Tomorrow morning. Well be here awaiting the final ballot. Live in milwaukee, ben jordan todays tmj4. President elect Donald Trumps is on a thank you tour is headed to the badger state. Both he and vicepresident elect mike pence will stop through west allis at the wisconsin State Fair Grounds next tuesday. The event at four. Continuing coverage a deadly night on milwaukee streets. Right now, police are investigating 3 separate shootings that left 4 people dead and one person injured. The first shooting was reported just after 1030 last night near 36th and thurston. A 60 year old man dead after crashing a car into a house. But the impact may not be what killed him. When firefighters found the man. They discovered a gunshot wound in the second shooting was called in around 130 this one a double homicide. On the citys northwest side. Thats where we find Lauren Winfrey with the latest details. George and carole. Police found reggie brown and his friend dead inside the bedroom of this home.
Milwaukee river slowly start to freeze over tonight, with colder temperatures on the way. With a bitter chill and gusty winds, people are quickly adjusting to our first cold snap, and preparing for whats to come. A little cool, but its going to get worse next week. Reporter warner says hes Still Holding off on wearing a hat. I would rather have two weeks ago when it was 50 degrees. Next week ill put a hat her neighbors dog through a long walk through lake park. This one, i didnt have to bundle up. Reporter red elephant in the third ward will whip up their signature hot chocolate. Made from 100 percent ground dark chocolate. Reporter this just your season . You like when it gets cold. This is wonderful, when it comes to the hot drinks. Reporter if you have any downtown, they need mens gloves especially, for people who dont have a warm place to go. This week, its been heavy because of the bitter cold. Reporter if you have anything that you would like to donate to st. Bens, they accept do
Guidelines when heading out on the ice. Two inches and under they advise you stay off the ice. They say at least 4 inches of ice is a safe bet for walking or ice fishing. Snowmobiles and atvs. 5 to 6, small cars and trucks 8 to 12 and for anything bigger at least a foot. The city of Milwaukee Department of public works is getting ready for the several inches of snow expected to fall in milwaukee over the weekend. Lauren winfrey is liit department is doing to prepare. Safe and passable. Those are the two words emphasized most today during the department of Public Works Press conference that wrapped up just a couple of hours ago. The department has a plan to clear snow and ice and keep milwaukees streets safe and passable in fact laura daniels, ddirector of operations says her team has been preparing for the citys first snow fall since the summer implementing a new brining technique this year if we get the higher limits of the snow predicted, we will have a snow emergency in all likeliho
Lauren winfrey stopped by a local Hardware Store to see what people are snatching off the shelves. Shes live with us now. George and carol, bitter cold has already arrived and lots of snow is expected this weekend, thats why the folks i spoke with say theyre preparing an advance. Snow blowers, shovels, and salt. Oh my. Our first big snowl finally scheduled to arrive. You just really need to make sure that youre prepared because if you arent its no fun. Nathan brennemanconsiders himself a wisconsin winter pro hes lived in the milwaukee area for 30 years and he says he knows a thing or two about snow. I know what a snow storm is like, i know what winters like. So, may as well take care of everything today. The department of public works is also busy preparing the city plans to keep all roads safe and passable. Thats snow storm is like, i know what winters like. So, may care of everything today. And taking it seriously is exactly what many people say theyre doing, stocking up to prepare o
Plunge into the teens behind the snow. When the snow falls. Workers at the department of transportation are making sure the roads are free of trouble the dots command center in downtown milwaukee. Its the brain of the operations where dot employees monitor more than 400 Traffic Cameras across the state. There were 258 crashes across the state this weekend nearly half the amount of crashes reported after the states last snow storm on march 2nd. Cars in ditches, crashes, nothing major no full closures. Probably because it was sunday ye was a monday into tuesday so lower volumes, less people out on the roads. They were able to stay home hunker down and let plows do there jobs. In Racine County where 7 to 8 inches of snow fell plows were out early this morning, clearing roads, side streets and parking lots. Dot workers are sending out this reminder. Slow down and dont crowd the plows. Customers to keep natural gas meters and vents clear of snow and ice. It makes the meter visible to snowpl