a school up. in a criminal complaint, school administrators with the random lake school district say jesse james culp has a history of being aggressive and confrontational with district staff. but this latest incident has him facing a charge of terrorist threats. according to

ann sterling is live in milwaukee county, with a look ahead. in july -- the county opened up the application process for the first time in 15 years.at that time -- they expected more than 10 thousand people to register. with that large number -- the county is using a lottery system.right now -- they are contacting 2 thousand people apply for rent assistance. here's how it works.if your number is on the list:you will receive a call when a voucher is made available. the director of milwaukee county housing assistance is hoping about 100 vouchers will be available each year. the director says its been 15 years since someone could even apply -- because the need is so great and the program has been working to make changes. they have been auditing clients to make sure the those people don't qualify anymore than they are out of the program and a new person can step in. police in oconomowoc are looking for two men they say robbed tobin's gift and pharmacy this weekend. the owner of the store says the men were in and out within two minutes ... stealing

milwaukee county executive? chris abele and ?milwaukee county sheriff? david clarke. they're arguing over who ?controls any fence? around sherman park. park.the sheriff put up a fence around the park last month... after the unrest in temporary and put up during closing time.he said it was for public safety. but the county executive ordered crews to take it down... as tension eased. in a court filing yesterday--- milwaukee county judge "david han-sher" ordered a new judge ?hear the case? to avoid further litigation in the contested matter. he says... the next judge will have to ?sort out evidence?... that the ruling says ?contradicts statements? made by both parties. today a judge will decide.... whether school officials have the right to ?block bathroom access? for a transgender student. the right to have his lawsuit against the "kenosha unified school district" heard in court.a federal judge ?declined? the school's motion to dismiss the case. whitaker was born a ?girl?--- but identifies himself as a boy. today his lawyers will present their argument that banning him

a new lead in case of a baby shot on i-43 in milwaukee county. investigators are now looking for a very specific car... julie collins joins us live from port washington and hampton ave -- with developments -- julie? the milwaukee county sheriff's office developed a description after shooting. and they say this is the car wanted: a maroon or dark red lincoln m-k-s or m-k-z. they say someone in this 4-door sedan fired shots at another vehicle at near i-43 and hampton. the suspect car then exited at hampton-- headed east. the car hit by the gunfire-- also exited at hampton. a 2-month-old girl in carseat was struck. she's was hospitalized, but is now recovering at home. the sheriff's office is still investigating the reason for the shooting suspected case of road rage. if you have any information that could help find this red new this morning --- a home in whitewater is a total loss after an overnight fire. a neighbor saw smoke coming from the house...but by the time firefighters arrived on scene...the house was fully engulfed. no one was home at the

it happened-- on i43 in milwaukee county. ann sterling is live along i43 near keefe-- this morning with an update. terrifying moments for this family as they were driving on help. right now the sheriff's office hasn't released any information about what happened -- but we did speak with a man who says he witnessed two drivers in a possible road rage incident -- around the same time this baby was shot.and he says he believes this silver car was one of the vehicles involved in that situation. according to the north shore fire department -- crews treated a 2-month-old girl in a parking lot exact location of the shooting though is unclear -- we do know last night-- authorities shut down a portion of i-43 near keefe to investigate. paramedics took the baby to children's hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the milwaukee county sheriff's office has not said what led up to the shooting -- or if breaking news now: florida authorities are investigating a fire at a mosque where orlando nightclub shooter omar mateen once attende

an inmate at the milwaukee county jail dies after being deprived of a life source his death... now ruled a homicide. the latest on the investigation. good morning and thanks for starting your day with wakeup. lets go straight to our fox6 weather expert rob haswell in the weather from overnight -- the search is on for a suspect involved in a hit and run. it happened near capitol and atkinson around 1:30 this morning. maroon or red four door vehicle. the man is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. we'll continue to monitor this story throughout the day. a student is injured... after a bullet grazes her in the middle of the school day. now police are trying to figure out how an officer's gun went off -- at thoreau elementary. it happened yesterday afternoon. police say the supervisor of the schools resource officers was trying to speak with the 13-year-old female student about an incident that occurred thats when the girl became physically combative. "his firearm, while still in the holster discharged. it appears to be some sort of accident. were still working on, just

george: the death of an inmates at the milwaukee counties jail ruled a homicide. the coroner says he died dehydration. >> reporter: george thomas spent 23 hours a day in his cell. guards said they would check on him every 2 or 3 hours for protocol. 38-year-old terrell thomas spent the last 10 days of his life at the milwaukee county jail. april 15 he was arrested for shooting a man in the chest in he died in his cell april 24. his father learned it was dehydration and bipolar disorder that took his son's life. he asked us not to show his face on camera. >> before he did what he did -- >> reporter: the inmate's father said it had been a struggle to get his son help for his mental illness. but didn't understand why someone couldn't have water. >> i'm upset about the whole thing. >> reporter: the medical examiner's report says the water had been turned off because of his destructive behavior. thomas' parents have had suspicions about his son's death for five months. the family's attorney is investigating all circumstances rounding his death including if inmates knew

milwaukee county pools are now closed for the season. fox6s deandra corinthios takes you to greenfield park -- where people tried to hang on to the warm weather just a little longer. the crowd at cool waters in west "its the perfect way to end it i know fall is coming so one more time in the pool" families making the most of the day off.. enjoying one last dip... or one final time down the water slide... "i wanted to swim one more time, she wants to swim one more time because she had to start school and she was kind of sad" and summer...will be missed... "what is your favorite thing about summer? that it is hot" most milwaukee county pools have already shut down for the season. but cool waters schulz family aquatic center and the tosa pool...are coming here a lot because it has been really hot" we all know wisconsin weather can be unpredictable. before you know it...we could see snowflakes... "could tomorrow...you never know" but people here...hope the heat hangs on a while longer. "i am not a winter person, so i refuse to take this off

the cost to register your car in milwaukee county... could go ?up?... if the county executive gets his way. way. chris abele says it's the only way to keep transit rolling --but other officials disagree. cbs 58's julie parise has details on what this could mean for drivers. julie? 3 some milwaukee county drivers would have to pay upto register or renew plates on their car. abele says its just 5 bucks a month-but will provide millions in resources. right now in milwaukee county- you don't pay a vehicle registation fee.abele's "save" transit plan would charge drivers 60-dollars.its something only four other counties do-but they all charge 25 dollars...or less. adding in the state's 75 registration fee...and in the city of milwaukee there's another 20 fee totalling 155 dollars a year. executive: "for the past 5 years we have not raised fares we have not cut routes...you have to go back a long routes...you have have not cut routes...you have to go back a long time. but that has been difficult bc the funding we get from the state still remains lower than it

adam, seen here in his facebook selfies, is the son of milwaukee county's chief medical examiner , dr. brian peterson dr. peterson is a frequent voice on the soaring death rates from of milwaukee heads-up an initiative to cut-down on prescription narcotic abuse. according to the report on adam peterson's death, paramedics used narcan, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioids, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. the report indicates adam was known to abuse drugs, and it's suspected he died of an overdose. adam recently wrote on facebook, "i am sick of substance, people and places dictating who i am, , and who i am to be." the medical examiner's office sent out a press release this afternoon, reading "dr. peterson is asking for privacy and will not be commenting." police found prescription drugs in adam peterson's bag, but so far no official cause of death has been determined. joyce: peterson is one of 71 probable overdose deaths the medical examiner's office has seen in the last seven weeks in milwaukee county. been more than 170 suspected drug deaths in the county so far thi

in the milwaukee county case against "michael mo" morgan."he's accused of starting a fire that killed two children.and he took the stand again yesterday. cbs 58's julie parise is live morning to tell us what happened... and look ahead to what's next.julie? inside this courtroom yesterday morgan maintained his innoncence.now the case is the hands of the jury.they will deliberate on the nine charges he faces, including two counts of reckless homicide. things got heated in the courtroom yesterday.thursdays proceedings started with morgan on the standduring closing arguments, prosecution argued that morgan set the fire as a scare tactic against his estranged wife. defense said there was no evidence to put morgan at the scene of step son and another child. when you doused that bed, you didn't know the fire was gonna get that bad, right?i never did that that's why went to go call 911, you went to a pay phoneno sir that's why you went and talked to mr cathy, and said i need to call because kids over there need help, right?i never did that sir becaus

still ahead, a wild party at the milwaukee county zoo. the celebration later today that's putting the spotlight on elephants. stay with us. you are watching wisn 12 news >> now thema: right now on wisn 12 news "this morning," families in milwaukee show they back the blue. the special deliveries they will make today to police stations across the city. plus, ready, set, race for the kids. thousands of runners will pound the pavement for the annual briggs and al's run. the street closures you need to know about before you head out the door. first, a live look outside on this saturday morning. the sun is up this morning, we will have -- very pleasant day. we will have the details on when or if you will need long sleeves. welcome to wisn 12 news "this morning." i am thema ponton. it is 8:00 a.m. on saturday, september 17. let's get things started by checking your forecast with weatherwatch 12 meteorologist sally severson and the weather center. sally: i am in for jeremy nelson. on our way to clearing skies. hello to a good-looking weekend. low

milwaukee county is looking into expanding the oak leaf tra. trail.the extension would connect the oak leaf trail with the rock sports complex.. the city of franklin commercial center.. and the planned franklin-muskego bike trail systems.the paved trail would be about a half-mile .. the root river parkway.there will be an open house on the proposed expansion next tuesday, september 13-th at 4-30 at the root river parkway picnic shelter. coming up---how a ?mural? is bringing together an entire neighborhood in milwaukee. 3 and - reading the old fashioned way.how many people still perfer paperback.i'm one of 'em! 3 3 forecast...today: very warm and humid; pop up showers, storms likely. low: 74 wednesday: scattered showers, storms. high: 87thursday: morning shower or storm possible. otherwise partly cloudy. high: 83friday: chance of afternoon and evening showers and storms. high: 75 forecast...today: very warm and humid; pop up storm possible. high: 92tonight: showers, storms likely. low: 74 wednesday: scattered showers, morning shower or storm pos

patrick: if you live in milwaukee county, and you own a car, you might need to pay up. the county executive is including a new registration fee $60 in his upcoming budget. you're money will go. >> chris abele says if milwaukee county wants to maintain a sustainable transit system and reduce borrowing a vehicle registration fee, or wheel tax, is the only option left. with decreasing state funding, he says the $60 annual fee would generate $27 million, enough to fund bus replacements and county highway, parkway and bridge repairs. and he laid out what he says will happen without the new fee. >> we face cuts in service, increases in debt, when we've been reducing them, and fee increases, revenue increases, there's just no way to avoid it. >> abele's transportation budget will also include nearly toward $44 million the county's new bus rapid transit plan. and he's proposing a new one-time five dollars fee, plus a $.25 fare for seniors or disabled individuals who use the county's go-pass. patrick: this story is getting a lot of attention on our facebook page, with people sha

a legal showdown tonight between the milwaukee county executive chris ably a clark. ably ordered the fence around the park taking it down this morning calling ate barrier to healing. but sheriff clark ordered deputies to put the fence back up and arrest anyone including ably who refused to leave the park after 6:00 p.m. tonight that battle returned to the courtroom. we begin with rickey mitchell. she's live with more of the >> reporter: a special court session held here tonight, a judge ordered a temporary restraining order against sheriff david clark saying he has to stop impeding the public access to sherman park. >> the-is not above the law. >> reporter: milwaukee county circuit court judge david hampshire held a special court hearing tonight. the fence thing went up three weeks ago following violence when sheriff david clark indefinitely. then at 6:00 this morning, the county executive took the fence down and said the park would resume the normal hours. eight hours later, the fence went back up at the request of sheriff clark. >> they have a right to do so. they

the milwaukee county medical examiner released its report today.. and ruled thomas death was a homicide... and the cause of death was dehydration with other ?including bipolar disorder. when thomas died, the milwaukee county sheriff's office reported thomas showed no visible signs of trauma. but an attorney for thomas' family says water had been cut off to thomas' cell for several days. to be clear, the medical examiner's office says it's called a homicide as a way to certify the death. it's a neutral term that neither implies nor indicates criminal intent. reporti perry, fox 6 news. governor walker's original plan today was to tout his latest department of transportation budget proposal but some arent happy about whats in it....or rather, whats not in it. fox6s rachelle baillon joins us live from wauwatosa. good afternoon. construction zones like the one you see behind me are a familiar experience for drivers who frequently use the zoo interchange and budget proposal prioritized safety and maintenance on the states existing infrastructure.... while

live outside the milwaukee the milwaukee county sheriff's office putting out this statement today -- saying it's not conducting the investigation -- and has not gotten any direct updates on the case. the sheriff's office goes on to say -- it's withholding employee internal investigations and won't comment until the investigation and any civil litigation is complete. brendan dassey's attorney is asking that he be released from prison -- while he is waiting to find out if his murder convction will be his attorney says dassey would pose no threat to the public if released. last week-- attorney general brad schimel said he plans to appeal a federal judge''s decision that overturned the conviction. that judge ruled that investigators used deceptive tactics to coerce dassey to confess to helping steven avery rape and kill teresa halbach in 2005. the milwaukee county medical examiners officer is dealing with 71 possible drug over-doses -- in close to home... the deceased... the medical examiners son. krystle kacner with the story. sept 12th... police are called to clybourn street for an unc

ann sterling is live at the milwaukee county courthouse with a look ahead to the debate today. right now -- people over 65 pass" to get a free ride --but right now -- the county board is considering elimating it. according to the county... last year 21-thousand go passes were issued. that's three million dollars of missed revenue in free rides. the county says that is contributing to a 7 million dollar budget ho people who rely on go passes say in the long run --- the go pass -- will save the county money.the disability rights of of wisconsin says people can only live in a community if they have transportation. so it thinks "the go pass" is a smart investment.but -- according to the county comptroller's report -- the program is not sustainable. the suggestion is offer a discounted fare. the , public works and transit committee will meet about this issue this morning at 9 a.m. to further discuss the go pass. shutting down nationwide... that includes the campus in greenfield. it's been under investigation by the federal government over recruiting and accounting practices. i-t-t h

a year for milwaukee county. he says its enough to fund all the countys transportation infrastructure costs, annual bus replacements, county highway and bridge repairs. it will also help preserve the 'go pass' program -- allowing seniors and the disabled to ride the bus for free - or at a reduced cost. the the day after donald trump campaigns in waukesha -- the wife of hillary clinton's running mate stops in milwaukee. anne holton is the former education secretary in virginia. she kept her message positive -- focused on her husband, tim kaine, and hillary clinton. meanwhile, clinton's supporters are responding to something donald trump said in waukesha county wednesday night -- as he appealed to african-american voters. "to the african american community, i say, what the hell do you have to lose?" "we would have a lot to lose, i believe, if donald trumps side. i dont think hes for education. i dont think hes for families. i think hes just for the rich." chelsea clinton will campaign in green bay today. no word on

to milwaukee county, waukesha, to jefferson county. as we pull back and add the back edge to the north and west of dane county. most of the showers are rolling out of the area by 1 or 2:00 in the morning. we should be dry by morning. the temperatures are already down in the 40's in most locations. 48 in west bend, it'll be a cool start to the morning tomorrow, around 48 degrees, still rain and windy and cool conditions the week forecast, that's coming up in a few minutes. >>> the executive and board supervisors are pushing for a $15 minimum wage for county employees. they plan to present the proposal on monday. >>> the decision 2016 now donald trump's running mate, mike pence is in wisconsin. he met with the governor in madison, and visited one of the campaign offices. he democratic vice president nominee, tim kaine next tuesday. trump will campaign tomorrow in waukesha. at the expo strshgs that'll start -- center, that'll start at 6 p.m. and doors open at 3. and hilary clinton's daughter, chelsea will campaign on friday. in green bay.

in milwaukee county. and pretty much the heaviest rain right now, sheboygan, and southeast fond du lac county. everything is wrapping around a big low pressure system to the east. our computer models pick it up, and keep the clouds around and quarter in the morning. a few scattered showers, and breaks late in the day tomorrow. and tomorrow night, a little bit of clearing, and it gets better through the day on thursday. so for tonight, the rain will continue on to 2:00 in the morning, cool lows, 45 inland, and 48 closer to lake michigan, and for tomorrow, 61 degrees. mostly cloudy skies, still on thursday, with partly cloudy skies, and still breezy and a high of only 66 degrees. here's the forecast, friday, partly cloudy skies, 65 degrees, a brief afternoon shower, same thing on saturday, brief shower, we're at 66 degrees, sunday some sunshine, and 67 degrees, and right around 70 degrees, with sunshine both monday and tuesday of next week. so fall has come in us. >> it's been a warm month. >> smacked us an

the meeting starts at 9 this morning in the milwaukee county courthouse. when we come back on the cbs 58 morning news--- i'll sit down with out pet of the week--- a puppy in need of a good home. home.plus... find out why target is already talking about the holiday shopping season. 3 and...there's a new electric car hitting the scene.the best part... might be the price tag. 3 here's a live look outside for c-b-s 58 news time is 5:... on welcome back to the c-b-s 58 morning news. now that it's feeling more like fall... your family might want a little something to cuddle with.how about a new puppy!if you're ready for the responsibility... we have a great one today.sharon roe-dar-mel with the wisconsin humane soc pebbles.- ears up, tail wagging... that's what i noticed right away.- pebbles is such a fun name... does she have a personality to match?- how old is she... and how big will - - the wisconsin humane socity about it in a nutshell.- can people donate to it? in your moneywatch this morning - a co-founder of linked-in really, really wants donald trump to

milwaukee county executive chris abeles plan to save public transportation... may end up costing those behind the wheel of their own cars. a so-called wheel tax will be presented in abeles 2017 how it works... and who it could impact the most. county executive chris abele is making good on his promise to include a so- called 'wheel tax' in his 2017 budget proposal. ca 'a $60 per year vehicle registration fee. which averages out to $5 per month.' abele says the county cant rely on state funds to help cover transportation costs... and this option will generate 27-million dollars a year for milwaukee county. he countys transportation infrastructure costs, annual bus replacements, county highway and bridge repairs. mm 'cmon.' but county supervisor michael mayo says... not everybody is eager to hop on this bus: mm 'i know that we need revenue, i want transportation to keep going, but that is really a lot.' all motor vehicle owners pay a 75- dollar state vehicle registration. city of milwaukee residents currently pay a 20- dollar wheel tax of their own. and if you fa

with milwaukee county... where medical appointments. peter skopec believes there's also an economic benefit ... to better connecting waukesha county with milwaukee. we have to do a better job of making it easier for people to get where the jobs are the county executive says his office will also look into how to allocate more money for the maintenance of local roads. in waukesha..pz... tmj4 organizers say the information obtained at today's discussion will be used to craft ideas and better improve local, public transit. governor scott walker says he'll keep borrowing for road projects in the next state budget. the state faces a 940- million dollar shortfall to pay for road projects already approved. walker proposed borrowing one-point-three billion dollars for roads in the 20-15.. 20-17 budget. legislators pushed that back to 850 million dollars. the milwaukee county and city face costly upgrades for aging streets and bridges.a new report by "public policy city streets are rated in poor or fair condition.the c

today in milwaukee county. county.prosecutors say stephen ray robinson attacked the woman last summer... after she got off a bus on milwaukee's north side.the 29 year old pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree decades in prison. his hearing is at 8:30 this morning. there's a memorial today for longtime local journalist and radio voice--- eric von. von.von died suddenly last week at the age of 58--- leaving behind many fans. organizers say today's service... will be "a celebration of life." life."it's at marquette university's ?alumni memorial union? from 3 until 7. community members are invited. the u-s senate is expected to take up a new bill on water pipes in homes... not just in milwaukee.. but around the country.wisconsin senator tammy baldwin sponsored the water resource and development act. 4:10-:22i have championed provisions that would accelerate the deployment of advanced water technologies, water filtration sensors and better testing capabilities. capabilities. 3 senator baldwin says her bill w

milwaukee county. according to the medical examiner, so far this year 161 people died from drug overdoses. that's up 10% from this time last year. those numbers do not include august. three suspected bank robbers are in custody tonight. they are charged with holding up the elm grove tcf bank in february. elijah mcgee and robert crumble were arrested shortly after the heist. getaway driver, london johnson, was taken into custody earlier this month. also new at 10:00, mount pleasant police need your help identifying this man. investigators say he's wanted in connection with a bank robbery at community state bank yesterday. if you have any information, police want to hear from you. patrick: a waupaca county supervisor is taking heat for a comment at last night's committee meeting about nfl quarterback colin kaepernick, who's from that area. >> i said there was a possibility becauhe it was me or anybody else. patrick: it comes after the 49ers quarterback refused to stand during the national anthem at last

the milwaukee county d-a is reviewing charges for him. hammond's mother says she was a victim of domestic abuse. the state department of justice will no longer investigate deadly police shootings in chief ed flynn says members from each police department will now cover these cases. he says that way-- there won't be complaints that retired m-p-d officers are involved. also-- investigators will be able to get to the scene of the shooting more quickly. chelsea clinton-- the daughter of democratic nominee hillary clinton-- visiting wisconsin today. she was campaigning for her mother inside green bay's meyer theater-- calling this election the most important

that is in the eastern part now of waukesha county starting to move into milwaukee county, ozaukee county, washington county getting showers. you can selig in the eastern part of waukesha county, into oconomowok and watertown and into columbia county, northwest of where there are some severe thunderstorm warnings going on, i think those don't hit us, but there is still that slightest counties. as we get in close, raining in washington county, from west bend southeast of there, most of ozaukee county, northwest part of milwaukee county, and all of eastern waukesha county, pretty good sized thunderstorm, jefferson county, just north of i-94. this is a large mass of rain with severe thunderstorms, big complex developing across iowa, we'll be watching that carefully. severe thunderstorm warnings out, and tornado warnings for that area. flash flood watch is in effect for fond du lac, sh tomorrow night. and see much of the state covered with that flash flood watch. highs today, 74 milwaukee, 73 racine, 70 waukesha. that's because the clouds were here and the rain was here earlier. we're holding

you are seeing a little light rain going on across southern milwaukee county. we have a little area moving over lake michigan. this low is moving to the north and impacting our weather right through saturday. overcast for today. the temperatures reaching into the low 60s. with the scattered readings won't rise too much. >> first we have first traffic watch. the pavement is a little wet. drive times are on the screen... >> right now, detroit is recovering after flooding. >> in one spot, a road was covered in 12 feet of water. the water turned a state highway into a mess with some cars floating along. at least three drivers had to be rescued in the area. the detroit area isn't out of danger yet. there's a flood watch in place through this afternoon. >> one detroit man found himself in a tight spot during that flooding. >> he lost his keys and tried to get into his home through a basement window, but he got stuck -- this is awful. >> who took the picture? >> that is a good question. and ended up hanging upside down from that window for about 13 hours. i feel terri

the milwaukee county sheriff's office responded to the scene. paramedics were also called. we're told the infant was treated here, and then transported her to childrens hospital with non- lifethreatning injuries.while it's still unclear what led up to the shooting, those who saw the parking lot say violence in this area needs to stop. "it's an innocent life. it has nothing to do with anything. who in their right mind would want to harm an innocent two month old baby" baby" police will continue their investigation this morning. if you have any information for investigators, call the milwaukee county sheriff's office. live in glendale.kyle a man driving an s-u-v northwest of downtown.... crashed into a telephone pole--- ?killing? two of his pa. passengers.it happened on 32- nd street just south of hampton yesterday.police tell us.... the driver lost control and hit the pole.another woman--- and the man driving--- were seriously hurt and rushed to the hospital. 3 3 looking ahead this morning the glendale common council will consider a resolution supporting the removal of the e

milwaukee county drivers would pay an extra $60 that's on top for people in the city of milwaukee. abele says the county is out of options and this fee is the best way to fund important projects. >> $27 million a year generated by fee is enough to fund all of the county's transportation infrastructure costs, to include bus replacements, county highway, parkway and bridge repair. >> the milwaukee county board before it can go into effect. at least one member of the board has already come out against the proposal. >> we the jury find carl barrett guilty. >> two years after a five-year-old girl was shot and killed, a jury has convicted one of the shooters. laylah petersen died when 22-year-old carl barrett fired shots into a home. prosecutors say two of barrett's friends were involved in the shooting too. police say barrett and his home. they fired into the house where laylah was sitting on her grandfather's lap. prosecutors say this guilty verdict sends a message. >> take a step back, take a pause and think about it before you take a very serious and deadly action with a firearm. >>

elderly and disabled riders get to ride milwaukee county buses for free. long a nasa astronaut just spent in space... and his ties to wisconsin. then... now hiring. prince's former home and studio will soon be open for visitors...how you can get even better access to paisley storm team for now-- rain causing problems across the badger state.many areas dealing with flooding.taking a live look at mitchell international airport... meteorologist brian gotter joins us now with a look at your forecast... yesterday was back to work and school, and it was hot and steamy with highs near 90, and a few scattered t'storms late afternoon. showers and t'storms developed overnight with 1-3" of rain in our northern counties., and it was still warm and humid with lows in the lower 70s. the summer heat and humidity sticks around for today with highs in the mid 80s, and scattered heavy rain is likely along a cold front tonight, with 1-2" of rain for most of se wisconsin with lows near 70. a flood watch is in effect for the counties north of milwaukee until 1am thursday tempe

it started sunday morning ...when milwaukee county executve chris abele ordered the fence down. but sunday evening ...deputies --acting on the orders of sheriff david clarke...asked a group of about 40 people to leave the park...who were there after 6 pm. that never happened...they were allowed to stay until 10. we learned the judge ruled to uphold a restraining ore behalf of the county executives office. a representative of abele told the judge the orange fence has been doing more harm than good. the judge agreed. " and i think the temporary restraining order is necessary to preserve the status quo. i dont want any disturbances by people who think that this has gone on too long and they think they can start protesting. i think that in this case, the county executive has the reasonable probability of the sherman park area and understands people's frustration ...not being able to use the park. he was not happy the sheriff didn't show up to court last night...saying he feels it was a quote "contemptuous act" the next hearing is set for wednesday at 2 pm reporting live in milwaukee

we now know why an inmate in the milwaukee county jail died in his cell. the medical examiners office says his cause of death was dehydration. terrill thomas was found dead in his cell back in april. he was arrested less than two weeks earlier on charges of shooting a man outside his home -- then firing a gun inside potowatomi casino. the m-es report says thomas was kept in solitary confinement over his also notes he has a history of mental health issues. we talked to the thomas familys attorney, whos based in seattle. he says theyre conducting a private investigation of their own. "from what we understand, and we are still looking into this, the water in terrill thomas water was shut off and he was deprived of a life source." the m-es report does state water was cut off to thomas toilet. ongoing investigation. happening today: northwest catholic school will remember a little girl... who was killed nearly two years ago. the school is dedicating a peace garden to laylah petersen tonight. the five year old was shot and killed inside her home back in 2014. in

but there are 19 municipalities in milwaukee county... each with different restrictions on where he can live -- various buffer zones around areas children might be -- schools, parks, daycares and so on. no one has given him any information on what those rules are. and he knows one wrong move... can put him back in prison. === his first stop -- a bank. his father in germany has sent him a some money to get started. i feel pretty anxious and nervous... next stop -- i probably only have enough to get by for a few days. walmart, for supplies and a cell where he's staying.if... alright, power on the phone.he can figure out how a cell phone works... zip code. what's the zip code?and --- where he'll be sleeping. sex offenders don't get a map of areas they can live when they get out prison-- they don't get a list of approved addresses. they're directed to decipher the buffer zones on their own. this right here is the addresses for all the milwaukee area police depam and figure out what the rules are.matt has heard there are some motels on south 2

milwaukee police say there is now a partnership with each police department in milwaukee county. an investigative team with a representative from each department will now review deadly police incidents anywhere in the yesterday at a milwaukee press club panel discussion. he says there are two main reasons for the change. first, there had been concerns about some department of justice investigators being retired from m-p-d and whether that created a conflict of interest. he says the other reason is to make sure investigators arent having to come all the way from madison...something flynn thinks helped spark unrest after last months shooting of sylville smith... it was clear to us that one of the causes of the riot in sherman park was we couldnt get two hours. meanwhile, weve got a dead guy and his friends are gradually gathering and gathering, getting angrier and angrier, and we cant move the body. milwaukee police say this change in policy is in effect immediately. the state department of justice says it hasnt gotten any notification from m-p-d about this change. police say they

deandra corinthios is live from the milwaukee county courthouse with more. jury se this morning. michael morgan is facing arson and homicide charges. he's accused of setting fire to a home at 36th and silver spring last october. his estranged wife lived there...and he was being prosecuted in two domestic violence cases where she was the victim. six children had to be rescued from the blaze....four of them by their grandmother. but morgan's stepson...10 year old kevin little...and little's cousin ...two year old tae'najah morgan died little was found in an upstairs bedroom, using his body to shield his cousin. investigators found evidence of accelerant throughout the home. prosecutors say morgan used gasoline to intentionally start the blaze. prosecutors also say morgan asked a man he recognized down the block...to call 911...before there were visible signs of the fire. reporting live in milwaukee deandra corinthios fox6 news. hearing for a suspect in a 19-90 homicide. that hearing will address the hung jury in dennis brantner's murder trial earlier this summer. the 62-year-old wa