fox six's rachelle baillon has our developing story. a large crowd gathered tuesday night to mourn the passing of 25-year- say to anybody thats out there if you know who done this to my son bennie bennett please come forward.' bennett was one of two victims killed on 36th street around 3:30 tuesday morning. fox6 has learned that the other victim was 44-year-old billie hill. bennetts family didnt recognize hills name, but police think the two deaths are related and occurrea guy he loved everybody he helped everybody he know thats what his mom love to do i love to help everybody so bennie was like me.' bennetts mother says she will search for her sons killer, until that killer pays for this crime. police say they are still searching for one or more suspects. 'im going to do this until justice is served im not going release balloons from this same location, in his honor, tomorrow at 6 p-m. theyre inviting anyone who would like to join them to come on out. reporting live tonight at 50th and luscher, rachelle baillon fox6 news. mary thanks r

fox6's rachelle baillon got a sneak peek. harley davidson's brand new engine is rolling off the line this week... they're calling it the "milwaukee 8". "the ninth new big twin in harley davidson history so it's not everyday that we launch a new engine." christianson says there have been significant changes at the menomonee falls plant over the last year and a half, in order to get the place ready to produce the new engine. "to incorporate the changes needed we've had to move or change over 500 different pieces of equipment this year to prepare for making this new product." as for what's different, christianson says heat management is improved and that the milwaukee eight offers a more powerful feel during acceleration. "mechanical noise is down which gives us the opportunity really to tone the exhaust node and give our customers more of that rumble that they really like to hear." excited employees say launching the new engine gives them a chance to be a part of the company's long part of the tradition now from beginning to en

fox6s rachelle baillon is live at the caledonia police department with more. good evening. on three separate occasions these thieves got away with a combined 1,300 gallons of premium gasoline. and authorities are still trying to figure out thieves have been pulling into this caledonia b-p and ripping off thousands of dollars worth of premium gasoline. 'we found in the camera these three days.' police say on july 25th, 27th and august 3rd, thieves made off with more than 1,300 gallons of gas. the stations owner, joy peter, shared the surveillance video with us. you can see the same red chevy van pull up to the pump each time. peter says he monitors how much gas the station sells and noticed the numbers didnt match with how much gas had been pumped out. he spotted the thieves on his surveillance camera footage. he says in each instance, theyre on the property at least half an hour, taking around 400 gallons each visit. authorities think the suspects have large holding tanks or 55-gallon drums in the van that theyre filling up. 'we lost almost around 4,000 dollars.' police say

reporting live tonight at brookfield central high school, rachelle baillon fox6 news. brad thanks rachelle marquette and elmbrook on our website-- fox6 now dot com and the fox6 news app. we also posted a link for information to the u-s army's special forces. just search "green beret." a waiting game in manitowoc county -- and it looks as though that wait will continue... the courthouse has closed for the day-- without new motions being filed by the attorney for steven avery. kathleen zellner says the motion would retest d-n-a evidence in the avery case and possibly present an alternate theory on who killed theresa month averys nephew brendan dasseys case was overturned after a judge determined the then 16 year olds confession should not stand. avery supporters have a good feeling about this one... lisa says: "i think she's going to definitely get steven out. i've been following her. zellner has until monday to file the motion. police are still searching for the suspects involved in four armed side-- and police believe they could be connected. police three women were ro

fox6's rachelle baillon harley davidson's brand new engine is rolling off the line this week... they're calling it the "milwaukee 8". "the ninth new big twin in harley davidson history so it's not everyday that we launch a new engine." christianson says there have been significant changes at the menomonee falls plant over the last year and a half, in order to get the place ready to produce the new engine. "to incorporate the tooling, incorporate the changes needed we've had to move or change over 500 diff for making this new product." as for what's different, christianson says heat management is improved and that the milwaukee eight offers a more powerful feel during acceleration. "mechanical noise is down which gives us the opportunity really to tone the exhaust node and give our customers more of that rumble that they really like to hear." excited employees say launching the new engine gives them a chance to be a part of the company's long history. "you feel like you're part of the tradition now from got to experience multiple engines and i get to experience my second one." "i

fox6's rachelle baillon has more details. a woman tries to hold off her knife wielding boyfriend as he woman had managed to call police from an office in the home, before the man burst into the room. the wisconsin d-c-i case report says police found the man, 58-year-old helmut wihowski, holding a knife to the woman's upper chest while dash cam audio captured what happened next. the d-c-i report says the woman told authorities she would have died if the officer had not shot wihowski. authorities attempted life-saving measures on wihowski, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. if you'd like to learn more just check out fox six now dot com for more information. reporting in the newsroom tonight, rachelle baillon fox6 news. brad thanks rach a teen who shot out the windows of dozens of cars at the mitchell airport parking lot will spend seven years in prison. paris chambers was sentenced after he plead guilty to 5 charges for car theft, damage to property, and bail jumping. prosecutors say chambers and another teen used a b-b g

fox6's rachelle baillon has more details. a woman tries to hold off her knife wielding boyfriend as he threatens to kill her on july first. the woman had managed to call police from an office in the home, before the man burst into the room. says police found the man, 58-year-old helmut wihowski, holding a knife to the woman's upper chest while cornering her in a shower stall. dash cam audio captured what told authorities she would have died if the officer had not shot wihowski. authorities attempted life-saving measures on wihowski, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. if you'd like to learn more about this case, we've made it easy to access the case files. just check out fox six now dot com for more information. reporting in the newsroom tonight, rachelle baillon fox6 news. brad thanks rach a teen who shot out the windows of dozens of cars a parking lot will spend seven years in prison. paris chambers was sentenced after he plead guilty to 5 charges for car theft, damage to property, and bail jumping. prosecutors say cha

reporting in the newsroom tonight, rachelle baillon fox6 news. ben thanks rach while milwaukee looks to move forward from the violence.... crack down on those who were involved in the unrest. 19-year old dale folley is now charged with arson for a crime that was allegedly inspired by what happened in sherman park. fox 6's julie collins explains. on saturday- folley faces a judge as he is accused of setting fire to a car on milwaukee south side. 'nat of judge' the criminal complaint explains that folley told police he lit a napkin oni threw it into the van. also told police he took a photo of the burning vehical before running away. according to the criminal complaint police apprehended folley at 11th and pierce. police say a call came in about 20 black males leaving this parking lot after a car was set on fire -- when police arrived they found a fully engulfed car on the north end of the pick n save parking lot. folley told police he ran because he saw 5 others set the that we did on sherman boulevard.' youll remember - sherman boulevard saw a se

reporting live tonight in south milwaukee, rachelle baillon fox6 news. mary thanks rachelle now to the weather -- it is a hot one. temperatures feeling like 100 degrees outside! plus -- a chance for thunderstorms is in the forecast. weather expert tom wachs is in the weathe ahead. we have a slight chance for a few t- storms this evening, otherwise warm and humid with temperatures in the 80s. thunderstorm chances will increase overnight with lows in the middle 70s. cloudy, cooler and humid on friday with showers and thundertorms. locally heavy rain is possible. highs in the upper 70s. rain moves out for the weekend, but dewpoints will hold in the 60s t-storms. better chances overnight. low: 74 dewpoint: 73 wind: sw 5-10 mph friday: cooler and humid with rain and t-storms. high: 78 dewpoint: 73 wind: ne 5-15 mph saturday: decreasing clouds, still warm and humid. am low: 67 high: 80 dewpoint: 70 wind: ne 5-15 mph with showers and thunderstorms on the way -- you'll want to keep the fox six storm center app handy! it's a free download -- and available a massi

reporting live tonight at miller park, rachelle baillon fox6 news. the protective netting behind home plate was extended at miller park to reach the edges of both dugouts after laura turek - was hit in find our coverage of that incident, and the new netting on the links page at fox six now dot com, or your fox six news mobile app. health concerns have cost one packers player his starting job, at least for now. coming up, he'll talk about where things stand right now. and the brewers ru perfection. brandon has the highlights coming up next in [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesn't look good. no, not you. ordinary fuels can clog your engine with dirt. it's like lugging this around- it's dragging down your fuel economy. but over time, using new and improved bp gasoline so that means a cleaner engine, which helps you get more miles per tank. i'll be here if you need me. new bp gasoline with invigorate. start... saturday. new at six, we'll tell you more about the grand opening of safari lake geneva here in walworth county." after losing 6 of 7 last week, t

reporting in the newsroom, rachelle baillon fox6 news." good news for drivers - the zoo interchange project is still on-schedule. and to stay significant ramp closure soon. justin williams shares more details for drivers. while it may sound small, this is one of the lightest volume ramps, in the interchange. the coming closure of this zoo interchange system ramp is a big deal. that's 7,000 people, a day, that are going to have to find a different route. we'll get to that, in a moment. first, wisconsin department of transportation spokesman ryan luck, delivers the details. on monday, august 15th, we're gonna long-term, until spring of 2017. then, the southeast freeways construction chief describes the detours. highway 100, northbound is the closest to the interchange -- that's probably the primary route. you head north, up to bluemound, and rejoin, at the watertown plank interchange. also, highway 164, west of the zoo, is also a good, alternate route. so, you can get off, and then ta in, north, on 41. drivers are not alone, in being made aw

fox6's rachelle baillon has more details. wednesday afternoon, police received a call that an armed man was inside this brown deer house, threatening his family and that explosives might also be present. police from several area departments rushed to the scene, as did the milwaukee county swat and bomb squad. unfortunately this was all news to carol dumas, who lives in the home with her grandchildren. "we're looking out the window thinking grandson said mom they pointing those guns at us." the startled family quickly followed police orders to get out of the home. "they asked us if we had any guns or weapons in the house and of course i do not." the swat and bomb squad searched the home and deemed it safe..... it looked like the emergency caller had just made the whole thing up. "we believe it may be a swatting call which is basically where someone spoofs the information coming into a police department to says the caller used the name of her husband, who died about eight years ago...... the fake emergency tied up resources fro

reporting in the newsroom tonight, rachelle baillon fox6 news. ben thanks rachelle an officer-involved shooting in jackson has been ruled justified. investigators say 58-year-old "helmut winowski" was shot and was attacking his girlfriend with a kitchen knife. the washington county district attorney's office says the shooting was justified -- saying his actions likely prevented further injuries or death. that officer has since returned to duty. too much publicity for a fair trial with a waukesha jury. that's what the lawyers in the so called slenderman case say is an issue. fox6's myra sanchick says one wants a trial in a different county, the other wants the jury brought in from outside waukesha county. morgan geyser now lives at the winnebago mental health institution being treated for schizophrenia. friday she pleads she is not guilty by reason of mental health or defect. two psychiatrists will evaluate her for this plea. anissa weier is in a juvenile detention center in west bend. she was allowed to have one wrist freed of handcuffs friday so

reporting live tonight in milwaukee, rachelle baillon fox6 news. mary thanks rachelle we will have complete coverage of all the big races on our website -- fox six now dot com, and your fox six news mb and check back after the polls close tonight for election results. it's time for your news and weather together. house speaker paul ryan squares off against paul nehlen in gop primary for the first congressional district. the contest drew national interest recently due to presidential nominee donald trump. trump gave nehlen major air time and attention in the past few weeks before finally backing ryan last consistently shown ryan hovering above 80- percent support. russ feingold facing scott harbach today in the democratic primary for u-s senate. feingold has been campaigning against republican opponent senator ron johnson for months, but still needs the democratic nomination to challenge johnson in november. johnson took feingold's spot on the senate six years ago when they last ran against each other. johnson has no one ru today. state representati

fox6s rachelle baillon has the update. :during the sen tuesday nights brewers game, a line drive flew down the third baseline and clocked a fan on the left ear. the game was delayed for a couple of minutes. then medical personnel carried the fan out on a stretcher and transported her to the hospital. this isnt the first time a fans been injured by the action. prior to the start of this season, the brewers followed major league baseballs recommendation that protective netting be extended to the to extend the netting further, to the full length of both dugouts. we asked the brewers if there were any discussions about extending the miller park netting even further than its current location. in an email, a spokesman says 'fan safety is paramount and we always evaluate what initiatives and steps we can take to address fan safety and preserve a great entertainment environment'. 'i think i would like to see the netting all the way around the ballpark because that way youre going to make sure that everybody leaves in the exact sam

reporting in the newsroom tonight, rachelle baillon fox6 news. steph thanks rachelle weather mostly cloudy tonight with a few t-storms possible. temperatures will drop into the low 70s lakeside but a bit cooler inland. another mostly cloudy day ahead for saturday with showers and thunderstorms likely, although they will be scattered. we dry out sunday and see the sus after the weekend fall-like air, temperatures will bounce back into the low 80s. tonight: thunderstorms possible. low: 71 dewpoint: 69 wind: sw 5-10 mph saturday: scattered showers and thunderstorms. high: 78 you can stay ahead of the weather anywhere -- just download the fox 6 storm center app. it's free for apple and android devices. a homicide... in plain sight. a man murdered -- right in front of milwaukee police station. and what police say led to the fatal shot. a disturbing discovery in lincoln park. a body in the river. why it may be hard for police to figure out who it is. and -- two girls... accused of trying to stab their friend to death. what their lawyers asked for today

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fox6s rachelle baillon has more from caledonia. police say on july 25th, 27th and august 3rd, thieves made off with more than 1,300 gallons of gas. the stations owner, joy peter, shared the surveillence video with us; you can see the same red chevy van pull up to the have some sort of device that allows them to bypass the gas pumps credit card reader.....essentially allowing them to hack into the pump without paying. 'our system nothing showing but only monitor say quickly dropped this much gas.' peter says he monitors how much gas the station sells and noticed the numbers didnt match with how much gas had been pumped out. and then he spotted the thieves on his surveillance camera footage. he says in each instance, theyre on the property at least half an hour, taking around 400 gallons each visit. authorities think the holding tanks or 55-gallon drums in the van that theyre filling up. police say theyre not aware of any other stations being targeted, but say this b-ps location may have been a factor. it sits right along a major roa

reporting in milwaukee, rachelle baillon fox 6 news. forecast from fox6 meteorologist craig koplien today: partly sunny. high: 82 wind: sw 4-8 mph tonight: partly cloudy. low: 66 wind: sw 2-6 mph o mph tuesday: partly to mostly captain kirk costume for his latest moving... hell or high water. the new movie opened this weekend... gino at the movies gives us a glimpse of pine taking on a about me and your uncle. i wont believe it. no, believe it, i did all of it. good morning, folks, open the drawer. you got a gun on you, old man? you right i have a gun on me. you gonna steal my gun, too? were not stealing from you, were stealing from the bank. when youre making this, do you know how most feel like racket or work, but this was fun. in movies, you think, i recognize that guy..you guys disappear in these roles. thats nice of you to say. its some of the most exciting, terrific, stone cold turns as an actors done in 10 year.s what get us killed? its not part of the plan. we gotta bury the car. were halfway to oklahoma. im not driving a stolen

fox6's rachelle baillon has more details. wednesday afternoon, police received a call that an armed man was inside this brown deer house, threatening his family and that explosives might also be present. police from several area departments milwaukee county swat and bomb squad. unfortunately this was all news to carol dumas, who lives in the home with her grandchildren. "we're looking out the window thinking it was our neighbor.." "my grandson said mom they pointing those guns at us." the startled family quickly followed police orders to get out of the home. "they asked us if we had any guns or weapons in the house and of course i do not." the swat and bomb squad searched the home and deemed it safe..... it looked like the emergency caller had just made the whole thing up. call which is basically where someone spoofs the information coming into a police department to elicit a swat or type response." dumas says the caller used the name of her husband, who died about eight years ago...... the fake emergency tied up resources fr

fox6s rachelle baillon was there. manitowoc is a small, lakefront community that has found itself in the national spotlight following the release of the netflix documentary 'making a murderer'. 'you got trump and clinton and then you got this going on so ever know.' even if you havent watched the documentary, youve likely heard about the cases at its core. the film follows steven avery and his nephew brendan dassey. the pair were arrested for the murder of photographer teresa halbach. dassey was only 16 when he was arrested. he later confessed to helping avery rape and murder halbach. but on friday, a federal court ruling overturned the conviction of dassey, calling his confession coerced. 'the overturn i found out about my way home from work and the whole beginning of it pretty much from the beginning.' residents tell us this case has captivated the community since it happened back in 2005.....the netflix film, followed by dasseys newly overturned conviction have again made it a favorite talking point for locals. "lo

reporting live tonight at 50th and luscher, rachelle baillon fox6 news. milwaukee police were called out to another homicide. a man was shot around 7-45 this morning near 50th and clarke. a relative tried to take him to the hospital-- but it was too late. no suspects are in custody. and over at 51st and vienna-- an s-u-v crashes into a house. police say it collided with another car a little before one-- and continued on into the house. the driver was taken to the hospital-- but is expected to be okay. salem girl scout. today 12-year-old katelyn hannah was given the "national lifesaving medal of honor award". back in november-- katelyn's dad fell through the attic and onto a concrete floor. katelyn remained calm and called 9-1- 1. she did everything the dispatcher asked her to-- even sent her siblings to her neighbors house so they didn't have to see anything. her dad had 11 broken ribs and a collapsed lung-- but thanks to katelyn he's alive. "i was really nervous, but i was getting him where he needs to be and stuff like that. taking care of him." "she we

fox6s rachelle baillon has more from caledonia. and august 3rd, thieves made off with more than 1,300 gallons of gas. the stations owner, joy peter, shared the surveillence video with us; you can see the same red chevy van pull up to the pump each time. police say the thieves appear to have some sort of device that allows them to bypass the gas pumps credit card reader.....essentially allowing them to hack into the pump without paying. 'our system nothing showing but only monitor say quickly dropped this much gas.' peter says he monitors how much gas th s noticed the numbers didnt match with how much gas had been pumped out. and then he spotted the thieves on his surveillance camera footage. he says in each instance, theyre on the property at least half an hour, taking around 400 gallons each visit. authorities think the suspects have large holding tanks or 55-gallon drums in the van that theyre filling up. police say theyre not aware of any other stations being targeted, but say this b-ps location may have been a factor. it sits r

fox6s rachelle baillon has the update. :during the second inning of tuesday nights brewers game, a line drive flew down the third baseline and clocked a fan on the left ear. the game was delayed for a couple of minutes. then medical personnel carried the fan out on a stretcher and this isnt the first time a fans been injured by the action. prior to the start of this season, the brewers followed major league baseballs recommendation that protective netting be extended to the inside edge of the dugouts. three teams chose to extend the netting further, to the full length of both dugouts. we asked the brewers if there were any discussions about extending the miller park netting even further than its current location. in an email, a spokesman says 'fan safety is paramount and we always evaluate what address fan safety and preserve a great entertainment environment'. 'i think i would like to see the netting all the way around the ballpark because that way youre going to make sure that everybody leaves in the exact same repair th

fox6's rachelle baillon has the story, new at six. a simple notice in the church bulletin prompted fran schuck to take the trip of a lifetime. "i went home after mass and the first thing i did was check my passport to see if it was still valid and it was." kitchen table for a couple of days, while she weighed the idea in her mind. "i thought 'you know you've always wanted to do this you're going to do it now'." on tuesday, schuck and about 25 others from blessed teresa of calcutta parish in north lake, set out for rome. schuck's 17-year-old granddaughter is joining her on the trip. "it's a lifetime experience and me and my grandma are going together which will be even more special to share that together." the group pilgrimage-- but those going will also watch their namesake be canonized and declared a saint on september 4th. "usually catholic churches are named after people are already declared saints so for us to be able to be there when she is canonized is just an opportunity that is very rare." it's the kind of experience that schu

reporting in the newsroom, rachelle baillon fox6 news." good news for drivers - the zoo interchange project is still on-schedule. and to stay on schedule-- there's going to be another significant ramp closure soon. justin williams shares more details for drivers. while it may sound small, this is one of the lightest volume ramps, in the interchange. the coming closure of this zoo interchange system ramp is a big deal. that's 7,000 people, a day, that are going to have to get to that, in a moment. first, wisconsin department of transportation spokesman ryan luck, delivers the details. on monday, august 15th, we're gonna be closing eastbound 94, to northbound 41, long-term, until spring of 2017. then, the southeast freeways construction chief describes the detours. highway 100, northbound is the closest to the interchange -- that's probably the primary route. you head north, up to bluemound, and rejoin, at the watertown plank interchange. also, highway 164, west of the zoo, is also a good, take 164, to capitol, and come in, north, on 41. dri

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fox6's rachelle baillon good evening. this all happened about 4 p-m on wednesday. and it took the homeowner completely by surprise.... the milwaukee county swat and bomb squad joined police officers in rushing to this normally quiet brown deer neighborhood wednesday afternoon. "it was really crazy and scary." police had received a call that an armed man was inside this house, threatening his family and that explosives might also be present. unfortunately this lives in the home with her grandchildren. "we're looking out the window thinking it was our neighbor.." "my grandson said mom they pointing those guns at us." the startled family quickly followed police orders to get out of the home. "they asked us if we had any guns or weapons in the house and of course i do not." the swat and bomb squad searched the home and deemed it safe..... it looked like the emergency caller had just made the whole thing up. "we believe it may be a swatting call which is basically where into a police department to elicit a swat or type response." dumas says the caller used the name of h

fox6's rachelle baillon has more details. on tuesday fran schuck and about 25 others from blessed teresa of calcutta parish in north lake, set out for rome. "i thought 'you know to do it now'." schuck's 17-year-old granddaughter is joining her on the trip. "it's a lifetime experience and me and my grandma are going together which will be even more special to share that together." the crew is making a holy year pilgrimage--but they'll also get to watch their namesake be canonized and declared a saint on september 4th. "usually catholic churches are named after people are already declared saints so for us to be able to be there when she is canonized is just an opp it's the kind of experience that schuck still can't believe she's about to have. "a most incredible human being i've read many books about her.....i'm speechless when i think about having that privilege to be actually be at the canonization." father stanfield says the group will join an expected crowd of about one to two million people for mother teresa's canonization

reporting in the newsroom tonight, rachelle baillon fox6 new bev thanks rachelle see more reaction to trump's visit -- and extended clips from his speech as it happens. just go to fox 6 now dot com. the brewers are in the midst of a loong day and night in not so friendly confines of wrigley field! clay matthews and julius peppers have to talk to the nfl, in the next 9 days..or face being suspended. there's no word on their decision. but they have support in high places. pip has the story in flight at mitchell international airport. the major hub it's heading to starting next year. plus -- first responders, getting some extra backup. ...how nasa is using artificial intelligence to keep them safe [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesn't look good. no, not you. ordinary fuels can clog your engine with dirt. it's like lugging this around- it's dragging down your fuel economy. but over time, using new and improved bp gasoline with invigorate helps clean up that dirt, like hundreds of scrubbing brushes. so that means a cleaner engine, which helps you get more miles per tank. new bp gasoline wi

baillon joins us live in studio with the story -- new at six. good evening. we got a rare behind the scenes look today at the company's menomonee falls plant as they launched a new engine, called the milwaukee eight. harley davidson's brand new engine is rolling off the line this week... "the ninth new big twin in harley davidson history so it's not everyday that we launch a new engine." they're calling it the "milwaukee christianson tells us the name is a tribute both to the company's milwaukee history and to the engine's structure. "we're proud to build that engine right here just outside of milwaukee in menomonee falls. the eight really derives from having four valves per cylinder, which is an improvement for us and certainly a first for harley davidson." he says there have been significant changes at the menomonee falls plant over the last year and a half, in order to get the place ready to produce the new engine. incorporate the changes needed we've had to move or change over 500 different pieces of equipment this year to prepare for making

election officials are expecting a little bit of a rush as the work day wraps up-- fox6s rachelle baillon is live at the zeidler zy-d ler building-- a main polling place in milwaukee with good afternoon. the executive director for the city of milwaukee elections commission tells me theyre projecting turnout will be right on par with that projection of 16 percent of eligible voters.....he says thats about 18-20 percent of registered voters. he says the city has 193 polling locations today;and about 1200 poll workers. he says there was a good rush of voters early this morning-- ;some people were already in line when the doors opened.....but theres been a lull this afternoon. into this location near city hall this afternoon. he does expect there to be another little rush as folks head home from work.... he expects that to last until about 7. if you havent voted yet but are planning to this evening, keep in mind that this is a partisan primary. 'all five of the political parties have their ballots on one ballot and that confuses voters they think they can vote for some candidates

fox6's rachelle baillon has the story, new at five. every job has the potential for conflict. but some professions certainly experience more of it than others. "we train in non-escalation de- escalation is we teach the entire spectrum of human conflict." william singleton used to work for the milwaukee police department. but now, he works for a local training company called vistelar. "i joined the company full time back in february and since then we've seen a major uptick in police departments contacting us for this training." we stopped by a training session on wednesday, when most of the participants were just regular professionals. but singleton says the training is becoming more and more popular with d the country, as a supplement to the training officers get at police academies. "police officers like to go out and get extra training to enhance their skills and communication is becoming very valuable in law enforcement because of everything that's going on." the cudahy police chief tells us his entire department has completed the training. he's now an advisor for vistelar.

fox6's rachelle baillon says there are mixed messages about how close the fight for wisconsin really is, she's live in studio. good evening. the polls seem to say one thing about wisconsin, while all the campaign visits communicate something else. so, is wisconsin truly a swing state in play? we asked a political expert to give us the inside analysis of what's really going parties' tickets are campaigning here, you'd think wisconsin must be a state up for grabs. "wisconsin is really important i've been here twice since i was added to the ticket and that's because wisconsin is a critical place for us to win." democratic v-p nominee tim kaine stopped in madison tuesday, while republican presidential nominee donald trump rallied in west bend. "i am asking for your vote on november 8th so i can be your champion in the campaign stops, the most recent marquette law school poll paints a picture not of a state up for grabs.....but of one in which hillary clinton leads donald trump by 15 points amongst likely voters. "trump wants to create multiple scenarios for getting to 270 electoral colle

reporting in the newsroom tonight, rachelle baillon fox6 bev thanks rach there is new information tonight about a deadly crash that killed two teens. we now know the names of the boys who died when a car slammed into a tree near 35th and keefe. fox 6's derica williams has more on the victims... and the efforts to save them. pictures of their faces made into a tribute of their lives. its so sad juice rice saw these two crash victims as he tried to save them friday night. i went to the other littl cpr told him to stay with me, he was trying, and he just died in my arms. he just died on me, so sad. he came upon the scene around 8:30 friday night while going for a walk near 35th and keefe. seen the car lose control and boom the car spilt in half hours later...the heartbreaking sight and incident is still affecting those in the area. i was just shocked. i called 911 as soon as i heard it four people were in the car. police say two male passengers were thrown from the vehicle after it hit a tree. the milwaukee police department tried to revive the two-- but they were pronounced dead at the scen

reporting live tonight at 50th and luscher, rachelle baillon fox6 news. and take a look at this mess near 51st and vienna. a vehicle crashes into a house milwaukee police say two vehicles collided at the intersection - and one kept going - hitting the house. that driver was taken to the hospital but she's expected to be okay. police are investigating the cause of the crash. it was a call that shocked football fans... sunday's hall of fame game canceled! they're getting refunds but apparently for some - that's not enough - what they want and their plan to get it! lakefront? it could happen. the controversial plan and what it would pay for.. we have more heat and humidity in the forecast along with a chance for thunderstorms. i'll have your "the simpsons" is celebrating a big milestone... and mariah carey expands her "empire." those details in tonight's buzz. mariah carey will appear on the hit fox show empire this fall.. carey will do a guest spot on the october 5 episode. it was taped last week. another guest "nsync" is back together again...but not to ma

fox6's rachelle baillon has more details. a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central italy earlier this week--and has claimed the lives of at least 250 people. those with loved ones in the amatrice rescue crews dig through the rubble, trying to find survivors. "come wednesday morning my phone starts going off the hook with text messages and letting me know that nino and simona are missing and they were there." tony paladino says his cousin and his cousin's wife own a vacation home in the area that was hit by the earthquake. rescuers found the couple's dog alive on wednesday... "the greatest video that they see is the bunch of hope." tragically, those hopes were dashed friday afternoon when paladino got word that nino and simona's bodies had been found. "you always prepare for the worst and expect the best but even you know with all that preparation it's still difficult to swallow." paladino says his grief is prompting him to look for ways he can help others in similar situations. "earthquakes happen in italy in all over but un

rachelle baillon toss to rob high pressure moves ne across our area today and into canada. as it passes over wi, we enjoy partly sunny conditions and stay dry. highs will be cooler today, hitting the upper 70s. dewpoints will be in the upper 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 su 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 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and storms after midnight. low: 66 dewpoint: 61 wind: se 3-5 and less humid. high: 78 dewpoint: 60 wind: ese 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and storms after midnight. low: 66 dewpoint: 61 wind: se 3-5 mph big weather tonight: mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and storms after midnight. low: 66 dewpoint: 61 wind: se 3-5 mph big

fox6's rachelle baillon has more details. a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central italy earlier this week--and has claimed the lives of at least 250 people. those with loved rescue crews dig through the rubble, trying to find survivors. "come wednesday morning my phone starts going off the hook with text messages and letting me know that nino and simona are missing and they were there." tony paladino says his cousin and his cousin's wife own a vacation home in the area that was hit by the earthquake. rescuers found the couple's dog alive on wednesday... "the greatest video that they see is the rescuers carrying their dog out of the rubble so that gav tragically, those hopes were dashed friday afternoon when paladino got word that nino and simona's bodies had been found. "you always prepare for the worst and expect the best but even you know with all that preparation it's still difficult to swallow." paladino says his grief is prompting him to look for ways he can help others in similar situations. "earthquakes happen in ita

rachelle baillon fox 6 news. a bizzare story out of sheboygan this morning. a man is accused of sending his ex an unwanted package. prosecutors say police were burrows this month. he was suspected of being responsible for a series of threatening letters, e-mails, and phone calls to his ex- girlfriend and her ex-husband. then last week, a suspicious package was dropped off at the woman's apartment. inside...a live ball python. authorities say it's an extremely disturbing pattern of behavior. sometimes crimes, you make one bad decision and you steal something from a store, for example. in a case like this, you have someone who has a done it again, and then planned the next move. we also spoke with a woman who runs a sheboygan reptile sanctuary. she says ball pythons are popular pets because they ball up when they're scared-- instead of striking out. if convicted, burrows faces a maximum sentence of three-and-a-half years in prison. get a car wash anywhere you want. in today's tech report....the on- demand car wash app that eco-friendly way. plus the wisconsin h

reporting live tonight at 50th and luscher, rachelle baillon fox6 news. and take a look at this mess near 51st and vienna. a vehicle crashes into a house around 12:30 this afternoon. milwaukee police say two vehicles collided at the intersection - and one kept going - hitting the house. that driver was taken to the hospital police are investigating the cause of the crash. it was a call that shocked football fans... sunday's hall of fame game canceled! they're getting refunds but apparently for some - that's not enough - what they want and their plan to get it! plus pay to park at the lakefront? it could happen. the controversial plan and what it would pay for.. chance for thunderstorms. i'll have your "hey there"? that's refreshing. is that on the script they give you? pardon? the corporate friendliness... script? it has an acronym on it, like s.m.i.l.e, "service means i like everyone", or... no, no acronym, just... normal everyday conversation. (laugh) i love it! yeah! let's do it! that feeling you get when you discover a bank built for you? "the simpson

fox six's rachelle baillon has the developing story. a large crowd gathered tuesday night to mourn the passing of 25-year- old bennie bennett. 'i want to there if you know who done this to my son bennie bennett please come forward.' bennett was one of two victims killed on 36th street around 3:30 tuesday morning. fox6 has learned that the other victim was 44-year-old billie hill. bennetts family didnt recognize hills name, but police think the two deaths are related and occurred at the guy he loved everybody he helped everybody he know thats what his mom love to do i love to help everybody so bennie was like me.' bennetts mother says she will search for her sons killer, until that killer pays for this crime. police say they are still searching for one or more suspects. 'im going to do this until justice is served im not going to stop.' location, in his honor, today at 6 p-m. theyre inviting anyone who would like to join them to come on out. developing now... we have video just coming into our newsroom out of oak creek. this is the scene

fox6's rachelle baillon joins us from the newsroom now with dramatic audio of the fatal confrontation. good evening. the washington the officer will not face charges for the july first incident. authorities are also releasing crime- scene photographs, dash cam video and audio from that day. police rush to the jackson home of a woman whose boyfriend was threatening to kill her on july first. the woman had managed to call police from an office in the home, before the man came at her with a knife. he's still the wisconsin d-c-i case report says police found the man, 58-year-old helmut wihowski, holding a knife to the woman's upper chest while cornering her in a shower stall. dash cam audio captured what happened next. the d-c-i report says the woman told authorities she would have died if wihowski. authorities attempted life-saving measures on wihowski, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. if you'd like to learn more about this case, we've made it easy to access the case files. just check out fox six now dot com for more information. reporting in the newsroom tonight, rachelle weathe

rachelle baillon fox 6 news. we posted statements on thompson from marquette on fox6 now dot com and the fox6 news app. just search "green beret." tonight - a family prepares to bury their loved one in the midst of a national spotlight. the funeral for sylville smith -- the man fatally shot by an officer during a chase -- will be held tomorrow. fox 6's beverly taylor has the details. there are still a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to the shooting of syville smith by a milwaukee police what the body camera-- once released-- will reveal. "it's easy to sit home and complain about what should and shouldn't have happened and try to play lawyer or play investigator and figure this one out. but right now the family needs support/ "53keith bailey with milwaukee matters says friday the focus will be on the family as they say good-bye to their loved one. reverend jesse jackson will be officiating the funeral. bailey says representatives from many faiths will also be involved. milwaukee matters stepped in to the

fox6s rachelle baillon is live in milwaukee with more on what were seeing at the polls there. good afternoon. the executive director for the city of milwaukee elections commission tells me theyre projecting turnout will be right on par with that projection of 16 percent of eligible voters.....he says thats about 18-20 locations today and about 1200 poll workers. he says there was a good rush of voters early this morning; some people were already in line when the doors opened.....but theres been a lull this afternoon. weve seen very few people going into this location near city hall this afternoon. he does expect there to be another little rush as folks head home from work. he expects that to last until about 7, with the polls closing at 8. 'as long as youre in line at your voting site we hones lines things are moving pretty quickly at all the voting sites but should you be in a line at 8 o clock youre still going to be able to vote.' for those who havent voted yet but are planning to vote this evening, one thing to keep in mind: this is a partisan primary, so you cant vote for

reporting tonight in south milwaukee, rachelle baillon fox6 news. kenosha police find a car sinking into a pond early this morning. stolen from a home in pleasant prairie. a semi delivery driver reported seeing the s-u-v nearly submerged in the pond near 76th and green bay road in kenosha. it took about two hours for rescue crews to pull the suv out of the pond - they say no one was inside when it went in the water. hazmat crews were also called to deal with fuel leaking from the suv. "it looks as if the vehicle had not only a large amount of fuel in the tank but probably had some spare gas tanks within it, unfortunately that leaked out well as the dnr were notified of the spill. fire officials hope to have the pond cleaned up before it rains...to prevent further contamination. an entire building of businesses raided! we were there near 55th and florist when that happened . it was hours of federal officials removing boxes of evidence. now fox6 obtained the federal paperwork that tells much more. myra sanchick has the new information. court, the alle

fox6's rachelle baillon has more on the upcoming changes. construction season is in full drivers already know to drop the speed in work zones....pretty soon, you'll need to drop your cell phone too. "there were just a tremendous number of accidents as a result of people who ended up basically texting and driving or talking and driving." state representative frederick kessler sponsored legislation that will soon go into effect: starting october first, drivers can't be talking, texting, navigating--or pretty much anything they're in a construction work area. "you're placing yourself in great danger and you're placing workers and other drivers in substantial danger." you can use the phone to report an emergency. hands-free phone use is also allowed. to get drivers moving in the right direction, expect to be subtly reminded of the new rule during the next several weeks. "we really just kind of want to start getting it into people's minds give them that little grace period so scrambling and going oh no i need to start with this new driving habit.

fox6's rachelle baillon has more details. on tuesday fran schuck and about parish in north lake, set out for rome. "i thought 'you know you've always wanted to do this you're going to do it now'." schuck's 17-year-old granddaughter is joining her on the trip. "it's a lifetime experience and me and my grandma are going together which will be even more special to share that together." the crew is making a holy year pilgrimage--but they'll also get to watch their namesake be canonized and declared a saint on sepm churches are named after people are already declared saints so for us to be able to be there when she is canonized is just an opportunity that is very rare." it's the kind of experience that schuck still can't believe she's about to have. "a most incredible human being i've read many books about her.....i'm speechless when i think about having that privilege to be actually be at the canonization." father stanfield says the group will join an expected crowd of about one to two million people for mother teresa's canonizat

fox6s rachelle baillon joins us live from brookfield central-- where thompson attended high school. good afternoon. u-s army staff sgt. matthew thompson graduated from brookfield central in 2006, where he was the captain of the ensembles. theyll be having a moment of silence at tonights football game to honor his sacrifice. before u-s army staff sgt. matthew thompson was a bronze star medal winner, before he was a special forces medical sergeant, and before he even enlisted in the u-s army, he was a much-loved r-a and student at marquette university. 'there was something very pure and authentic about him that people just wanted to be around him and they wanted that sort of radiated from inside out.' matthew manning became friends with thompson while both were working in odonnell hall on campus. the university tells us thompson attended the school from the fall of 2006 until the spring of 2008. manning says thompson then transferred to concordia university in california. he graduated in 2010 and joined the army in march 2011. 'he wanted to push himself as much as he could and in orde

fox6's rachelle baillon joins us in studio with more details. good evening. that loss is very personal for one local man who has family in the area where the earthquake struck. a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked central italy earlier this week--and has claimed the lives of at least 250 people. those with loved ones in the amatrice area have watched anxiously as rescue crews dig through the rubble, trying to starts going off the hook with text messages and letting me know that nino and simona are missing and they were there." tony paladino says his cousin and his cousin's wife own a vacation home in the area that was hit by the earthquake. rescuers found the couple's dog alive on wednesday... "the greatest video that they see is the rescuers carrying their dog out of the rubble so that gave you a bunch of hope." dashed friday afternoon when paladino got word that nino and simona's bodies had been found. "you always prepare for the worst and expect the best but even you know with all that preparation it's still difficult to swallow." paladino says he won't be ab