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When the hotdog fell out of the suspects mouth, an evidence tech decided to swab it for dna. Your mom tells you not to chew with your mouth full. And i say dont rob with your mouth full. Police are waiting on the crime lab results on the dna swab. But the detective says the hot dog suspect also left behind a fingerprint on one of the cigarette cartons and the print leads to this man 37yearold Miguel Kirkwood who was arrested by Milwaukee Police after another store was hit in july. Now he is charged criminally with this robbery here in greenfield. Kathy what a story. And happening now, another speedway hit early this morning. South Milwaukee Police say these two men stole three garbage bags full of newport cigarettes from the location at chicago avenue and drexel. No one was hurt in the robbery. If you have any information , you are urged to contact police. Joyce rain moving through the area, slowing you down on area roads. Lets check in with mark. Temperatures. We are down in the 50s now. It is a light rain, but a nuisance rain. If you have anything planned outdoors, be ready for this. No rain in our southern counties. Everyone else is getting some rain. It is heavier in fond du lac and dodge counties, but overall this will be light, raw, nasty night out there. That will continue throughout the evening with our temperatures dropping into the lower 50s the forecast throughout the rest of the night and also into tomorrow. When this round of rain moves out and when the same low Pressure Center brings more rain, coming up in weatherwatch 12. Joyce thank you, mark. Only on wisn 12 news, the 12yearold wounded in a driveby shooting monday is already out of childrens hospital. The child was shot in a car in the lower leg. The car was parked near holton and locust. 12 news nick bohr is there live and you talked with his mom this , afternoon. Right. , here on holton monday afternoon. Hes doing so well, he took to facebook this afternoon to show his friends and share the experience with them. That stuff hurt, though. Were not identifying the victim, who on facebook showed the bandage around his ankle and used crutches to get around the living room. Its been quite the 24 hours for him. He was seated in the back this car when police say someone from a moving car opened fire just before 4 00 monday afternoon. There were at least two other people in the car at the time, but police tell us that that boy was the only one who was hit. The shooting apparently stemmed from an earlier argument. Theyve identified a suspect in the shooting. Theyre still looking for him tonight. On wisn 12 at 6 00 a warning , tonight about already recalled dehumidifiers sparking house fires in our area. The Washington County Sheriffs Office says it has investigated several house fires over the last few weeks believed to have been caused by the appliance. The dehumidifiers are part of two and a half million that have been recalled since 2013. They can overheat, smoke, and catch fire. The dehumidifiers are made by gree electric appliances of china. They were sold from januar through august 2013. The sheriff is urging people to check whether there cumulative fire whether their dehumidifier is on the list. They also say never plug your dehumidifier into an extension cord. Joyce commitment 2016 coverage, a strong turnout for the first day of early voting in the city of milwaukee. According to the city election commission, nearly 600 people cast ballots at the zeidler Municipal Building on monday. Election Officials Say thats comparable to previous increase to 4,000 to 5,000 voters a day by the time early voting ends november 5. Meanwhile, the city is reminding people that you can register to vote ahead of time at milwaukee public libraries. If you want to see change, you have to vote. You have to be part of the electoral process. Joyce the general election is exactly six weeks from today, tuesday, november 8. Kathy Governor Walker tonight is hosting republican Vice President ial nominee mike pence in madison to help him prepare for next weeks v. P. Debate. Democrat tim kaine in pences practice debate sessions. The Vice President ial debate between pence and kaine will be held one week from tonight at Longwood University in virginia. Fresh off the debate, republican nominee donald trump will visit waukesha tomorrow. This is trump today in miami. The rally is at the Waukesha County expo center. Doors open at 3 00, with the registration is now closed. Tickets are no longer available. Trump last appeared in wisconsin in the middle of august. Hillary clintons daughter chelsea is coming to wisconsin. She will campaign in the green bay area friday. The former first daughter campaigned for her mother in wisconsin during the primary. Joyce wisconsins u. S. Senate race is also heating up. Both Russ Feingold and incumbent ron johnson are on the attack in new campaign ads launched today. Wisn 12 news political reporter Kent Wainscott did some Fact Checking on the claims in those ads, kent . Are throwing punches theyve thrown before. Ron johnson comparing Russ Feingold to Hillary Clinton, but with his own email scandal. And feingold blaming johnson for jobs being shipped out of the country. We need an economy that works for people like me. Russ feingolds newest tv ad blasts ron johnson for his votes on various trade deals and makes a bold claim. Senator johnson helps companies ship jobs overseas. We asked the feingold camp to thousands of wisconsin jobs shipped out of the country since 2011, though the report doesnt specifically connect those job losses to the trade deals cited in the ad. The johnson team claims feingold peddling a false attack and pretending to care about working families after voting in favor of higher taxes more than 270 times. At the same time, johnson launched a new digital ad of his own, targeting feingolds state department emails, and comparing him to Hillary Clinton. Russ feingold to push for a release of his own state department records. The Johnson Campaign and state Republican Party have accused feingold of working to launch his Senate Campaign while still employed at the u. S. State department a charge feingold , denies. The johnson ad calls for the Immediate Release of feingolds government emails. A feingold spokesman returned the volley, sing senator saying senator johnsons false attack is a last ditch effort to distract from the questionable 10 million corporate payout he paid himself en route to washington. Feingold leads johnson by six points in the latest marquette poll. We can expect to see the attacks ramp up in the weeks ahead. But its a new approach today from johnson about the feingold emails. Trying to connect Russ Feingold to Hillary Clinton in the minds of voters. The email issue has been Hillary Clintons biggest challenge the. The Johnson Campaign is trying to seize on that. Joyce wisn 12 is teaming up with the Marquette Law School to host a live debate between johnson and feingold. Upfront host mike gousha will moderate the 90 minute discussion. You can watch it live tuesday night, october 18 beginning at 8 30, only on wisn 12. Kathy new tonight on 12, raising tuition at uw madison. Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she plans to ask the universitys governing board to increase tuition for outofstate and professional students. The state budget prevents a tuition increase for in state students. Blank also says she plans to give 9 million in raises and bonuses to faculty and academic Uw Credit Union is helping all Wisconsin College students pay off their debt. The credit union used to just serve Just University of wisconsin system students. It is now allowing all current and former College Students who live in wisconsin, no matter where they went to school, to become members. Governor walker says the move is designed to allow more students to get lowinterest loans and refinance their debt. You already have u union with competitive rates. We are thrilled they are willing to provide this option for residents all over the state of wisconsin. Kathy theres a website set up with more information about the look forward to your future initiative. We posted a link on our website, wisn. Com. Joyce new tonight at 10 00, as milwaukee fights to put more officers on the streets dallas , police are here recruiting for their city. Why they chose milwaukee to find their newest officers. Then, regular people getting narcan. The antidote to heroin and opioids killing in alarming numbers in our area. Thats tonight at 10 00. Kathy developing tonight, a dead crow tests positive for the west nile virus in jefferson county. The crow is the second bird this summer in that county to have the virus. The other was found back in june. The west nile is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. So far, there have been no human cases in wisconsin this season. New tonight, a new place to play on milwaukees south side. Kathy milwaukee mayor tom barrett was among those who helped cut the ribbon on the new Butterfly Park at 13th and forest home. The new park is part of an effort to increase the quality of life in the historic Mitchell Park neighborhood. A new mural was also painted on the side of the el rey building overlooking the park. The artist who created the mural says she had a lot of help from neighbors. Diversity in the community, the history, the identity. Kathy the park and mural were paid for by a federal grant. Tease 1 joyce it is not a warm rain this evening. Kathy it is chilly out there. Mark we are not used to it. How long the sticks around, coming up in weatherwatch 12. I think that i getno the owner of a popular milwaukee restaurant explains why shes closing her east side caf . After almost three decades. Kathy plus police in pink. , why dozens of Police Officers shelled out their own money just workers he campaigned as a job creator but senator johnson helps companies ship jobs overseas. Good manufacturing jobs just disappeared. Ceos and giant corporations get richer guys with families. Guys like me . Just gets harder and harder to get ahead. We need an economy that works for people like me. For people like me. Le like me. Russ im Russ Feingold and i approve this message because wisconsins middle class announcer leading the way with important local coverage, you are watching wisn 12 news at 6 00 with kathy mykleby, joyce meteorologist mark baden, and big 12 sports director dan needles. The wisn 12 news at 6 00 continues. Joyce new tonight on wisn 12, the Milwaukee County Sheriffs Office honors its finest. The department held its annual awards luncheon at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown milwaukee. Awards were given to deputies, correction officers, and others who have been involved in heroic acts over the past year. Milwaukee county sheriff david clarke was out of town and did not attend the luncheon. New tonight on 12, Police Officers in pink. Kathy month will be wearing pink badges to raise awareness about Breast Cancer. About 75 officers paid for the badges out of their own pockets. No city money was used. The packers are wearing pink shoes, and the symbol of the please department is our badge. Kathy the sale of the pink badges raised 3,000 for the ribbon of hope foundation, an organization that helps Breast Cancer patients in the green bay is closing. Mimmas caf . Has been a staple on the citys east side, serving italian favorites since opening in 1989. The owner tells 12 news she came to this country in 1963 and has been working ever since. Its time now to relax. Im leaving because im tired. You know . I need whatever years i have left to have some life that i havent had before. Joyce mimma said leaving will be bittersweet after 28 years of connectiit brady street neighborhood. And while shes not clear what shell do next, she knows she wont sit still. She says she always has to have something to do. The restaurant will close in january. Kathy great restaurant. Great lady. Mark a nice night to maybe get inside and have something warm. Joyce turn up the fireplace. Mark we could. Some people are starting fires tonight. There are quite a few who have turned their furnace on. Ago, they have their air on. You have to love wisconsin in september. I dont think it is 50. I think it has cooled off, but i think we have a malfunction on the thermometer. Most areas are sitting warmer than that. To racine we go, an interesting cl we may have some waterspouts. That is a small tornado over the water, something i will keep a close eye on. 58 in racine. The rain has not moved in yet. Light rain in milwaukee, 57, dew point at 46. The rain showers rolling through. This will rotate through southeastern wisconsin, so if it is not raining yet, it will be during the rest of this evening forecast all through this week. Not a complete washout either. Fairly steady rain in our northern counties. I 94 corridor to the north, rain the heaviest. Extending from fond du lac into plymouth to sheboygan falls, picking up the rain there. Interstate 41 from fond du to germantown, scattered showers there. It is green, no thunderstorms whatsoever. It will be a light, nuisance rain throughout this evening. Fairly dry in our southern counties. Maybe a touch, a sprinkle, or a missed right now, but that would be about it. I know you know what to wear, bidding place but in case you forgot, sweatshirts, jacket, and rain gear. Temperatures have cool down. Where bringing the colder air down with the scattered showers, so we have cool down to 51 and beaver dam. 52 west to bend. This is not crazy cold. Its crazy that we havent been this alltime this year, and thats why it feels much colder than it actually is. 54 madison to it 64 rockford. We are waiting for those temperatures to fall is that rain moves in. It has been an interesting stretch of weather. Lets go with temperatures in the 60s, 132 consecutive days, including today. We may not get to the 60s tomorrow, so that may end there. We take you into future cast, again scattered showers working their way through the area, then throughout the day on wednesday, there, not a lot of sunshine, locked into the clouds. Thursday, we improve as we cleared things out. Tonight, 50 degrees, northwesterly wind at 510 miles per hour. The week ahead, 60, thats it. 66 thursday. More showers friday and saturday. Looks decent on sunday, monday, and tuesday as temperatures warm back up. Kathy thank you, mark. New on wisn 12, students will be able free basketball game and it 10 or. Basketball game thanks to the milwaukee bucks. The team today donated more than 300 tickets to the boys and girls club of dane county. The tickets include owner wes edens personal courtside seats for 10 home games. Sports is such a great connector and you know sitting courtside in the nba is a wonderful experience for a kid that has really put themselves out there in terms of the criteria that they have in the organization and its a wonderful way to reward them. To madison students who have high marks in gpa, attendance, and behavior. Joyce the bucks opened Training Camp in madison today. Dan they did. Why that will change in the near future. Plus, the packers get some time off early in the season which , will give their kicker plenty . Dan jason kidd says the bucks will be a completely Different Team this year, with potentially six new faces on the roster and Khris Middleton sidelined for most of the season. Kidd and the bucks opened Training Camp in madison this morning at the kohl center, where they will practice through friday. Its the second Straight Year they arein but this is not a longterm agreement. Its about being a wisconsin team, and i thought last year that the guys enjoyed it, to get away. Going forward, i dont know if that will be the case with the new practice facilities and money being spent in milwaukee. Again, i think it is a good time to spend time with your know one another, and this is a great week for them. It was really nice. It helped us a lot. Its nice to be back. Dan packer players scattered all over the country. Yesterday, the start of bye week. They have to be back monday. 12 sports Stephen Watson has our exclusive oneonone with green bay kicker mason crosby. Stephen how important but sundays win for the morale of this team . Oh, man, obvious get back into lambeau field. It feels like we have not been in there much at all, subduing back home, getting so momentum there early, getting that early lead in the first half against detroit, to be able to get a division win in that situation with some injuries and different things, i think it is nothing but positive. Stephen are their superstitions involved in a life of a kicker . Superstitions. I put my shoes on the same way. I put my right one on first, then my left, and then i time i left, time i write, do pretty much the same thing. I am a creature of habit and make sure i am continually trying to do the same stuff, probably every couple of weeks i mix it up. I dont want to have something where if this goes wrong, because i have to adjust and again. I ha