smith march through the streets this afternoon. the group is demanding that the milwaukee police officer who fatally shot smith in august be charged in his death. fox6s madeline anderson joins us live at city hall where the protest ended. we just received a letter from alderman michael murphy that asks the milwaukee county district attorney to release the body camera footage of smith s death. because it s quote clearly a public record and it public to view. this comes just a few hours after protesters interrupted a budget meeting going on at city hall so that they could speak directly with the common council. they asked council members to stand with them in demanding transparency in smith s death. you ll remember a milwaukee police officer fatally shot smith back on august 13th during a traffic stop at park neighborhood for days. and those here say that turmoil continues to some extent today. because the da s office has not decided yet whether the officer will be charged in
hospital maybe he d be here right now we reached out to the office of the milwaukee county sheriff this afternoon with our questions regarding this incident and have not heard back. an autopsy is being done but the results are not yet released. live in the newsroom myra sanchick fox6 news ben thanks myra a milwaukee man is charged in the murder of a woman he says he hired for sex. justin sykes is accused of killing kayla bauske hamilton.the criminal complaint says sykes hired bah-ski bauske as an escort, but noticed his wallet with 300-dollars in it, was missing.he allegedly tried to stop her from leaving, when he strangled her. the complaint also states a police officer found her body in a plastic tote. a march through downtown milwaukee today. leads to some resolution between protesters and city leaders . family and friends of sylville smith are demanding the body smith was fatally shot by a milwaukee police officer this summer. fox6s madeline anderson joins us live at city
matter says it was not fine when baker told him another woman behind the bar kept asking questions and made some disparaging remarks. the female bartender was saying well we have to water your drinks down because obviously youre disabled so you cant have a full drink. matter posted about the incident online and by wednesday night, the bar posted a response on its facebook page saying the bartender only asked about the dog and that it was another patron who was rude. another commenter says he was there and witnessed the bartender treati hostile tone after she explained it was a service dog. matter says baker doesn t deserve special treatment, just decency. this isnt a veteran thing; this is a human rights thing. the owner of the bar declined to be interviewed today, but she maintains it was a customer who was causing the problems, not the staff. she says she would like to meet with baker to hear from her. under federal law, establishments that serve the public must accommodate
a new law went into effect today, banning people from just hanging around on medians in the road or highway.the law targets those panhandling, asking for donations or selling things.alderman bob donovan who sponsored the law says there s growing concern about the safety of those standing in the median and violators could be fined or face jail time. james foley, the marquette alum who was kidnapped and executed by isis, will be honored for his contributions to journalism tonight.foley, along with seven others, will be inducted into the wisconsin media hall of fame by the milwaukee press club.the press club president says the inductees worked to ensure the highest standards throughout their careers. a new concept being developed at uw-milwaukee could one day be key to reducing your utility costs. it s called a energy in direct current form. like solar, wind, and natural gas. is funneled into the microgrid and stored in batteries. it s then used to power homes that are plugged
court records say sykes mother turned him in. she called police after a friend of his told her about the murder. police found kayla bauske s broken and burned body stuffed into a rubbermaid container in sykes closet. according to detectives sykes said he strangled her because he hired her as a prostitute and then stole from him. he said he was trying to get his dna off her after she was dumped toilet bowl cleaner on her and broke her legs to stuff her into the plastic container. sykes told police he was drunk and high and didn t mean to kill bauske. sykes will be back in court next friday for a preliminary hearing. reporting live downtown rebecca klopf today s tmj4. more local news now.milwaukee teens aren t having babies as often as they were ten years ago- or even last year. the local teen birth rate having dropped to an historic low.our explain the change and how we got there. the birth rate overall is down to about 18 girls for every thousand 15 to 17 year olds here in