Drunk driving convictions three already. 12 news nick bohr has been investigating the case. He joins us live from cesar chavez and greenfield in milwaukee. That victim 27yearold amy , mayek, was crossing cesar chavez here around 1 30 in the morning last week wednesday when a speeding car plowed into her and never stopped. A suspect was arrested wednesday a man with a history of driving , drunk. Responding officers found the victim still sprawled on the pavement early last wednesday. They later identified her as 27yearold amy mayek of milwaukee. Her injuries critical. Police reviewed Surveillance Video showing the driver hit her and just kept going. 12 news has Learned Police found that car six hours later about 10 blocks from the crash scene. The owner said her son in law borrowed it and she hadnt seen it or him since. Weve learned the 33yearold milwaukee man behind the wheel dodged police for days but , turned himself in a week later three convictions. At least he is facing up to what
Kathy two men with milwaukee ties are charged with pledging support to isis. Joyce its a developing story were following tonight. Yosvany Padilla Conde and Jason Michael ludke decided to drive to mexico to help get papers they needed to flee the u. S. , sleeping in the parking lots of mosques along the way, according to prosecutors. They had driven as far as Central Texas when they were arrested. Prosecutors say the two thought they were communicating with isis sympathizers, when, in fact, they were talking to an undercover fbi agent. The criminal complaint says the two were trying to get to syria or iraq and had made videos pledging allegiance to the leader of isis. There is also word of a terror plot in kansas targeting somali immigrants. Kathy patrick is following this developing story. Plotted to bomb an Apartment Building in the town of garden city. 120 people live there, including somali immigrants. The suspects are members of a group that calls itself the Kansas Security force.
The north woods. 69 madison. 67 watertown. 68 waukesha. Well settle for 70 today. The lows tonight in the 50s. We keep the dry look going as well. Matt . They have done overnight construction and being picked up as we speak. Looking good curve. A little slow here passing state fair park. The travel times. Back to you. Ben election day is three weeks from today. Wisconsin. Johnson is challenged by feingold. There is a debate tonight on wisn 12. Thema is live for us in milwaukee with a look ahead. Good morning, thema. Reporter good morning, ben. Before you make a choice on election day, you can see russ and ron debate here. Johnson and against each other in 2010. Johnson ran that year. Now, feingold is trying to get the senate seat back. Tonight is a partnership between wisn 12 and the Marquette University law school and we are working around the clock to get the hall ready for the broadcast. It is 8 30 tonight on wisn 12, and watch it on the free wisn 12 paying close attention to the Wi
Rebounding 66 to 68 with afternoon. Party sunny. Now to matt in news chopper 12. Sally, we are looking down at the bypass, lincoln is over the top of the freeway. Starting to see the brake lights. Before that, coming on before oklahoma avenue and stop and go ride. 8 minutes from the the zoo. In northbound lanes of 894. 11 minutes 43 southbound from brown deer to downtown. Thats a look at the morning commute, back to you. Thank you, matt. Election day is just three weeks from today. On the ballot the u. S. Senate race here in wisconsin. Ron johnson is being challenged by former senator Russ Feingold. They are facing off tonight in a wisn 12 news thema ponton is live with a look ahead. Good morning, thema. Reporter good morning, ben. You can watch the debate here at the Marquette University law school. Johnson and feingold faced each other in 2010. Now, feingold is trying to get the senate seat tonights debate is a partnership between wisn 12 and the Marquette University law school and t
51 west allis. 46 greendale. 54 mitchell international. We get up to the 60s one more day. A winds shift from the west to the north this afternoon, picking up a little morning sunshine with the clouds rolling in. Now to matt and the latest on the go. We have a crash on i94 at southbound lanes. We are looking northbound from ryan road. You can see, it is lanes restricted there. The rest of the freeway is looking good at this time. If you are leaving the house, i94 at the Racine County line is it. Vehicles, a car slams into a bar and the other happened after a police chase. Thema is live in milwaukee with the latest. Thema . Reporter one of the chases started in a neighborhood. Following the crashes, the police took people into custody. We have the video of two people being taken into custody near hie 175 and lloyd street. The two were hiding in a behind the news crew. This happened not long after a crash that started in greenfield this morning. We have reports that police were trying to