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

the judge sided with county executive chris abele... on restoring the park's orginal hours.... at least for now. judge hansher ruled to uphold a temporary restraining order against sheriff clarke.. the park has been closing at six p-m. instead of 10 p-m after chaos the weekend of august 13th. hansher also said that the sheriff's refusal to come contentious of civil proceedings.. he said that the crimes that happened during the unrest happened near the park.. but not on the park's grounds. an attorney for abele says civil unrest is happening because the park is closing earlier. abele says while the sheriff has total control on patrolling the parks and restoring order.. the hours are set by the county exectuive. 3 05:56:38;28 "as of now, there has been no good reason given by the sheriff for closing the park 3 and he's not the law in milwaukee county. the law is what the court decides." decides."09:29 "i think it's important that the public have free and unencombered use and enjoyment of their property. public property. we're very happy with the judge's decsion." decsion." 3 ther

taken down this afternoon at the request of milwaukee county executive chris abele. the fence was first removed yesterday 3 the fence has been in place for about three weeks now... officer-involved shooting sparked two nights of unrest. unrest.but today the unty executive said it's time to move forward. forward."we're right now working to get down the fence as fast as we can and we're returning the park to normal hours, operating hours which means until ten. and frankly doing what we've been trying to do for awhile which is give the park back to the community." community." 3 after sheriff's deputies turned up to replace the fence restraining orr against clarke. a judge sided with abele enforcing normal hours at sherman park...but the fence remained overnight. then around 12:30 this afternoon parks employees removed it once and for all. while the sheriff's office is responsible for patrolling the parks and restoring order...abele says the hours are set by his office. we'll have continuing coverage on this story unfolding in the sherman park neighborhood-- coming up on

now at 5 -- after back and forth between county executive "chris abele" and sheriff "david clarke".... a judge is expected to determine today whether the fence at sherman park will stad corinthios has the details. also this morning -- a flood watch goes into effect later this morning. chief meteorologist rob haswell has more on just how much rain we could see today. rob joins us now with more on the weather. rob's weather a stationary front lays across wi this morning but begins to move se as a cold front later today. ahead of and along moisture in the air today and that could feed heavy rainfall with the potential of flooding. there is a flood watch for parts of se wi. after the cold front clears, we cool down and dry out a bit thursday. however, another low arrives friday with more rain and a chance for storms that linger into saturday. sunday looks to be the better day on the weekend. today: mostly cloudy, hot and humid with the thunderstorms likely. high: 86 dewpoint: 73 wind: sw 5-15 mph traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no now

the judge sided with county executive chris abele... on restoring the park's orginal hours.... at least for now. judge hansher ruled to uphold a temporary restraining order against sheriff clarke.. the park has been closing at six 13th. hansher also said that the sheriff's refusal to come to court yesterday is contentious of civil proceedings.. he said that the crimes that happened during the unrest happened near the park.. but not on the park's grounds. an attorney for abele says civil unrest is happening because the park is closing earlier. abele says while the sheriff has total control on patrolling the parks and restoring order.. the hours are set by the county exectuive. 3 05:56:38;28 "as of now, there has been go by the sheriff for closing the park other than that he wants to do it by fiat and he's not the law in milwaukee county. the law is what the court decid" decides."09:29 "i think it's important that the public have free and unencombered use and enjoyment of their property. public property. we're very happy with the judge's decsion." decsion." 3 about the park's ope

this comes after a back and forth between milwaukee county executive chris abele and sheriff david clarke on who's really in charge of milwaukee county parks. this morning... the fence is still up.. but it's expected ann sterling joins us live from sherman park with the next steps following the judge's ruling. if you were out here at sherman park yesterday then you saw the fence come down only to have it put back up hours later.the real question here is who has jurisdiction over sherman park?the issue became so heated it went court last night. this stemmed from the incident on sunday morning ---- when milwaukee county executive chris abele insted surrounding the park -- be removed. the park had been closing at 6 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. following the riots in the neighborhood after the shooting death of sylville smith.abe-le said the fence was a barrier standing in the way of healing. hours later -- milwaukee county sheriff's deputies could be seen putting the temporary fence back up. milwaukee county sheriff david clarke said -- the county executive has no authority to overrule the sherif

milwaukee county executive chris abele ordering crews take the fence down, but hours later, sheriff david clarke's deputies put it back up, and now, a judge could have the final say. we've just learned within the last hour, the chief judge will likely hold a special hearing tonight to sort it all out. adrienne: that's right. we have a crew standing by for that potential meeting and ben , hutchison is live in sherman park ben, the question here is really, who decides what time the park closes, abele or clarke? what are you seeing out there? ben: adrienne, you can see the to happen. the park here has been closing at 6:00 pm since the unrest, but here, they are still enjoying the area. in the legal opinion of the county's attorney, it states chris abele was allowed to order the fence down. the county executive was out here around 7:00 this morning as members of the department of corrections loaded up the orange fencing. the document alluding to the fact that there's no longer a threat, and park hours should return to 6:00 am to 10:00 pm, but by this afternoon, deputies were carrying out orde

county executive chris abele wanted the fence down...sheriff david clarke wanted to keep it up. the judge sided with abele in a special session on sunday on monday...parks employees and inmates from the house of corrections removed the fence...while families enjoyed labor day at sherman park. but there was a lot of controversy leading up tot this. the orange fence was put park...to help close the park early, at 6 pm instead of 10 pm. sunday morning abele ordered it down... then the sheriff ordered it back up... the issue eventually ended up in front of milwaukee county judge david hanscher...who ruled the fence should come down immediately and upholding a restraining order filed against the sheriff. before all of this occured --county executive chris abele says for two weeks he sent requests to the sheriffs office ... to discuss removing the fence ... but didnt get a lot of credit for stopping a car robbery on milwaukee's east side. she had a bird's eye view near arlington and kane-- and called 911. fox 6's bret lemoine explains-- police are now questioning 4 very young suspects

county executive chris abele was at the park this morning. he told our wisn 12 news crew the park will resume normal operating hours starting today. that means staying open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. you see crews putting the fencingnt it away. again, the fencing went up three weeks ago after the area around sherman park erupted in violence following the death of syville smith on august 13. eight businesses were burned. others were looted and two people were hurt. milwaukee county sheriff david clarke ordered the park to close at 6:00 p.m. and orange fencing to stay up around sherman park. neighbors have been meeting since then to resume normal park as you see they are this is from just about an hour ago, crews are taking that snow fencing down. starting today, the park will be open during its normal operating hours. it will be open until 10:00 p.m. we will continue to keep you updated on this breaking news throughout the morning. you can read more about stories about the sherman park unrest from the past few weeks on our website, wisn.com,

county executive chris abele is proposing a new wheel tax deandra corinthios is live from the milwaukee county courthouse with more. the wheel tax is part of chris abele's 2017 budget says it is necessary...to maintain public transportation. abele is proposing a 60 dollar per year registration fee... which works out to an extra five dollars a month. he says it's the only option available to the county -- as state funding has dropped and the county cannot legally raise sales taxes. he says without it-- there will be cuts to services. the new registration fees are expected to bring in about 27 county...funding 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 significantly reduced cost. but the proposal is getting some resistance from the county board. 'for the past five years, we have not raised fairs. we havent cut routes to find a five year period where we havent had fare increases, you have to go back a lo

the reason behind county executive chris abele's proposal. plus.. police in racine county looking for two women who allegedly attempted to rob a gas station at gun point. how you can help police track them down. good morning and welcome back to wakeup! time now x:xx weather anchor adlibs traffic red on

this comes after a back and forth between milwaukee county executive chris abele and sheriff david clarke on who's really in charge of the milwaukee county parks. right now... the fence is still up.. but it's expected to be taken down this morning. ann sterling is live at sherman with what's next. this really turned into a yesterday -- the fence come down ... only to have it put back up hours later.the real question here is who has jurisdiction over sherman park? the issue became so heated it went court last night. this stemmed from the incident on sunday morning when milwaukee county executive chris abele instructed the temporary orange fence -- surrounding the park -- be removed. the park had been closing at 6 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. following the riots in the neighborhood after the shooting death of sylville smith.abe-le said the fence was a barrier standing in the way of milwaukee county sheriff's deputies could be seen putting the temporary fence back up. milwaukee county sheriff david clarke said the county executive has no authority to overrule the sheriff.the chief judge in milwau

county executive chris abele wanted the fence down...sheriff david clarke wanted to keep it up. the judge sided with abele in a special session on sunday on monday...parks employees and inmates from the house of labor day at sherman park. but there was a lot of controversy leading up tot this. the orange fence was put up following the unrest in sherman park...to help close the park early, at 6 pm instead of 10 pm. sunday morning abele ordered it down... then the sheriff ordered it back up... the issue eventually ended up in front of milwaukee county judge david hanscher...who ruled the fence should come down immediately and upholding a restraining order filed against the sheriff. before all of this occured --county executive chris abele says for two weeks he sent requests to the sheriffs office ... to discuss didnt get a response. we sent him a legal opinion from corporation counsel which are the same lawyers who service the sheriffs department both had a written opinion saying, sheriff you dont have the authority on the curfew or the fence and that didnt get it done either. fox

thats if county executive chris abele gets his way. its an effort to preserve transportation funding without increasing bus fares or other taxes. but some argue... its just spinning wheels. fox6 bret lemoine is live outside the milwaukee county courthouse with that story. we first told you about the proposed wheel tax in july... now its one step closer to reality. milwaukee county motorists could soon be paying more to hit the ro registration fee. which averages out to $5 per month.' county executive chris abele is making good on his promise to include a so- called 'wheel tax' in his 2017 budget proposal. ca 'for the past five years, we have not raised fairs. we havent cut routes.' -- and in order to maintain that for public transportation, abele says the county is left with no choice. he says its the only legal option: ca 'the only tool we have to address it is a vehicle on state funds to help... and this option will generate 27-million dollars a year for milwaukee county. he says its enough to fund all the countys transportation infr

county executive chris abele says he's committed to milwaukee. the company released a statement which reads in part: '...weve been evaluating how we work to better serve our clients. while we will continue to focus on hiring people with the skills we need and developing our teams, some positions will be impacted and these decisions have not been easy." an investigation is underway after a train crashed in new jersey -- killing one person and injuring 100-others. what investigators say may have been a factor. roles. from the fictional jack lemon to the iconic tony bennet. now alec baldwin could be facing his toughest role yet. the s-n-l role the alec baldwin will soon portray. plus-- it is a bye week for the packers-- but they are staying busy, after a big win over the lions. and bad news for the texans as one of their best players goes under the knife.-- the latest on j-j or but senator johnson helps companies ship jobs overseas. good manufacturing jobs just disappeared. ceos and giant corporations get richer guys with families... guys like me? j

since county executive chris abele, in his reappointment did not specify a term, he was contacted and agreed to a two year term. "i was planning to vote no on the confirmation today. i'm going to be supporting the two year compromise."colon-- relieved to get the confirmation -- but disappointed that a two year term compromise was executive chris abele is trying to bring in talent and if this is now the new precedent it's going to be hard to bring in talent here that's going to be willing to come in for two years." :57 colon also recognizes that there is some fence mending that needs to take place between him and county supervisors. "i'd like to meet with the county board chair people and have a dialogue with them and understand what are the issues that are important to them and we need to have some forgiveness as well. " colon says he wants to have a stronger relationship with the county board -- administration and a county. the packers are trying to rediscover one specific part of their offense as they get ready to host the team from michigan.... meanwhile, the badgers will be withou

the reason behind county executive chris abele's proposal. plus.. police in racine county looking for two women who allegedly attempted to rob a gas station at gun point. how you can help police track them down. good morning and welcome back to wakeup! time now x:xx weather anchor adlibs traffic red on yellow on traffic map = some breaking news --- crews are on the scene of a house fire near 36th and burnham in milwaukee. no word yet on what sparked the fire or if anyone was hurt. we have a crew on the way to the scene and will have a live report at 7-30. this morning police says a man is in very critical condition after an overnight shooting. investigators say it happened just before ten last night near 37th and townsend. officials say its unclear what led up to the shooting. police are searching for suspects. and several lanes in the mitchell interchange are back open after an overnight crash involving a semi. officials are not saying much about the incident at this time...but it appears a car went under a eastbound around midnight. two lanes were

a 24 year old is in very serious attorneys for county executive chris abele and sheriff david clarke will be back in court later this month -- following another round of debate over a fence at sherman park. yesterday's back and forth ended with the judge keeping a restraining order in place .. preventing clarke from putting the fence back up.in a move that even surprised the judge, sheriff clarke's attorney said the issue over the temporary plans to put the up. obviously this is more than about a fence around sherman park this is more about a power struggle between the county executive and the sheriff that don't like each other and that's what's going on here let's call it for what it isthe sheriff told us last month he believes the park was used as a staging area before the violence unfolded august 13th. county executive chris abele has called the fencing a barrier to healing and believes the to do with the the sobleman's on marquette's campus -- remains closed. the owner now waiting to see if the city will grant him a temporary license to do business. sobleman's permit expired -- w

where county executive chris abele stands on the issue. also this morning - jury selection begins today for the trial of the man facing homcide and arson charges in connection to a fire that killed two children last october. more on the trial expected to get the weather. rob's weather the heat is on! a push from the southwest ahead of an approaching low, means we warm into the low 90s today with dewpoints in the low 70s making it very humid! there is a slight chance for thunderstorms this afternoon but a better chance overng remains hot and humid with highs in the upper 80s and dewpoints still in the 70s. the risk of storms continues through wednesday and into thursday. a cold front clears us by thursday with temperatures dropping to the low 80s and then into the 70s by the weekend. today: partly sunny, windy, hot and humid. slight chance thunderstorms. high: 92 dewpoint: 73 wind: sw 10-20 mph anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map = major delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no a man is recovering after bein

today, milwaukee county executive chris abele ordered the fences to be taken down, and normal park but right now - the fences are back up. fox 6's jonathan gregg is live at sherman park to explain. residents say they are confused and feel caught in the middle. this morning abeles office put out a message 'the orange fence was going down' in a statement saying the fence has become a barrier standing in the way of the sheriffs office, following several nights of protests and unrest. so the fence came down. we have video of it down. then later this afternoon we heard..the fence was in fact going back up. sure enough when we arrived..more than two dozens deputies were sherman park resident feels like the neighborhood is caught in the middle to restore the fence. ...ad after the shootings, lootings and fires in the sherman park neighborhood 3 weeks ago. the faith based community helped return the area to calm with prayers and outreach. now fox 6s derica williams tells you about the effort of a long-term presence. through the rage and despair... nats love, und healing emerged. nats the faith

abele. ordered sherman park to close early every night and put up a temporary fence -- after the riots and unrest last month.on sunday -- county executive chris abele removed the orange fence. that afternoon deputies put the orange fence back up. at 2 today --- a judge is expected to meet with both sides again-- to make his final decision.. whitefish bay police are holding a personal safety education program tonight to give people living in the community a better idea of how to protect themselves.those in attendance will learn the signs victims.the program runs from 6-30 to 7-30 at the whitefish bay village hall. a death investigation underway in oconomowoc. neighbors say a man found his sister dead monday night, in her river place apartment. the chief confirmed to us today that there was an acquaintance who would come and go from the apartment.they tell us they are talking to the victim's family, friends and co-workers about the last 48 hours before her death.the department may release more

before all of this occured --county executive chris abele requests to the sheriffs office ... to discuss removing the fence ... but didnt get a response. we sent him a legal opinion from corporation counsel which are the same lawyers who service the sheriffs department both had a written opinion saying, sheriff you dont have the authority on the curfew or the fence and that didnt get it done either. fox 6 has reached out to the sheriffs office for comment ... but has not hearb contemptuous for not showing up to sunday's hearing. today's hearing is at 2 pm. reporting live in milwaukee deandra corinthios fox6 news happening today- we're expecting to learn more about a murder investigation out of oconomowoc. police say the brother of a 34- year-old woman returned home to find his sister dead monday night. police believe whoever is responsible for the woman's death, knew her. at last check--- no one is in custody... but police do not believe there is a threat to the public. hours of the victim's life. it is extremely rare and and is usually someone who knows somebody and there is

cbs 58 news. 3 chris abele's office just released this statement minutes before showtime -- quote "the only person who thinks the sheriff has the unilateral authority to make this decision is the sheriff. the sheriff's misunderstanding of what he is and isn't elected to do is causing disruption and violates the law." 3 milwaukee police are looking for suspects in a couple of shootings.the first one happened around seven last mid 20s told police someone pulled up beside him at 42nd and silver spring and shot him. three hours later...a 27 year old was shot during a fight at 27th and burleigh.both men should be okay. 3 greenfield police arrested a 29-year-old milwaukee man accused of holding up a bank... detectives think he may have done the same thing to other area banks.police say the man held up the u-s bank at 27th and bolivar...then ran away.he was handcuffed a little while later. 3 cbs 58 ai report on violence in the city of milwaukee...you'll hear from local leaders trying to fight the issue and families who've lost children because of it.it's called 'milwaukee at a crossroads' and

abele. court proceedings...milwaukee county circuit court judge david hansher issued a temporary restraining order on the actions of the sheriff's department.earlier in the day - sheriff clark had directed deputies to re-install fencing at the park taken down by other crews that morning... ?and? he ordered a further restriction of operating hours there.sunday's decision meant all that had to come to a stop. today...judge hansher will decide whether or not to make that restraining order ?permanent?.hansher previously agreed with abele on his authority to re-open the compelling reason to keep restrictions going. 3 3 (-sot-)judge david hansher / milwaukee county circuit court 5;53;58"i understand for a short period of time the sheriff closing the park at night but again there is nothing in the record to indicate that closing the park is serving any public good. i'm familiar with that area. i've live in that area. i went to peckham high school." 3 the hearing is set to start at 2 p-m.we'll have

why chris abele is calling on car owners to foot more of the bill for bus riders. and-- will he get anyone else on board? with a message to people living outside milwaukee. what ever problems the city has---won't be kept in the city alone. the one thing he wants all wisconsinites to consider. and-- there are few people more qualified to talk brewers baseball than "bill schroeder". the catcher-turned-broadcaster chats about his new book, the magic of the ball park....and how long he wants to keep doing what he does--when we go owning and operating a car in milwaukee county could soon cost executive chris abele gets his way. its an effort to preserve transportation funding without increasing bus fares or other taxes. but some argue... its just spinning wheels. fox6 bret lemoine is live outside the milwaukee county courthouse with that story. we first told you about the proposed wheel tax in july... now its one step closer to reality. milwaukee county motorists could soon be paying more to hit the registration fee. which averages out to $5 per month.' county executive

they're all things county executive chris abele says the county needs--but cant afford. 5530 no ones expecting more from thete transit and we need an answer. this is an answerright 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. (608 its a little too high esp for wisonsinitse based on what were paying for state tagsabele says-there would be assitance for low-income drivers. and with the 27 million dollars generated-he could keep the elderly and disabled-who ride buses free with a go pass--still riding...5323 going forward, will pay $5 for gopass issuance and $.25 per ride--this with the registration will keep transit afford able. and while some drivers are upset about the possible increase--those who depend on mcts say--its worth every penny. 441 im visually handied peopel who'wouldntbe able to take t

now there is a push by milwaukee county executive chris abele to restore normal hours. as christina palladino reports from sherman park, the sheriff >> our cameras were rolling as county workers attempted to remove the orange fencing around sherman park earlier today, but they quickly backed off as sheriff deputies were dispatched and told to arrest anyone trying to remove the fences. >> it definitely needs to be open back up. we're not really sure why the park is still closed. >> tucker is one of many community activists who doesn't think shutting the park down early is fair to families and children in the area. milwaukee county executive chris abele is exploring legal options to keep sherman park open until 10:00 p.m. in a statement from a spokeswoman, it reads in part, "he is working to remove the unnecessary fencing at sherman park and return to normal operations." but for many the image of the , park has been tainted. >> even to see the park open. national guard came and this was supposed to be their location. >> sheriff david clarke's office told us this evening h

county executive chris abele said he'd been trying to discuss the fence response. there was some back and forth on sunday...the fence was up..then it came down...then it was up once more... but in a special session sunday...the judge sided with abele...saying the fence should be removed immediately...and upholding a temporary restraining order against the sheriff. but after the judge's ruling normal hours resumed at sherman park...and the fence came down on monday. the fence was put up following the unrest that came af of sylville smith... on august 13th judge david hanscher ruled the fence needed to come down to preserve the status quo...and prevent potential disturbances or protests. he also said he understood people's frustration not being able to use the park..as it was closing early...at 6 pm instead of 10 pm, after the unrest. and judge hanscher was not happy the sheriff didn't show up to court sunday....saying he feels it was a quote "contemptuous act" " as of now there has been no good reason given by the sheriff for closing the park except by doing it by f

abele sent us this statement.. "while i will continue to advocate for increased state and federal funding, we must also explore dedicated funding for transportation and infrastructure, such as the vehicle registration fee." indicating some of the responsibility may fall on taxpayers. we asked mayor barrett whether there would be more money set aside for these repairs in the upcoming budget. he says since they haven't finished putting the budget together yet... hall in milwaukee amanda porterfield cbs 58 news. the wisconsin humane society is now caring for two dozen dogs who were taken from a home in racine. as we first reported last night at ten, the dogs were in cramped and filthy living conditions.yet most are showing a remarkable ability to bounce back and none of the behavioral problems that can sometimes go along with hoarding cases.then again, they'll be under observation adoption because the inveistigation into the owners is still going on.still, donations of treats and toys are always welcome at any humane

county executive chris abele preventing the neighborhood from healing. he ordered the fence be taken down sunday morning. but the sheriff ordered it back up later in the day. eventually a milwaukee county judge stepped in..and sided with abele. judge david hanscher grew up in the sherman park area and said he understands how important the park is to people in the neighborhood. he ruled the fence was doing irreparable harm..and issued a temporary restraining order against the sheriff. he said the fence should be taken down immediately to preserve the status quo...and avoid further conflict..or protests. and the judge was didn't show up for the ruling...saying it was a contemptuous act. all of the concerns about the fence date back to the unrest three weeks ago. at the time, many churches in the sherman park neighborhood did their best to calm nerves on both sides--now they're taking a more pro- active approach. fox6's derica through the rage and despair... nats love, understanding and healing emerged. nats the faith community stepped up after days of riot

it comes after a battle between milwaukee county executive chris abele and sheriff david clarke.ann sterling is live with more on this developing story, and ann, that fence is still up new this morning.. milwaukee police are investigating a shooting near 19th and hopkins that left a 61 year old man dead. police say they're not sure what happened leading up to the shooting.we'll keep you updated comes available. the funeral for a man stabbed to for a man stabbed to for a man stabbed to death outside a bar near brady street last week will be held today. shawn ostrom was a chef at the pfister. police say the stabbing happened during a fight outside a bar near brady street. the service will be held in monroe at saint clare of assisi parish at saint victor catholic church at eleven o'clock. also new this morning... the waukesha county sheriff's office says the cause of a fire at a strip mall in wales is accidental. multiple aquatica building to put out the flames. no one was injured. there's no word on what actually sparked the fire. owners of ashley's barbecue on center street in milwaukee will

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 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. 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 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 d

the other is in very serious attorneys for county executive chris abele and sheriff david clarke will be back in court later this month -- followg a fence at sherman yesterday's back and forth ended with the judge keeping a restraining order in place .. preventing clarke from putting the temporary fence back up.in a move that even surprised the judge, sheriff clarke's attorney said the issue over the temporary fencing is moot. clarke has no plans to put the up. obviously this is more than about a fence around sherman park this is more about a power struggle between the county executive and the other and that's what's going on here let's call it for what it isthe sheriff told us last month he believes the park was used as a staging area before the violence unfolded august 13th. county executive chris abele has called the fencing a barrier to healing and believes the park had nothing to do with the unrest the sobleman's on marquette's campus -- remains closed. the owner now waiting to see if the city will grant him a temporary license to do business. sobleman's permit expired -- when th

earlier this week, milwaukee county executive chris abele and sheriff david clarke argued over the fence. abele wants it to stay down and clarke wants it to go back up. a judge agreed with abele and issued a temporary restraining order bringing the fence down. today, a court hearing will decide if that decision is permanent and when the park will open and close. >> later today, a debate over whether the game pokemon go should stay in a milwaukee park. the game has gotten people across the country more active. players have to explore outside in order to catch characters. milwaukee's lake park has become a hot spot for pokemon players, but some of the neighbors are upset. >> good morning, ben t pokemon go craze is creating a the people living in the neighborhood are concerned about the crowds and leaving behind the garbage and parking ill legally. to help deal with the extra people, the county is bringing in extra trash cans and police are ticketing illegally parked cars in the neighborhood. the county is trying to make the developer of pokemon go get a proper permit sinz the game is drawi

milwaukee mayor tom barrett and county executive chris abele are inviting everyone to attend. this is a look at last year's event. the ceremony will honor the died from the attacks. happening now -- governor walker is also honoring the victims of the 9/11 attacks. he is at a ceremony at the state capitol this morning. last year, walker attended the memorial event here in milwaukee. from the white house to wall street -- people across the country are gathering to mourn the september 11 attacks, to remember and to heal. abc's marci gonzalez has the details. marci: today, from the raw, emotional images seared into the collective memory, to the faces and stories of the 2996 lives lost. this morning, a somber reflection on all of the heartbreak and horror of 15 years ago today. the impact of the september 11 terror attacks still piercing through the haunting recollections. >> as we crawled in deeper, squeezing through tiny openings understanding that we were going to die in that pile. marci: and the lingering effects. 127 new york city firefighters who stayed at ground zero in the

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 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 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 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 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 m

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 from the boys' bathroom cau

fast forward to sunday -- when county executive chris abele and county employees arrived to sherman park and removed the orange fence. able says the barrier is standing in the way of healing."by that afternoon, out orders from clarke to replace the orange fence.the battle went to court that night --- the sheriff was a no show---so a county judge sided with able ... and issued a temporary restraining order against the sheriff saying he can not put the fence back up. at 2 today ---at 2 today --- the judge is expected to meet with both sides again-- to make his final decision. although -- we have tried numerous times to speak to sheriff clarke, we are only told an attorney will be here to represent him. prosecutors have just less than a week to file the necessary motions to retry dennis brantner for the 19-90 murder of berit beck.a judge set the deadline for next tuesday.a mistrial was declared earlier this year... after jurors could not reach a verdict in the case. holding a personal safety education program tonight to give people living in the community a better idea of how to protect the

milwaukee.mayor tom barrett, county executive chris abele s morning to dedicate the new school year. they were joined by 150 high school seniors to plant trees at the original site of the school back in 1926...and at each of messer's 3 campuses today. mayor barrtt now therefore i tom barrett mayor of the city of milwaukee do hereby r olda througthe hot ty of milwaukee (applause)ulmessmer k4 through 1in some major, money- making events ou the state oh they tackle him at the 40 yard line! (nat) that was the most exciting thing tonight." the best call of the young n-f-l season came on a play when the clock was stopped... we'll explain after russ feingold: so,t ls wan b wh you gup girl 1: i want to be an astronomer. girl 2: i want to be a doctor! russ feingold: do you think you should be paid the same as boys? ginily. girl 2: yepr a lot of women make less than men doing the same job. i'll work for equal pay for women, and for paid leave so parents can care for a sick family member. discrimion agast any women is flat out wrong. what you think of that? girls: good call! feingold: i'm russ

tmj4 the fence fight in sherman park is over.the case has been dismmissed.county executive chris abele was suing the sheriff to keep a temporary fence surrounding the park down.the county executive says he came to an agreement with the sheriff and the fence will stay coming up on live at daybreak on today's tmj4... slump.what's behind a dip in enrollment at u-w schoolsand up next... stepping uphow one wisconsin college is helping a local high school -- after its football stadium got wiped out yesterday was another fall day with scattered rain showers in the morning , then sunny with gusty winds and highs remaining near 60. overnight has been partly cloudy, windy 50s, and ne winds gusty to 30 mph .the wind off the lake has kept us warmer than the past 2 mornings. today will have plenty of sun, a few clouds, and highs in the mid to upper 60s (normal) wind gusting to 30 mph. there is a slight chance for a pop up shower in the evening, and a better overnight with lows in the 50s. flood damage in western and central wisconsin from last week's storms is approaching 20 millions dollars.with n

plus -- the new tax chris abele is proposing and how much more darien: why have the latest smartphone if you can't use it wherever you go? switch to u.s. cellular for our best plan yet: 7 gigs of data per line for only $49. to share more photos at your cabin or video chat at your secret fishing spot... all for just $49. the best part? we put towers in places the other guys don't. because u.s. cellular thinks you deserve a signal and get a whopping 7 gigs of data per line for only $49. honey nut cheerios get their delicious taste from honest ingredients. like real delicious honey, and real oats. ok that's still honey. ahhh, there we go. were back to honey again. who's directing this? milwaukee county executive chris abele is proposing an extra 60-dollar per year fee for registration of option...to keep bus fares down and routes accessible. abele says this will generate 27-million dollars a year for milwaukee county. and he adds its enough to fund all the countys transportation infrastructure costs, annual bus replacements, county highway and bridge repairs. it will also help preserve t

"county executive chris abele is trying to bring in talent and if this is now the new precedent it's going to be hard to bring in talent here that's going to be wil colon also recognizes that there is some fence mending that needs to take place between him and county supervisors. "i'd like to meet with the county board chair people and have a dialogue with them and understand what are the issues that are important to them and we need to have some forgiveness as well. "in milwaukee, bt fox6 news. at today's milwaukee county board meeting -- a moment of silence for u-s congresswoman gwen moore's son -- board supervisor supreme moore omokunde. it was announced hospital. the family is asking for privacy and have not disclosed the illness. the appleton teenager who made national headlines for her decision to die... has passed away. 14-year old jerika bolens mother is confirming the news to a fox cities newspaper. you may remember bolens classmates threw her a special prom earlier this summer... honoring the teens last wish before she entered hospice. fox6s bret lemoine has more now on the

county executive chris abele and sheriff david clarke are heading back to court tomorrow to discuss the 10-pm closing time. over the weekend a county judge said clarke refusing to show up in court was a quote "contemptuous act". we have an update on a crash we first told you about on the cbs 58 morning news yesterday. we've learned a ?51-year-old man from atlanta? was hurt in a motorcycle crash. it happened yesterday morning on highway 164 near good hope man was taken by flight for life to a hospital.there's no word yet on his condition. 3 that crash was one of ?several? in the past few days. at harley davidson... a transportable high end rider education facility- or 'the ref'... was on hand yesterday to teach riders the basics of motorcycle safety.safety expert bill murphy suggests taking safety classes. and if you don't have the experience to do something... don't do it. 25:15- 27 if you're going down the highway and you see something particularilarily you're going to be able to beat it, because if you don't have the experience, you're not going to 3 3 riders are also encouraged to we

abele and sheriff david clarke. sheriff clarke ordered the fence be put up following the unrest in sherman park after the shooting of sylville one person is in the hospital after an explosion at a grain bin in ixonia. this happened around nine this morning. no word on the man's condition. explosion. rain headed our way. a flood watch goes into effect tomorrow morning. meteorologist jesse ritka tells us when the rain could reach you. today is the 12th 90 degree day in milwaukee this year and it feels more like 100 degrees because the dew points are in the low 70s. a few isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and chance to see widespread rain and storms overnight and into a plea deal for the killer of 11-year-old jacob wetterling calls for no charges in the boy's death. danny heinrich confessed today to abducting, sexually assaulting and shooting jacob on october 22nd, 1989. his admission came minneapolis as he pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge. heinrich led authorities to jacob's bo

yesterday, milwaukee county executive chris abele ordered the fencing be taken down. but a few hours later -- milwaukee county sheriff's deputies put it back up, as ordered by sheriff david clarke. the issue resulted in a rare sunday evening court session... where a judge ordered the fencing removed once again. "i've been hearing for three weeks from the mayor, the police chief, the community, the volunteer groups, everybody, take down this fence... and that's what we did." the judge also upheld a restraining order against the sheriff -- preventing the fence from going back up -- which will remain in effect until another hearing -- set for wednesday. that's tonight's big story: the fencing match. this comes after a contentious weekend between the county executive and milwaukee county sheriff. it's also been a confusing time for those who want to use the park. fox6s jonathon gregg has been following weekend... he joins us live in sherman park. on sunday morning, abeles office ordered the fence taken down and it was. but then sheriffs deputies put the fence back up...th

county executive chris abele announcing today the new vehicle registration fees as part of the transportation budget. he says it's the only option available to the county -- as state funding has dropped and the county cannot legally raise sales taxes. abele says without the new registration fee -- there will be cuts to services. dipping down into the 60's and 50's, but 70-degree days are in our future. weather expert stephanie barichello is in the weather the forecast. overcast and windy this evening with scattered rain showers, mainly south of milwaukee. the temperature will fall into the upper 50s. cloudy, breezy and cool friday into saturday with on and off rain only reach into the low 60s. we'll finally dry out sunday and see the sunshine for the first half of the work week. temperatures will gradually warm above normal into the low 70s. tonight: scattered showers. low: 57 dewpoint: 55 cloudy and breezy with scattered rain showers. high: 62 dewpoint: 56 wind: ne 10-15 mph saturday: cloudy with scattered rain showers. am low: 55 high: 62 dewpoint: 57 wind: ne 5-10 mph keep close tabs on th

county executive chris abele has called the fencing a barrier to healing and believes the park had nothing to do with the unrest last month.we asked clarkes attorney why the sheriff was not in court today. the sheriff was not personally involved in the installation or removal of it it was done at his request him to be here and to answer your question directly, upon my advice. im happy that the restraining order is still in place i think that sends the appropriate message that the sheriff has to respect the rights of our citizens the access to public parks that was abeles attorney mark cameli who tells me theyre prepared to take this suit further, to officially put on the record the power each of the two men have in office to stop aer county courthouse julia fello new information today on a murder in oconomowoc. the police chief today identified the woman who was found dead in her apartment. michele well it was monday night when christina schuster's brother returned home here to the river place apartments and made the shocking discovery. his 34 year old sister was dead in the home they shar

since county executive chris abele, in his reappointment did not specify a term, he was contacted and agreed to a two year term. "i was planning to vote no on e going to be supporting the two year compromise."colon-- relieved to get the confirmation -- but disappointed that a two year term compromise was necessary to do it. "county executive chris abele is trying to bring in talent and if this is now the new precedent it's going to be hard to bring in talent here that's going to be willing to come in for two years." :57 colon also recognizes that there is some fence mending that needs to take place between him and county supervisors. "i'd like to meet with the county board chair people and have a dialogue with them and understand what are the forgiveness as well. "in milwaukee, bt fox6 news. at today's milwaukee county board meeting -- a moment of silence for u-s congresswoman gwen moore's son -- board supervisor supreme moore omokunde. it was announced today that he's in intensive care at an undisclosed hospital. the family is asking for privacy and have not disclosed the illness. th

here in milwaukee, mayor tom barrett and county executive chris abele will lead a moment of silence at the war memorial center in downtown. everyone is invited to attend. that ceremony starts at 7:30 this morning. the germantown fire department is welcoming the public to a service at fire station two. that begins at 8:30 this morning. then this afternoon, there will be a service at all saints cathedral in milwaukee to honor the first responders on 9/11. as it does every day, the church will ring its bells at noon and 6:00 p.m. to honor the 9/11 victims. wisn 12 news time is 5:04. in traffic watch 12, there are two closures to tell you about that are happening right now. the first goes until 6:00 this morning, i-41/u.s. 45 southbound crews are installing beams as part of that project. also on trafficwatch 12, trying to keep you safe on the roads. right now, the wisconsin state patrol is participating in "brake safety week." inspectors throughout the state are working to check braking systems of large trucks and other vehicles. it's all in an effort to prevent crashes on wisconsin highwa