Tragedy. Plus its election day here in wisconsin. The polls are now open for the state primaries. Ahead what you need to cast your ballot. Good morning and welcome back to wakeup time now x xx Weather Forecast from fox6 chief meteorologist rob haswell we are still under the control of an area of High Pressure today but the high is now farther to the east and we start getting warmer and more humid. A weak disturbance to our south morning but otherwise well see mostly sunny conditions. Highs will get into the mid 80s but it will be a bit cooler lakeside. We warm again wednesday and get more humid with one more day of High Pressure. Then the cold front moves in for thursday. Ahead of that front we get to near 90 thursday followed by storms. Behind the front, we start to cool. Well still be above average friday but traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays breaking news Fatal Shooting. Investigators say a man was shot and killed near 36th and
Only on fox6 tonight a little boy and his grandmother killed in a hit and run but the man accused of causing the crash is out of jail. Plus this was the scene in sherman park 2 and a half weeks ago. Tonight milwaukee reflects on what caused the unrest. And despite more arrests last night their riot gear dont do nothing but antagonize the people thats out here. Demonstrators say theyre not going to stop gathering. Our big story tonight demanding a dozen people have been detained near sherman park. Theyre gathering at the spot where Sylville Smith was shot and killed by a Milwaukee Police officer. We have Team Coverage bret lemoine looks at peoples opinions surrounding the unrest earlier this month. But lets begin with ashley sears. Shes live in sherman park whats the mood like tonight . It is a much calmer night. The group gathered at a memorial at 44th and auer moved to this they say they will continue to mourn out here. Tension in sherman park tuesday night, police block the streets d
Angelica adlibs traffic red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays year begins thousands of Milwaukee Public Schools students will kick off the new School Year Today Deandra Corinthios is live from Sherman Multicultural Arts School with whats ahead this morning students will start showing up around 730 this morning. This school is not far from where the unrest took place a its all about kicking off a new school year right. The superintendent. The mayor and others will welcome students and well find out what the district has planned for the new year there has been improvement in recent years with more mps students meeting reading standards. And mps superintendent on that she has mentioned in recent weeks her plans to improve reading and math scores. Close the achievement gap between students of different races and says she also wants to expand mps arts and athletic programs. Mps has about 75 thousand students and 9 thousand staff mem
Block and gathered across the street. Yall want to know why were gathered right here everyday . Because we want justice. We want that camera footage. Sheldon balloons, stuffed animals, and other items line the sidewalk where Milwaukee Police shot and killed Sylville Smith. Nearly three weeks later, his brother sedan smith still wants to know what happened that day. If we dont get that video theres going to be a lot more , of this to come. And im not saying it in a violent way. Im saying i will schedule more peaceful protests. I will. I will be everywhere with a peaceful protests. Sheldon but long time residents like johnny dallas say theyre having a difficult time navigating around their neighborhood. Kind of hard to get around there sometimes because the young people but we want , our neighborhood back. Around sedan smith and about a memorial site and congregated in a grassy area off sherman boulevard and auer. Police kept a watchful eye from a distance. Eric folds is a longtime sherm
Region. Prince William County Police Officer ashley guindon, virginia trooper chad dermyer. Three deaths in the past four weeks taking a toll on our areas Law Enforcement. These are men and women that are not only peace officers and protectors, theyre also in the community. Theyre football coaches, basketball coaches. Reporter for trooper michael mcsellers, fellow trooper chad dermyers passing personal. Chad was married to his wife 15 years. Im married to my wife 15 years. He has a son and a daughter. I have a son and a daughter. It seems like every time i take this thing off, im putting it right back on. Reporter his 12yearold son even asking him to reconsider his job. If everybody decides to stop doing this job, then what . Were in trouble. We give in, everybody loses. Reporter helping motivate him and his colleagues to press forward, every day residents, simple actions. I had a coworker who had someone put a note on their car and say, were praying for you. Man, just think. Im gettin