Traffic check red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays its an exciting day for Milwaukee Public Schools students it is the first day of a Brand New School year Deandra Corinthios is live from Sherman Multicultural Arts School w students will kick off the new year this morning around 730 driver. Milwaukee mayor tom barrett. The state superintendent as well as teachers and parents teachers across the district have been busy putting the finishing touches on their classrooms this week. Mps has about 75 thousand students. And about 9 thousand staff members. School. The welcome event will highlight the white house turnaround arts program. It is an arts and humanities focused Program Designed to increase student achievement. And mps is the only district in the state selected to participate. Four mps schools are part of the program, superintendent darienne driver has spoken about her vision for the Upcoming School year in recent weeks. Sh
Firefighters was ventilating the building because there was a lot of smoke. The School President here told me hes glad his schools have an 22jim piatt, School President dan lipski, battalion chiefjp everybody handled it extremely well. We appreciate the rponse of the polie and fire dept. We energies has been outm, everyone seemed to follow protocol and do their thing. Dl when we talk about structural damage were talking about the actual framing of the building what holds the building together and the fi damage to the spces between the second floor classroom and the attic. tag the fire chief estimates the amount of damage could be around 5 thousands dollars. Happening right now, family and friends of a nun murdered in mississippi are saying their final goodbyes here in milwaukee. Milwaukee area native sister margret held were stabbed to death last thursday. This is a live look inside st. Joseph chapel on milwaukees south side where the funeral mass is winding down. Archbishop Jerome Lis
50s to near 60. However, a love moving our way tonight will push temps into the 80s again and take dewpoints into the upper 60s to near 70. Rain and storms are likely saturday and may linger into sunday morning but clear by sunday afternoon. Slight chances for storms linger early next week but well be mostly dry. Highs will stay in the low 80s until midweek when we drop into the 70s. Today partly sunny. Cooler and less humid. High 78 dewpoint 60 wind ese 510 mph anchor adlibs traffic red on yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays for the third time in 10 days. The medical Examiners Office called out to investigate the death of a toddler in milwaukee. The latest taking place near 13th and finn. Police say they were called to the scene around 730 last night. After a 2 an autopsy is expected to take place later today. A man is fighting for his life this morning after a shootout between two groups on the citys west side. Police say it happened near 29th and michiga
Major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays hurricane hermine no more. The storm has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. But even as the storm moves across the southern section of georgia. Were just learning that more than 30thousand people are waking up without power right now. Because of snapped trees and downed power lines. Fortunately. No injuries have been reported there. Kims in the newsroom with the warnings have been dropped but tropical warnings still remain in place. The u. S. National Hurricane Center says the storms maximum sustained winds have decreased from 80 Miles Per Hour to roughly 55 Miles Per Hour as the storm has crossed over into georgia. But outer bands from the storm are still dumping rain in the tampa bay area. Just after midnight. Hermine slammed into florida with strong winds and heavy rain. And thousands of residents in the Sunshine State are waking up without power this mornin. Northeast people are still expecting to face
Moves of wi today and as it moves to our east in the next few days we start warming up. Lots of sun today with highs in the low 70s. By tomorrow, well move into the upper 70s and by sunday we will hit the 80s again. Our warming continues ahead of a low early next week and by tuesday, were in the mid 80s with a chance for rain and thunderstorms. Today mostly sunny. High 74 dewpoint 55 wind e 510 mph tonight mostly clear. Low 56 dewpoint wind e 37 mph saturday mostly sunny. High 78 dewpoint 0 wind se 510 mph anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays delays green on traffic map no delays hurricane hermaine made landfall in floridas big bend area overnight. But the National Hurricane center says the storm is weakening. And has since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. Hermine was the first hurricane to hit florida in more than a decade. The storm was originally packing about 80 mile per hour winds. But the maximu