i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. mary thanks justin the fox6 storm center app can keep you ahead of the storms. it's free to download for apple and android devices -- and you'll always have access to the fox6 weather milwaukee police are investigating a string of armed robberies at area restaurants -- all happening less than two hours apart. the george webb restaurant near oakland and locust was robbed about 6 this morning . officials say a man and woman walked in -- pulled out a gun and took cash from the restaurant. police are working to figure out if that crime is related to two other armed and howard -- and another denny's near brown deer road and servite drive. police in oconomowoc are searching for a person of interest after a woman is found dead... officials say the brother of a 34- year-old christina schuster returned home monday night to find his sister dead from a gunshot to the head. a vehicle registered to schuster is missing -- and authorities say they're working with her family to find a male friend of

i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. mary thanks justin for everything you need to know before you head to the polls -- visit the links page of our website -- fox six now dot com, or your fox six news mobile app. learn how to get registered, where you'll need to go to vote, which types of photo i-d will be acceptable -- and more. with aaron rodgers back on his game, the pack is backi yesterday... meanwhile on defense, guys who aren't so well known make sure they don't stumble.... tim van vooren is back with the details, russ: i've travelled over 50,000 miles all across wisconsin - listening to people, hearing their stories. a lot of folks are business owners and entrepreneurs. they tell me how hard it is to grow a business in today's economy. so together, we came up with the badger innovation plan. a plan to help wisconsin businesses grow through expanded access to high-speed broadband, better job training and fair trade. because we need to export wisconsin products, not wisconsin jobs. i'm russ feingold and i approve th

the motorist currently once to justin williams has the story. within seconds, a car ran over it. not his car. i just up there and took a video. it is a shared reality. monday, tony stance on ther state highway 59164 bypass just south of the intersection he'se broadway in waukesha county. the scene of some center lane trouble. sitting out here. this video, corona least one flat tire is captured sunday afternoon just minutesg after he takes a similar track. right along the edge. the edge that they put in. the result of my left foot tire popped in b rampant, rear tire alson popped. after pulling over and making arrangements to get his familyth home, noticed his other vehicle after mine last night. and inexplicably do not. you can hear that. and by the city of waukesha it, actually preparing though hole as we speak. for fe -- every traveler the passes through this stretch, the latest in waukesha, justin williams fox 6 justin, thank you. not everyone. punning but not everyone on the packers offense happy. the quarterback. the fox 6 weather we got married in june... ...on tunaday. $3.5

justin williams is live, outside justin? milwaukee health commissioner, bevan baker, says this federal money will allow civic leaders to view violence as a public health issue, and treat it, accordingly. the trauma that results from pervasive poverty, unemployment and violence, in our city, is unacceptable. so, the city of milwaukee is accepting some help from the feds. this 5-year, 5-million dollar grant is one of the the milwaukee health department. thursday, a large contingent of the citys civic leaders join milwaukee mayor, tom barrett, in announcing whats being hailed as a violence prevention effort. it reaffirms the initial investments made into the infrastructure, to allow us to look at violence as a public health concern. officially titled the resiliency in communities after stress and trauma grant, the money will be used to address several social issues. the grant is about improving access to behavioral health, empower community change. reggie moore is with the citys newly- created office of violence prevention. he

in milwaukee, im justin williams, fox 6 news. happening now -- thousands of motorcycles have poured into town for the annual milwaukee rally. five area harley-davidson dealers and the h-d museum are holding events throughout the weekend. it's the largest free motorcycle rally in the midwest. boxes weather clear and quiet tonight with temperatures falling through the 60s this evening. we'll drop into the 50s inland overnight, around 60 dominate our weather through the holiday weekend. this means more sun and mild temperatures. highs in the 70s saturday and sunday. humidity levels will start to increase sunday and monday. it will warm into the 80s on labor day. the heat really builds by tuesday and wednesday with highs near 90 along tonight: clear skies. low: 60 wind: e 5 mph saturday: mostly sunny. high: 74 wind: se 5-10 mph sunday: mostly sunny. am low: 62 high: 78 wind: se 5-10 mph monday: mostly sunny and humid. am low: 65 partly sunny with a chance for thunderstorms. hot and humid. am low: 70 high: 89 wind: sw 5-10 mph wednesd

justin williams is live, in downtown milwaukee, with more. justin? you might find a little bit of badgers red -- mingling, among fans, here, at the hilton milwaukee hotel, where a portion of the proceeds from this party benefits the bayou state. woooo! all these people in purple and yellow, go tigers! go tigers! are tickled to talk about tigers ... go tigers! whats geaux ... ing on? wooooo! yeah! with the university of wisconsin preparing to host lousiana state university, at historic lambeau field, saturday, friday, folks are focused on football, in downtown milwaukee. badger country has been taken over by lsu, here, in couldnt be more excited to host em. but, escorting the excitement are estimates indicating more than 500- thousand people are adversely impacted by the august flooding of the bayou state. so, ahead of the downs and distances, there is some deviation, towards donation. today, and tomorrow, 10-percent of food and beverage sales, here, at the lobby lounge, and in blu, will go back to the red cross louisiana flood relief fund. and the pf

live, on the east side, i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. brad thanks justin milwaukee police are investigating a double shooting from this afternoon. a 19-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman were both shot -- but they are expected to survive. police are still investigati a victory for a transgender teen in kenosha. 17 year old ash whitaker will be allowed to use the boy's restrooms in tremper high school. the transgender boy was not allowed to use the bathroom of the gender he identifies with before now. whitaker's lawyers got an injunction allowing the teen to use the boys rooms until the legal issues are permanently decided. the kenosha unified school district, however, says it is disappointed in the ruling and may appeal. the school district has ten days subject of abuse allegations...will be audited by the state. today at the capitol in madison, lawmakers on the state's audit committee voted unanimously to approve an audit of the veterans home at king. it's just outside waupaca wau-pack-uh , about two hours northwest of milwaukee.resid

i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. the world's two biggest brewers will soon be joining forces. what the anheuser-busch in-bev merger with s-a-b-miller means for the beer industry -- and more importantly... what it means for milwaukee. plus: he's described as a visionary and a fighter for the reaction coming in from around the globe -- on the passing of shimon peres. 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 switch to u.s. cellular and get a whopping 7 gigs of data per line in mourning the death of shimon peres. the former israeli politician's career spn years -- and he is widely known for his peace efforts with palestinians. conor powell is in jerusalem -- with reaction from around the globe. israel mourning the loss of shimon peres. flags fly at half-staf

justin williams has more on the new team protecting taxpayers. this group wants wisconsin's criminals to know something, the public's trust in social security programs is critical. there's a new unit in town, we efforts geared towards preventing, investigating and prosecuting fraud involving our programs. and it's name is c-d-i. the milwaukee criminal disabilities investigations unit. friday, members of the social security administration gather for a dedication ceremony, as wisconsin becomes the next state to feature this newly-created, three-person team. they'll be leading the push to protect wisconsin residents from social security disability fraud, waste and disability examiners a resource to turn to, when they have a questionable disability claim, and, when they need more evidence to make an accurate decision, cdi units can give them that evidence. michael robinson is an assistant inspector general for investigations, with the social security administration. he explains, a lot of the s-s-a's eligibility and entitlement requirements allow peop

i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. heavy rainfall flooded streets and backed up traffic in west allis last night. water even got into four of the areas schools. a spokesman for the west district says cleaning crews were able to mop up the water quickly and school was back in session today. he says they did have to cancel a class for three-year-olds today, because it was scheduled to be in an area that was still drying out. theyre not yet sure if that class will be able to be held on friday the rain came down in buckets yesterday. will we get a chance to dry out? weather expert tom wachs is out on the weather deck with more... yesterday's heavy rains. we'll be mostly clear tonight with lows in the low 60s. another storm system will bring the chance for rain and thunder friday afternoon into the first half of saturday. tonight: mostly clear. low: 62 dewpoint: 64 wind: nw 3-5 download the fox six storm center app. it's free for apple and android devices. ahead at six. more help -- on the way! how colleges are coming toget

"i'm justin williams along kenosha's lake shore. coming up new at six, is the best western harbor side inn open or closed?we'll have an update for you " there has to be concern in titletownab shields..on more than one level. coach mike mccarthy says the team's best cover defender is going through the concussion protocul. you'll recall that shields missed multiple game after suffering a concussion last year. without him, the packers still came up with a game-saving stop on 4th and 1 at the green bay 14 yard line with 23 ticks on the clock.. . "you just go to the last play. the pursuit and finish. to win the fourth and one is the that was our number one emphasis since the spring and through training camp. i thought our guys played with great energy." the pack help the vikings open u.s. bank stadium this sunday night. so we'll move the blitz back to 11:05. tim'll be in the twin cities with all the locker room reaction. brandon and yours truly cary in studio. voting is now open for this week's high school blitz game of the week. talk ab

live, in glendale, i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. brad thanks justin it's opening weekend for football as the badgers get their home opener at camp randall. and-- the packers head down to a steamy jacksonville, to kick off their season. coming up in sports-- brandon cruz says their thoughts on the impending they say a lot of things about rain. (engine revs) like how hard it's gonna fall. (engine revs) the things it does to your parade. we've got a saying about rain, too: when it rains... it roars. summer is coming to an end... "nats" milwaukee's ethnic festival season "we're lucky that we have this here" "indian summer" returns to the lakefront. "it's been really important to me." it's not all about the food and the fun though...why the lessons learned go well beyond the classroom. that's coming up new at six. things are heating up for the packers as they close in on kick off against the jaguars. sunday at noon, they'll be in jacksonville for the beginning of the 2016 and it's 90's with humidity when they take the field. "we've been

live, in brown deer, i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. if you suspect a gas pump has a skimmer, you can call or email the state to report it. we have all the information on fox6 now dot com or the fox6 news app for the packers is in the spotlight. coming up, one player sees his future into 2020 and another is excited to have his 1st start in the past. brandon has the latest on the [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesn't look good. no, not you. gging this around- it's dragging down your fuel economy. but over time, using new and improved bp gasoline with invigorate helps clean up that dirt, like hundreds of scrubbing brushes. so that means a cleaner engine, which helps you get more miles per tank. i'll be here if you need me. new bp gasoline with invigorate. we got married in june... ...on tunaday. there's a subway? $3.50 sub of the day to help you remember life's important days. every day a different six-inch sub for just $3.50 at subway? every day of the week. her name is teri... ...she was born on for messmer! pete says: "i cant feel prou

justin williams has more on the local response to his speech. wede amicably enough -- south of the u-s border -- as he meets with mexican president, enrique pena nieto ... it's been a tremendous honor, and i call you friend. thank you. but, hours later, just north of that border, those good graces are gone, during the republican presidential nominee's speech, in arizona -- where he discusses deportation, i am going to create a new, special deportation task force. and immigration. we will build a border. thursday, i think it's very damaging. he's alienating communities. democratic state representative jocasta zamarripa is joined by the executive director of milwaukee-based voces de la frontera, christine neumann-ortiz, it's, definitely, a kind of rhetoric that is emboldening people to act on that kind of racial hatred. and voces member nayeli rondin, he's encouraging this hateful speech. in reacting. i think the biggest impact has been knowing that he has such a huge following, and knowing that these people, actually, believe what he says, you kn

i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. the investigation into the officer- involved shooting of sylville smith is now complete. wisconsin attorney general brad schimel announced today that the department of justice has wrapped up its investigation-- and has turned over the evidence to the district attorney's office. smith was shot and killed by milwaukee police last month.... sparking unrest and violence in the sherman park neighborhood. police have said body camera video shows that smith was carrying a gun. that video will not be released until after the district

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i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. today -- a jury finds michael morgan guilty of setting a fire that killed two children... the fire happened last october. morgan were both killed. morgan's sentencing has been scheduled for the end of the next month. 27-year-old leo sills -- the man found guilty in the murder of 17-year-old kemone love -- is sentenced to 12 years in prison. the shooting happened near green bay and capitol in april of this year. love's body was later dumped from a car near 19th and atkinson. sills will also serve five years of extended supervision. guns in milwaukee public schools. twice this week it caused trouble. fox6's myra sanchick is in two cases unruly students led to injuries. it's been a week of student disruptions that led to injuries at milwaukee schools. officials say a thirteen year old girl was grazed by a bullet that accidentally discharged from a police officer's gun inside the school. everybody's doing their jobs. my kids have always been at mps schools throughout with the girl, who of

i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. only on fox 6 tonight - a devastating fire at a waukesha county was apparently started by a beloved family member - a 12- year- old tortoise! and a sure signs football season is almost here.. this year's slogan on the famed boy: this is the story of a boy who didn't talk for a long time. the boy liked things to always be the same. any changes would scare and upset him. the unknown was an unfriendly place. the boy was very sensitive to lights and sounds. so he built secret hiding places where they couldn't get in. the boy didn't like looking people in the eye. he wasn't trying to be mean, it just made him feel uncomfortable. sometimes he would flap his arms again and again. second boy: one day, i found out i had something called autism. my family got me help. slowly i found my voice and learned all the ways i could live with it better. announcer: early intervention can make a lifetime of difference. break break time is running out to be a backpack buddiy! help fox 6 and feeding america

justin williams has more on the effort to adopt-a-cop. it's all about appreciation, at the racine police department, monday, during this delivery of hundreds of gifts from racine residents -- generated through the adopt-a-cop program. they write a letter, thankin' them community, and then they just give 'em a small, little gift. tina ortiz says, two weeks ago, she began organizing the effort to help folks show gratitude to each of the nearly 200 law enforcement officers who make up this department. with everything going on, right now, they don't have -- some people feel like they don't have the support, which -- this is showing them that they do have the support, and there is a lotta people out there that support them, pray for them and love what they do, and thank them for putting their life on the line, everyday. it makes us feel a lot better about doin' what we're doin'. having spent mor decades on the force, officer jennifer diener explains this experience goes a long way toward helping officers, deal with a difficult job. nobody has

we have team coverage tonight -- as justin williams and rachelle baillon are in mayville -- where flooding is a huge problem. but let's start with weather expert tom wachs -- who's been tracking the storms. flood watch for ozaukee, washington, dodge, fond du lac, sheboygan, jefferson and waukesha counties through this evening another batch of heavy rain will move through se wi this evening. watch out for localized flooding, the rain will move out overnight. we have a slight chance for showers thursday morning, otherwise clearing with highs in the low 80s. thunderstorm chances return friday evening before cooler air moves in for the weekend. and until 8:45 p.m. here's why you can see all of this heavy rain making itsy wayr we hade gusty winds earlier with a severe thunderstorm warning that's pretty much over within milwaukee county. m the reds in the oranges are the torrential downpours making for very slow go with many reports of flooded roads and milwaukee county. and that will continue for the next few hours if you don't need to be out driving just stay inside. getting any better. watchi

justin williams has more on the effort to adopt-a-cop. the racine police department, monday, during this delivery of hundreds of gifts from racine residents -- generated through the adopt-a-cop program. they write a letter, thankin' them for what they do in the community, and then they just give 'em a small, little gift. tina ortiz says, two weeks ago, she began organizing the effort to help folks show gratitude to each of the nearly 200 law enforcement officers who make up this department. with everything going on, right now, they don't have -- some people feel like they don't have the support, which -- this is showing them that they do have the support, and there is a lotta people out there that support them, pray for them and love what they do, and thn life on the line, everyday. it makes us feel a lot better about doin' what we're doin'. having spent more than two decades on the force, officer jennifer diener explains this experience goes a long way toward helping officers, deal with a difficult job. nobody has any idea what happens,

this is the latest, in waukesha county, im justin williams, fox 6 news. new information tonight about a three-car crash on milwaukee's south side that sent at least two-people to the hospital. milwaukee police say the 33-year-old milwaukee man driving the gold car caused the crash-- and he was drunk. it happened yesterday near 15th place and grant. police say the suspect blew through the stop sign-- causing republican party chairman reince priebus has a warning for "never trump" republicans... support the nominee -- or your chances of running for president could come "never again." political reporter theo keith says one of them responded...with a dig at priebus' hometown of kenosha. were a private party. were not a public entity. republican party warning jeb bush, ted cruz and john kasich to support the gop nominee, donald trump -- or else. those people need to get on board. and if theyre thinking theyre going to run again someday, you know, i think that were going to evaluate the dont think its going to be that easy for them. kasich's chief strategist re

justin williams is live near saint johns lutheran school, with the latest. justin? what a difference a day makes, in mayville, as the water, which flooded this playground, and the surrounding area, is gone today, following wednesdays formidable flooding. inside saint johns lutheran school, more of the same. the principal tells me the half-inch or so of water which lined portions of the damage. in fact, the muddy shoe prints outside the daycare which opened this afternoon offer the only sign of moisture. meanwhile, whats being called a sandbag brigade has just about completed the clean-up on the west side of the building, as this small group removes a large number of sandbags from alongside an exterior wall. we did disinfectant, this morning. and, we mopped everything up, and we had a lotta sand we had to vacuum up, and then all the mats went outside, the ones that werent out there, and then theyve all power-washed. the principal, says, while classes are canceled, today, students are to return to their classrooms friday morning. as for the clean-up costs, she does no

justin williams is live, in the newsroom, with the latest. justin? the little town of norway only has seven-thousand-some-odd residents, so to have one gas station report two, violent crimes--in the span of about four days, well--you can be certain that'll set those seven-tho something. friday, at the town of norway's b-p gas station, they were younger. definitely, younger. the common conversation, among customers, were they outta-towners? consists of crime. they pick where they think is an easy target. maybe they thought we were easy, but they, obviously, didnt get very far. employee meghan odonoghue says they are the crooks, which, this week, keep on coming ... two, attempts. monday afternoon, around 2-45, racine county sheriffs deputies say the man shown in this image shows a weapon, and gets away with some money and tobacco products. but, meghan explains, hes not on the loose, for long. yep. they caught him, on tuesday. then, thursday night, around 7-40, meghan says two, young women walk in, with meghans coworker following. when he walked in, he

live, in mayville, i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. brad thanks justin. mad, angry, stressed out and not knowing what to do. just a few reactions to i-t-t tech's out-of- the-blue shut down and now students are left students are finding as they scramble to save their money as well as their education. plus -- it's finally here. the official reveal of the i-phone seven and what you can expect honey, is the internet back yet? yes!! i like, like, like, like... i haven't seen a movie based on a comic book in so long. i know. we're over here internet people! get high speed internet from at&t. with over 99% reliability. plus, switch and get a $200 reward card. the best they've ever created, talking about the i- phone seven and seven plus today. the highly anticipated device was finally unveiled at their annual product announcement event in san francisco. there are plenty of new features people are excited about. clearly intent on beating out samsung's new devices, the new the camera features optical image stabilization, a six-element lens and a 12-mega-pixel high

i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. milwaukee police investigating an early morning hit-and-run crash near atkinson and capitol. police say a 45-year-old manwa vehicle. the victim was reportedly intoxicated at the time of the crash -- so investigators aren't sure if he was trying to cross the street or wandering around when he was hit. the man was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. no one is in custody. a slinger man is arrested following a crash in dodge county. mayville police say the man crashed into a bridge yesterday afternoon --- tearing up the whole passenger side of his car. the 69-year-old driver had minor injuries. he reportedly told officers he had been drinking. o-w-i charges. employees are credited with taking down a suspect who robbed a dollar tree store this morning. it happened at the location near 76th and capitol. police say the man -- armed with a knife -- confronted an employee in the store. he was able to get some cash before he ran out. employees chased after him -- eventually stoppi

in racine county, im justin williams, fox 6 news. governor walker is touting the latest department of transportation budget proposal today. but some arent happy about whats in it....or rather, whats not in it. the governor says there's no net increase in taxes or fees -- but the core of the zoo interchange project will still be completed on time, but the north leg of the project will now be delayed about two years. additionally, the proposed budget does not include any additional funding for the i-94 north and south project. even members of his own party say they were blindsided by that move....and theyre not happy about it. "now this is the third time so how many times are we going to get pushed back? it doesnt make sense." was previously delayed to fund other more pressing projects. but he was promised it would be included in the upcoming budget. he says completing it is an economic issue for the state. neighbors are important to many. so when violent sex offenders are set to move into a neighborhood we've all seen what happens. so

i'm justin williams, fox >>> let's get some practical solutions. we'll see how this goes. >> a new twist in the split. has politics pulled brad and angelina apart? i'm natalie morales with the startling allegation that these two angie confidantes helped her devise a plot against brad. >> she had a little problem during the middle where she gained a little weight. >> i don't think so. >> he called this woman miss piggy. >> you get emotional talking about this? >> yes. >> the debate thrust her back in the spotlight. now alicia machado's turn to share so much more. >> all to your face? >> yes. all the time. >> you delivered a powerful message about aging in hollywood. >> is courteney glad she was so honest? ? >> and i'm scott evans witnessing firsthand the

live, in the fox 6 newsroom, i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. brad thanks justin. a new food pantry -- hitting the milwaukee area once a month -- is it's called the "client choice" food pantry. the developers say it focuses on letting people go through items and take what they want for free -- instead of giving them a pre-packed bag. "new global destiny" is the ministry with more than two-hundred churches around the world -- putting up the pantries in various cities. founder bridget outlaw says they hope to help 300 people each day they open. "people are happy. they like please come back to milwaukee. so we're coming doing this once a month. on the first satd month. we'll have clothes food, toys. we have baby pampers, strollers, we have everything." the pantry is currently located at the pleasant hill church near fond du lac and capitol. outlaw says that location is only temporary while they try and find a permanent location. it's been nearly 15 years since the attacks on the world trade center on september 11-th. waukesha county is remembering a wisconsinite that

im justin williams, fox 6 news. steph thanks justin new at 4 -- sexual assualt allegations at carthage college. authorities say a football player faces charges.. the alleged victim was his teammate. according to a criminal complaint, 19-year-old lawrence gaines is accused of? taking advantage of victim was drunk. it allegedly happened in gaines' room after a party. erin davis works with sexual assault victims... she says it's important for victims to come foward - no matter the circumstances. another thing this case teaches us that sexual assault can happen to anybody o matter who they are where they are or what they are doing gaines was released from jail on a twenty five hundred dollar cash bond. carthage college released a statement saying in part that " carthage is committed to creating a safe, healthy, and non- discriminatory enviro reports of sexual misconduct very seriously." milwaukee police are investigating an afternoon homicide. officers responded to the area near 24th and hope around 12-30. there they sa

justin williams is live outside of city hall with more on this money. justin? mayor tom barrett says the trauma that results from the citys social issues-- including pervasive poverty, milwaukee is accepting some help from the federal government. thursday, a large contingent of the citys civic leaders join milwaukee mayor, tom barrett, in announcing whats being hailed as a five year, five million dollar violence prevention effort. officially titled the resiliency in communities after stress and trauma grant, the money comes from the substance abuse and mental health services adminstration. the money will be used to address issues which are contributing the violence the grant is about improving access to behavioral health, empower community residents in the reduction of trauma, and sustained, community change. milwaukee is one of just eight cities to receive this grant. the citys health commissioner, bevan baker, says the grant allows city leaders and others to view violence as a public health issue, and treat it, accordingly. well have more information to share

i'm justin williams, fox now at 10-- "great to be in wisconsin tonight!" donald trump speaks to a capacity crowd in waukesha. but not everybody's on board the trump train. 'what hes brought out into society trump's message and the reaction. it's going to be an interesting 40 days. that is our big story tonight-- trying to win over wisconsin. polls have shown the badger state is still a battleground. donald trump kicked off a week of campaign stops in the state for both democrats and republicans. we have team coverage tonight. bret lemoine and theo keith are live in trump drew a capacity crowd of 1500 people in critical waukesha county. some republicans believe if he can do better here of all places, he can win the state. nats - cheering walkup donald trump arrives in republican country, trying to rally the gop base in waukesha county. 7:34 were going to w white house trump was more than an hour late. meaning some people waited to see him for five hours. sheriff david clarke welcomed him to the stage. 7:07 i believe that donald j trump was made for this mom

fox six's justin williams joins us live from the ?milwaukee county courthouse with details. following three days of testimony, a jury takes just a few hours to render four, guilty verdicts in the trial of a man accused in the 2014 shooting death of three men accused in the shooting. he is said to be responsible for multiple shots being fired into petersons grandparents home, after the group mistook the house for someone elses residence. thursday, the 21-year-old milwaukee man was found guilty of three counts of first degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon, as party to a crime. and, judge jeffrey wagner reads the verdict pertaining o the court finds the defendant guilty on the charge of first degree reckless homicide, party to a crime ... following the verdicts, petersons family remains seated, in the gallery, for some time, while most of barretts supporters make their exit, within minutes. when i ask barretts attorney whether hes speaking to the media, he tells me, quote its just too tough, right now. endquote this is the williams fox 6 news. one of

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live, in brown deer, i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. bev thanks justin. if you suspect a gas pump has a skimmer, you can call or email the state to report now dot com or the fox6 news app -- search "skimmers." a homeowner in texas shot an intruder inside his house early this morning. deputies say the intruder smashed a landscaping brick through the front glass door. the resident woke up, grabbed his gun, and fired two shots. the homeowner's wife is pregnant. several neighbors say the same man broke into their vehicles earlier. investigators later found a gun he'd stolen from one of those car break-ins. the suspect was airlifted to an area hospital. neighbors, police and animal shelter workers all came parrot named sunnybird. marvin foo-sell fussell has had "sunnybird" for 14 years-- but has never had her wings clipped.last week, she went missing from his home in iowa. people spotted the bird flying tree- to- tree in the neighborhood-- eventually landing in a police officer's garage. the officer captured her and took her to the animal shelter. sunnybird ga

fox6's justin williams with this developing story. i ain gonna, i wont c aware of dangers on this stretch of 16th street. i got a license, and i dont even wanna drive my pick- up! and, even if he wanted to drive his pick-up, thursday, the mount pleasant man says he cannot be comfortable doing so, here. as long as they stay on the road, im fine! im fine when im on the sidewalk. wednesday night, leroys concern is confirmed, when a mount pleasant police officer narrowly escapes injury, following a hit-and-run crash. police captain, brian smith, says its just after 10, when the officer, while responding to an unrelated call, ,exits his police van, which is parked, eastbound, on 16th. he observed the vehicle, comin right at him, so he, quickly, without having much time, jumped back into the driver side seat, scooched over, and then it took out the door. captain smith says the police vehicle did not have emergency lights activated, adding that investigators are not certain what caused the crash. go, was somebody, intentionally, trying to ru

on the campus of marquette university, im justin williams, fox 6 news. a scary situation for a worker at a farming business in jefferson county. he was caught in an explosion inside the building. it happened this morning at livestock. one worker was taken to the hospital with burns. we're told the fire appears to be a "dust explosion." a cedarburg manufacturer is facing a hefty fine from osha -- after a worker was died last march. the 36-year-old worker at "carlson tool and manufacturing" got caught in a lathe. osha says the lathe's safety features were bypassed -- for faster production... and the worker's death was entirely preventable. the company has 15 days to pay the 124- thousand dollar fine or contet prosecutors are planning to re-try dennis brantner in the 19-90 murder of berit beck. fond du lac county's district attorney making the announcement this morning. earlier this year -- jurors failed to reach a verdict in the case. a new trial date has not been set because brantner was not in court today. the 62-year-old was sentenced to 6 years in pris

at the hilton, i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. governor scott walker tweeting about a friendly bet with louisiana's governor over the game. he says wisconsin is wagering "cheese and brats." louisiana's governor john bel edwards tweeted he is "looking forward to trying some wisconsin cheese & brats after this l-s-u football win." boudin sausage for a badgers win. the packers along with carmex and delaware north announcing today they'll donate 55-thousand dollars to the red cross to help with flooding in louisiana. and they're asking fans to do the same... red cross volunteers will be at each lambeau field gate before the game -- collecting donations. or you can text "la-floods" to the number on your screen to make a phone bill. a baby fox in quite the predicament. we told you about this little guy last night. a rat trap stuck on its paw. it's now being cared for by the humane society. but has too already been done. and it's a battle of the signs! marquette versus loyola. the reason behind this marketing its fourth milwaukee- area l

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justin williams is live near beans and barley, with more on this developing story. justin? while no one was physically injured during this burglary attempt, there are plenty of people who say this crime stems from a situation which, consistently, threatens their safety, along this stretch of north avenue. wednesday, the beans and barley, it's, kind of, a real, mixed use kinda store. come with bricks and boards. started by throwing a brick windows, here ... jim neumeyer co-owns the combination deli, cafe, and market, which, he explains, became a burglar's target, just before 6 a-m. he smashed the door, got inside, made his way over, into our store section, started loading up some bags with items. a total of six bags, according to neumeyer. but the breaking glass alerted an attentive neighbor, who notified police. the police came, really fast, milwaukee police say they have a 57-year- old man in custody, and while he has not been identified, jim says the suspect is familiar. others describe him as an aggressive panhandler, in an area where the panhandling proves problematic.

i'm justin williams, fox 6 news. the investigation into the officer- involved shooting of sylville smith is now complete. wisconsin attorney general brad schimel announced today that the department of justice has wrapped up its investigation-- and has turned over the evidence to the district attorney's office. smith was shot and killed by milwaukee police last month.... sparking unrest and violence in the sherman park neighborhood. police have said body camera video shows that smith was carrying a gun. that video will not be released until after the district charges have now been filed in a deadly shooting in brown deer earlier this week. jessie james is charged with first degree reckless homicide... for the death of mannix franklin jr, on monday night. prosecutors say james admitted to the shooting. the victim is the son of james' roommate. james told police that he ordered the victim to turn down his music, then leave the apartment. a criminal complaint says the victim instead taunted him.. and that's when he opene

justin williams is live, just outside of saint john's lutheran school, with the latest. justin? there is, still, plenty of rushing water, here, in mayville, today ... but, this is where it's supposed to be, in the creek, behind saint john's lutheran school. what a difference a day makes. we took it a step, at a time, n we succeeded. we got through there. we were blessed. thursdays scene, in, and around, mayvilles saint johns lutheran school delivers much drier details, as what wednesdays water completely covered is, now, basking in relaxed, and happy that this is over with! inside saint johns lutheran school, more of the same, as principal, kay koenitzer, tells me the half-inch, or so, of water which building - without doing any significant damage. in fact, the muddy shoe prints outside the daycare—whic h opens, for the afternoon, offer the only mention of moisture. we did disinfectant, this morning. and, we mopped everything up, and we had a lotta sand we had to vacuum up, and then all the mats went outside, the ones that werent out there, and then theyve all been hosed-d

fox six's justin williams is live tonight outside the milwaukee courthouse with more. three days of testimony. three hours of deliberation. and, today, four, guilty verdicts, in shooting of five-year-old laylah peterson. one ... we, the jury, find the defendant, carl barrett, guilty. two, we, the jury, find the defendant, carl barrett, guilty. three, we, the jury, find the find the defendant, carl barrett, guilty. following three days of testimony, a jury takes just about three hours to render four, guilty verdicts in the trial of 21-year-old carl barrett, junior, one of three men accused in the 2014 shooting death of five-year-old laylah peterson. barrett is said to be responsible for multiple shots being fired into home, after the group mistakes the house for someone elses residence. his attorney maintains reasonable doubt exists. if you can reconcile evidence, upon any reasonable hypothesis consistent with the defendants innocence, such as, devonte forbes is the shooter, and arliss gordon is the shooter, you should do so, and return a verdict of not guilty. but, ult

justin williams- explain you could hear that, someone hit the whole. sitting out here it happen up into a few weather cars causinguse concernn seconds a car ran over it much worse, another car a blown highway 159 bypass just south of this intersection east broadway and waukesha county. the scene ofh some center lane trouble for travelers. i sat there and took a video. thise video believe sustained at least one flat tire, captured sunday afternoon minutes before tony takes a similarm m threat.n right along thee edge, the edge put in. the result left fronti tire popped in a rim bent, and after polling -- pulling over and making arrangements to get his family home, countless other vehicle struggling through the stretch. there were at least three cars after my last night that had a flat. late monday afternoon we catch up with company contracted by waukesha water utility. they are actually preparing the whole less we speak so we should be smooth road for every stretch. waukesha, fox 6 news speaking of potholes, packer nation knows aaron rodgers, in rogers g

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fox six's justin williams has our big story at six. the trauma that results from pervasive poverty, unemployment and violence, in our city, is unacceptable. so, the city of milwaukee is accepting some help from the feds. this 5-year, 5-million dollar grant is one of the thursday, a large contingent of the citys civic leaders join milwaukee mayor, tom barrett, in announcing whats being hailed as a violence prevention effort. it reaffirms the initial investments made into the infrastructure, to allow us to look at violence as a public health concern. officially titled the resiliency in communities after stress and trauma grant, the money will be used to address several social issues. the grant is about improving access to behavioral health, empower community trauma, and sustained, community change. reggie moore is with the citys newly- created office of violence prevention. he explains, the grant will also help coordinate the efforts of various, existing entities, and make certain folks are aware of them. unfortunately, there are a lot o