New at ten. Dumbstruck, inebriated souls will end up behind bars on this dumb struck, inebriated souls will end up behind bars this Holiday Weekend as john law is cracking down on alcohol muddled motorists. Stepped up manpower and increased rebecca is live. Im here along highway 43. Now Law Enforcement calls Labor Day Weekend one of the top five drinking weekends. Mix that with the start of College Football and a Record Number of travellers expected to hit the roads and the fear is those results could be deadly. Warm weather and low gas prices already have analysts for the wisconsin owi task force, the concern is impaired drivers. The opening of College Football this weekend, badgers game is on saturday afternoon, home parties going on, we want to make sure people stay home or drive home safely i road along with Patrol Officer corey wak. One of the first individuals was impaired most people assume hours are the most dangerous. But the morning after can be worse. What a lot of people do
Impaired most people assume evening hours are the most dangerous. But the morning after can be worse. What a lot of people dont realize is that because you passed out for five hours, you know, from 3 00 a. M. To 8 00 a. M. And now youre trying to drive to grandmas house for brunch the next day or whatever, youre still intoxicated while owi arrests are the National Safety council predicts more than 400 people will die in car crashes this weekend. Besides choosing a designated driver theres a simple thing you can do to save your life in a crash. Any reason why youre not wearing your seat belt today . Now, every Single Person that we pulled over tonight, not one of them was wearing a seat belt. The owi task force is going to be out until monday. Tmj4. Back to you. Thank you, rebecca. Charges filed in a stabbing death of a milwaukee chef a greenfield mass has been charged with whomside. Police say shawn ostrom was killed. According to the complaint he was cut several times. Local nun in mi
Todays tmj4. Im bridget shanahan. And im susan kim. Lets get a check of your weather and traffic together. Yesterday was the first day of meteorological fall, and it felt like it with a chilly ne breeze to 25 mph keeping temps in the 60s and lower 70s. This morning is clear and cool with lows near 60 along the lake, but lower 50s in the inland areas. Today is mostly sunny and pleasant with highs in the and a light easterly breeze. Tonight is another clear and chilly night with lows in the it doesnt feel like summer this morning and this weekend is the signal the long, hot summer is rolling to a close. Thousands are getting ready to hit the road for a long Labor Day Weekend. Ann sterling is live in glendale with information you need to know if youre leaving town today. The 2 busy travel days for this long Labor Day Weekend are today and monday. The roads are expected to be busy starting at noon today until periods on monday. The wisconsin state patrol will out in full force for what the
And he adds, quote were not leaving the community, were investing in the community. 3 with the end of todays workday, Labor Day Weekend has just begun, and as with any three day holiday weekend, Law Enforcement is getting ready. Ready. This is a live picture from wauwatosa, where the citys Police Department is holding a special Street Corner roll call at mayfair road and bluemound. Several other departments have joined tosa. Its a reminder to everyone that an o next three days and nights, watching the roads and discouraging drunk driving. 3 3 now a live picture from the construction work will t suspended during the holiday weekend, there some . Limited . Work on the zoo interchange project today and tomorrow. And work zones ha been opened up as much as safely possible to allow for safe travel. Please drive carefully and have a safe weekend. 3 is here and it starts with gorgeous weather. Drew is in the Ready Weather Center with the details. Drew . Toss to drew drew tonight clear sky. Li
So we all know the importance of getting a good nights sleep. For many people mr. Sandman pays a visit after they pop a sleeping pill. This morning a new study sounding another alarm about the danger of overreliance on sleeping pills and their long term use. Abcs linsey davis has more. Reporter it appears we are a nation of insomniacs with a tendency to pop pills desperate for shut eye. A cdc report indicates 9 million americans admit to taking a sleep drug in the past 30 days. A lot of times people dont try other method first before medications. Reporter in fact america filled 60 million prescriptions for sleeping pills last year alone. We are among the most sleep medicated countries in the word. We are a 24 hour a day country. We are always on demand. Reporter evidence of the widespread use is prevalent on face book where people post cant fall asleep. Taking my ambien. Lights out yall. And ambien, i got to agree that i have a love hate thing with you. Im talking to a doctor about get