Alarm two weeks ago at jfk airport. Caused by people celebrating the olympics. Good morning. Were looking at our developing story here, this is what well be talking about the next few days, because of the rain potential coming up. This is tropical depression 9, if youre just tuning in, developed it yesterday, its now a closed low and going to move a little further north. So by tonight well probably have a tropical either hermine or ian because another feature in the carolinas that may develop before that. 40 mileperhour winds, and it will be a Tropical Storm tonight. Then yes, moving to the north and then northeast. Huge cone here so just keep it in mind but i think with this feature as it is typical with Tropical Storms the center not as important. Its the rain associated with the storm that is going to get pulled in here well out ahead of it so despite the fact this gets here on thursday rain will begin tomorrow in earnest with already setting up. For today just a typical afternoon s
Showers and storms most of the day. Best chance for a break is around noon. Most pick up less than 0. 50. Highs in the middle to upper 70s. Wind s 5 10 mph. Tonight lingering rain showers and isolated storms. Stays mild with lows in the lower 60s. Wind sw 510 mph. Weekend a few showers possible early saturday before sunshine returns saturday afternoon. High temps around 80 saturday cooling slightly to the middle 70s on sunday with sunshine returning. Police are searching for a suspect involved in a hit and r. Run. Police say a car hit a man and took off. Around 1 30 this morning near atkinson and capitol. A 45yearold man whod reportedly been drinking. Was walking in the street when he was hit by a car. Were told that car did not stop. The man was responsive when officers got to the scene. He was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be ok. Police are now looking for the maroon or red fourdoor vehicle responsible. Family of a Milwaukee County . Jail inmate . Cant understand how h
It would be great for our jobs, great for some fun things to do in town. Reporter the third city in the running is oshkosh. Their efforts are similar to here in sheboygan. To bring a bucks stadium that could cost up to 14 million. That would be privately funded. City leaders here in sheboygan tell me a decision could be coming as soon as the end of this month. Right now were live in courtny thanks. Steve the death of a Milwaukee County jail inmate has been rule a homicide. The medical examiner determined Terrill Thomas died from dehydration. Thomas died back in april. In july the journal sentinel reported inmates in cells near thomas her him begging for water. They said officers told him his faucet had been turned off. Courtny two men wanted in Waukesha County have been arrested in memphis, indiana. Cane and Steven Robinson in a vehicle parked in a driveway of the home. That vehicle was stolen from Waukesha County. Steve the Drug Overdose epidemic continues in milwaukee. The latest vic
Is anybody being charged . Our family has been given little to know information since the date of his death. In a report released by the Milwaukee County medical Examiners Office it shows thomas was kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day in a cell that was almost completely empty because of thomas destructive behaviorthe report also shows thomas mother was suspicous of a coverup and asked for a second autopsy. Tonight Thomas Family want people held accountable. Th care. Who were responsible for making sure he had water. Who was responsible for checking on him. And ultimately the sheriff because that building is under him. He has authority over it. Going forward Thomas Family wants to know their loss will spark some type of policy change at the jail. We lost one of our core members to this incident. Our family is devastated. We are heartbroken. So what can we do to prevent another family from having an incident like this . Thats our only the Milwaukee County Sheriffs Office say
Live outside county jail. Todays tmj4. Our region, like much of the nation, continues to struggle with Drug Overdoses. And tonight, its hit home for one of those on the front lines of that battle Milwaukee Countys medical examiner. Rikki mitchell is live at the mes office with the tragic details, rikki the medical examiner Just Announced this morning that they have handled more than 70 probable Drug Overdose deaths in just the last seven weeks and now the epidemic has struck the medical examiners own family. Brad schimel Wisconsin Attorney general please put sept 1st locator on this sound and peterson sound 35 32 everywhere you look you see signs of this epidemic and the damage its doing to our nation. 35 38 earlier this month Wisconsin Attorney general brad schimel spoke on a panel addressing the Drug Overdose epidemic. Also on the panel medical examiner dr brian peterson. Dr. Brian peterson Milwaukee County medical examiner sept 1st locator needed 3 27 its an overwhelming problem cle