The last week. Includes boston and all of the north shore. This is really unprecedented territory. Mike we are seeing river levels down, ground water levels down. All caps issues across the state. Your lawn is one of the things you probably noticed. So far for the month of august in boston we have had it he 21 hundredths we have had we have been in dry situation so that is why we are sitting here with the departure of almost eight inches below normal for boston and worcester. It was really toward Middlesex County that we saw last week. Covering most of the eastern part of the state now. 17 of the state is in extreme drought. A lot of very dry weather. The question becomes is there any relief in sight. A few of you got sprinkles along the south coastal areas toward the cape and the islands. A batch of rain thats trying to pull to our north but i think it is ethic is going to be dry. Temperatures in the 70s and 80s. We do have more chances down the road. Talk about that as well as how mu
Locust street through lindsay heights. The goal of these walks, and there have been several already this year, is to focus on the positive programs, but they dont ignore the things that still need to be done. This is 53206, and i think 53206 has become a nationwide symbol of a community that has a lot of needs that havent been met, and so being in touch with neighbors here is especially important. Adrienne normally about 20 pe this evening they had 50. In milwaukee, im adrienne pedersen, wisn 12 news. Joyce the unrest began after a Milwaukee Police officer shot and killed 23yearold Sylville Smith during a traffic stop last weekend. The department of justice is asking for tips related to the shooting. They want eyewitness accounts of what happened before, during and after. Tips can be anonymous. However you must fill out an online form. We have a link at wisn. Com and on our 12 news app. Catch fire. Investigators say the fire broke out in a vacant home near 33rd and hadley around 5 00 t
Point out they did not take all of our suggestions. That policy states a Police Supervisor not involved in the Critical Incident will take physical custody of any body worn cameras that may have captured the incident and deliver them to the nearest Police District and immediately upload them. Would it be difficult . It would be difficult to do that when youreealing with new technology. People not justifiably, but you can understand how they would be concerned about problems. According to this policy, the video is up loaded to Cloud Storage administered by the citys contractor where critical , incidents like this are permanently stored. We checked with the department of justice today, and were told the video definitely wont be released this week. Toya thank you. Buildings that were set on fire during the unrest that erupted after the shooting. The b. P. Gas station and Oreilly Auto Parts store were two of the eight businesses set on fire. The bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms is o
Sources saying one of the four olympic swimmers including ryan lochte are seen breaking down a bathroom door at a gas station, then getting into a fight with a security guard. Rewind to last week and the controversial interview lochte first gave to nbc news. A guy pulled out his gun. He cocked it. He put it to my forehead and said, get down. I put my hands up, i was like whatever. Reporter lochte now saying the gun was only pointed in his direction. The 12time olympic medalist is back in the u. S. His teammates jimmy feigen, jack conger and gunnar bentz all remain in brazil. Two of them seen here in a rio Police Station after being pulled for a flight bound for houston. They came by and said, sir, you need to depark the plane. And they took them off the plane. Reporter members of the i. O. C. Conducting the own investigation and talking about forg sometimes you take action that you later regret. Reporter rio chief of police saying they should apologize telling the Brazilian Network glo
M finding a way to move forward and to heal. At a news conferencethursda y Community Groups call on investigators to release videofrom a body camera worn by the officer involved. 44 10 when you have such a murky situation, thats going to lead to speculation, thats going to lead to apprehension. In a statementattorney general brad schimel said it is my goal to complete officer involved death investigations expeditiously so the community answersmany will be waiting for. 37 54 anger and tensions are high, so this could possibly put those things at ease. Investigators say submitting a tip will not trigger a radio call or send police to your location. We have a link to that tipline on our website fox 6 now dot com. Live in the newsroom, Ashley Sears Fox 6 news. Stop the hate. And start doing something positive in sherman park. Days of rioting. Tonight, nearly 200 parishes are coming together to pray. And take action in a neighborhood torn apart by violence. Fox6s bret lemoine has the latest