The british newspaper the guardian claims Governor Scott walker was getting political donations from people in the lead paint industy. And then benefted from state laws. Laws. Now Assembly Democrats are using that article to tear into the governor. Questioning how rich donors may have influenced current state law. Cbs 58s Kyle Aevermann joins us live in milwaukeeto explain. Kyle . The guardian claims to have gotten the information leaked from the john doe investigation. A new report links 750thousand dollars in political contributions from the lead paint industry to the Political Group Wisconsin Club for growth. That group that helped the republicans during the recall elections both before and after those donationsrepublicans pushed through legislation that helped to protect lead paint manufacturers from lawsuits. Democrats held a press conference yesterday showing a large scale check written to a third part organization. The questioning how donors like this have influenced current sta
A crash. According to the criminal complaint, price was driving had suv to an after bar party early sunday morning when he lost control, struck a utility bowl at 32nd and atkinson. A third passenger remains in the hospital, in serious condition. Shannon a random lake man is charged with making a threat against his Daughters School after a thiefer disciplined the girl for dress code violation. According to the criminal complaint jesse told the district superintendent monday he up. The district increased security precautions and an alert was sent to. Ents. His wife tolt sheriffs deputies the military veteran with ptsd. Steve more than 30 students sent to the hospital after a driver slammed into the back of a school bus near la crosse. The Monroe County Sheriffs Office says the bus was sonned, had its lights flashing, loading children this morning when the crash happened. The 18yearold driver of the car is expected to survive. Shannon a home is being deacon roughted on the milwaukees nort
A new report links 750thousand dollars in political contributions from the lead paint industry to the Political Group Wisconsin Club for growth. That group that helped the republicans during the recall elections both before and after those donationsrepublicans pushed through legislation that helped to protect lead paint manufacturers from lawsuits. Lawsuits. Victor harding 02;16;44 its unconscionable. Its dirty politics at its worst. And it taste bads, it looks bad, it smells bad and looks that its a pay for play situation now in wisconsin which weve never had. Victor harding is an attorney representing a milwaukee teen suing after she suffered lead poisoning at age 2. That suit, filed in 2006, is still working its way through the courts because of a law passed in 2013 that retroactively blocked lawsuits against lead paint makers. Harding says though the leaked documents improper. These documents wont help our case. These documents show the appearance of impropriety. Theres no direct c
A veteran who suffers significant posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychological issues. He also faces a bail jumping charge because making the alleged threats violated the terms of his bond from a previous case. Back to you. A racine teen is facing charges accused of bringing weapons to school. Prosecutors say 18yearold James Lashley emailed the school saying he may have brought a knife to school. According to a criminal complaint he actually had two of them. One had a sixinch blade. And the other was about 3inches long. Two rou also allegedly found in his backpack. The Wisconsin Supreme Court shut it down, but today the john doe investigation into Governor Scott Walkers Campaign resurfaced in a big way. Documents leaked to the british newspaper the guardian show how walker directed millions of dollars from corporate coffers into a group that supported him during the 2012 recall. Theo keith has spent the day looking through these documents. Attorney John Chisholm says whoever l
More clouds overnight and rain is likely for friday. We can expect periods of rain and a chance for a few thunderstorms. Some showers may linger into Early Saturday Morning but we dry up by saturday afternoon. Highs will be in the low 70s friday but warm into the upper 70s for saturday. Sunday will be dry with highs in the mid to upper 70s and we stay well above average into the middle of next week. Today partly sunny. High 76 dewpoint 60 wind se 510 mph tonight increasingly cloudy. Low 62 dewpoint 61 wind se angelica adlibs traffic red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays family filled with prayers and sorrow for the two women who died in a single vehicle car crash sunday near 32nd and atkinson. Another woman was badly hurt. And the driver of the car they from 32nd and atkinson with more julie . Many family and friends gathered here to remember the victims of sundays crash. While trying to make sense of it. Police say 4 people we