In the wake of last weeks unrest a state representative is calling for changes to the makeup of the Milwaukee Police department. That means hiring more officers from certain zip codes. Fox 6s ashley sears is here to explain. State representative leon youngwants to see mpd be more representative of the people it polices. And hes calling for 40 percent of new Milwaukee Police hires to come from low income zip codes. Between police and the people it is a reoccurring issue coming to a head just last week sherman park unrest has a city and state looking for solutions 10 57 the status quo cannot continue on. State representative leon young believes he has an answer. He addressed issues at a Panel Discussion wednesday. 12 08 if you hire more people, a better relationship than somebody who is coming from the outside. Representative young says he will be proposing legislation that would require 40 percent of all new Milwaukee Police officer hires to come from low income zip codes. 12 17 maybe t
Netflix Series Making a murderer put steven avery back in the headlines. Zellner and her Chicago Law Firm signed on to represent him earlier this year. Now averys supporters are hopeful for a bombshell. Zellner tweeted last month a tsunami of new evidence is on the way her tweets indicate her case focuses on planted evidence cellphone tower records. And dna samples. She even hinted at a new suspect. Avery and his nephew. Brendan dassey. Have been in prison for nearly a decade. Convicted of the 2005 murder of theresa halbach. Avery is serving a life sentence in waupun. If averys motion is filed this week. It will come two weeks after a federal judge overturned dasseys conv whether to retry dassey. Or whether hell be released from prison. Adlib to weather were through most of this mornings rain, and its time for things to clear up well see a mix of sun and clouds through the afternoon while humidity steadily drops. Highs will reach the low 80s. Today partly to mostly sunny. Humidity drop
Bombshell . Details on the efforts to free the convicted killer. Plus the status quo cannot continue on. A new plan to help milwaukee heal. And too politically correct . The words uwm doesnt want its students to use this year. Our big story tonight welcome back, watch your mouth. As uwm students prepare to start the fall term, campus leaders are set to reinforce a controversial students shouldnt use. Fox6s bret lemoine has more on a story youll see only on fox 6. Incoming freshmen Brandon Williford is excited to be out of high school. And more independent at uw milwaukee. Bw were all adults here. but a list of words some deem offensive. Has this student questioning a relatively new campus guideline. Bw i feel like its censorship. last year, uwms Inclusive Excellence Center debuted its just words campaign, bringing attention to words and phrases like retarded and crazy that some mg jh were not saying you cant say some of those words but some of those words can be construed as microaggre
8am, and it remains warm and humid with lows in the upper 60s. The humidity drops throughout the day with a nw wind, highs near 80 and a mostly sunny sky. Tonight is clear and cool with lows near 60 along the lakefront, and low to mid 50s inland. The attorney for steven avery could file a new motion as early as today in manitowoc county. Kathleen zellner wants access to averys dna, and plans to offer an alternate version of how photographer Teresa Halbach died. The deadline to present new us the motion was being processed, but had not been turned in. Avery is serving a life sentence for killing halbach in 2005zellner took over the case now to that deadly earthquake in italy. Rescuers continue to search for survivors in the town of residents just spent their first night in tents and temporary shelters. Children and the elderly were housed inside a Sports Facility the six point two magnitude towns mayor said he believes the toll will today, indiana governor mike pence will tour the damag
Death is now in the department of justice hands. Live in milwaukee, terry sater, wisn 12 news. Kathy the reverend Jesse Jackson spoke at the funeral for smith. Mike anderson sat down for an indepth interview, oneonone interview with the reverend to talk about his message to the community. Its not just the killing of civilians, its predicament of him. The life of 23yearold Sylville Smith is one that all too death at the hands of a Police Officer or by some other unfortunate means. Their lives in some ways are in crisis, the one who shoots and the who is in shot. We must end poverty, not police it. Milwaukee is one of the top 10 forces in the country, its like another state from wisconsin, highest expulsions from schools, the black people in here and all of us must bear the burden ultimately of revolve the crisis. Reverend jackson says they must have a war on poverty, not on each other. Some burden on those who are blessed to lift up the community. Reverend jackson says its a time from b