How about in racine a hypothetical of what is ahead of the sunrise. A few mid and high clouds mixing in and beautiful colors over Lake Michigan this morning. Dew. 58 degrees in racine. It is getting muggy in the afternoon as the next system arrives across the area. The clouds will thicken up in the afternoon. A couple of possible. Once we get to the weekend forecast, keep the umbrella on stand by and we have the weekend forecast coming up. First though, now to matt that is headed to news chopper 12. You can give the air conditioning a break in the car this morning with the comfortable temperatures. Overnight construction at reopened. Travel times are looking good. No crashes on the system being reported at this time. Thats a look at the morning commute, back to you. Matt, thank you. Saying goodbye to a wellknown milwaukee man. Radio host and journalist eric von has died. Hes been a fixture in the dpunt for decades. Hes known for hosting precious lives on wuwm radio and wnov the several
Patrick festival season continues this weekend with tosa fest. Youll see several new additions this year, including private security. Construction on state street has pushed the festival a block south where tents are already up. Joyce wisn 12 news Colleen Henry was in downtown wauwatosa with the new plan to keep people safe. Rod brown its neighborhoodly environment. Its cozy, next to the park 2 tth brown plans to hit tosa fest this weekend he likes its homey feel and isnt worried about safety. Rod brown i wouldnt anticipate a problem, and it wouldnt stop me from coming at all. Colleen crews spent the day setting up. There will be beer tents, three music stages and kids activities. John raisler in the 41 years weve never had an arrest, never had an incident. Its always been a safe festival. Colleen but organizer john raisler says tosa fest worked with police on its security plan. John raisler weve decided to colleen two years ago, a fight among teenagers closed part of tosa fest so last
63 degrees in milwaukee. Feeling great. The dew points 57. Just a light southwest breeze and swinging to the southeast moving into the afternoon. We start with the sunshine and clouds mixing in midday. The rain is moving no the north and west. It is dry here this morning and probably dry right into the afternoon. Later today, this evening, a couple of popup showers moving through southeast wisconsin. The h we have the weekend forecast, because of it includes some showers. When youre on the go, take the weather watch 12 forecast with you. Just download the wisn 12 news app. Its free for your smartphone or tablet. Saying goodbye to a wellknown milwaukee man. Radio host and journalist eric von has died. Hes known for hosting precious lives on wuwm radio and wnov the several years ago, von cohosted a show here on wisn 12 called its your vote. Weve gotten several reports that von may have died of a heart attack but his family has not yet released the official cause of death. Developing now,
Lets get to Kent Wainscott at first, city hall with the mayors advice. The mayor says the safety risk from underground lead pipes pipes leading to homes is greatest for young children. But while the city works on a longterm solution a simple step can help protect you and your family. We want to make sure that people realize this is not an alarmist call. Mayor tom barre s threat from lead Service Lines is real, but it is no greater now than when he first alerted residents to the problem last january. Our concern is about the safety of the people who live in this community, and there is a particular concern for infants and children under the age of six. Lead lines connect about 70,000 milwaukee homes built before the 1950s to the water main beneath the street. Late last year the city , discovered lead leeching into work was happening. But at a forum at Marquette Law School yesterday, a water safety expert said the lead is always a concern. As long as we have those lead pipes, no one know