where amanda devoe is in kenosha... where police have been responding day. 3 the roads are pretty clear now here in kenosha, but the weather was nothing to mess with just a few hours earlier (.. references salt...) salt...)the kenosha department of public works says there are 44 trucks across the city salting and plowing the streets. about 100 people are working this weekend to make sure the roads are safe to were a few accidents in the city, including a two stoplights and a light pole being knocked down. like other cities in the area, kenosha is using a brine solution of salt, water and other ingredients to help remove the snow. officials say they also plan to use 7 thousand tons of salt this winter. a second shift is coming in at midnight to continue clearing the streets even after the snow stops, but the city still wants people to drive safely. "we're always on call, any kind of slick spots or slipper spots. but to the general public, we live in wisconsin. you got to know that when you're driving out there, there's u

appleton.cbs 58's amanda devoe joins us live from the scene...amanda. neighbors tell me that the couple was sleeping when were shot and killed -- many families have lived in this neighborhood for decades and they say nothing like this has ever happened here. police say it happened around 1:30 this morning on west appleton and florist. the victims were a 38 year old woman and a 36 year old man. two children were home at the time of the shooting a cousin i spoke with says family are still trying to wrap their minds around what happened earlier today. neighbors say this area has always been safe, and there's very little only lived at the home for about a year, and we're very friendly. they hope police catch whoever is responsible. "invividuals that can do something like that, they're heartless. anytime you can shoot a man and a woman in bed with the kids right in the next room, they're heartless and they need to be incarcerate" incarcerated." police say this is a homicide investigation. they have not made any arrests, but they're looking at nearby investig

count.cbs 58 is also watching county....our team coverage continues with amanda devoe, live in waukesha...amanda? the second round of poll workers just started recounting more ballots and they plan on doing so well into the night. the recount process got started around noon, after poll workers went over rules and regulations for a few hours. workers here on waukesha are counting ballots by hand, with poll observers watching over them. they started with absentee ballots this recounting in person early votes and votes that were cast on election day. officials say the late start was to ensure that staff knew every aspect of the process. they also want to ensure voters that their vote will be counted properly. sot: don steinke, tabulatori think this is unusual because the man who is the president elect, a lot of people didn't think he would make it. and he has made it and sort of best what they call the system. important. " tag: workers plan on ending today's recount at midnight, and start again tomorrow morning. live in waukesha. ad cbs 58 news. 3 the recount has come up so quickly that ma

snow.dpw briefed reporters about those preparations cbs 58's amanda devoe is live with the key points of the plan..amanda? the city wants you to know that crews will be out in full force to make sure the roads are safe to drive. the milwaukee department of public works says anti-icing operations started on wednesday. crews are brining the streets with salt and water to keep the snow from sticking to the pavement. 102 streets starting tomorrow. dpw says 350 workers will be out over the course of the storm, and they're prepared to work 12 hour shifts. dpw also says they are monitoring the storm, and will do whatever it takes to keep the roads safe, reminding drivers to be patient with plow trucks as they remove snow. laura daniels, director of operations, dpw "it's important for us to get the snow moved and especially with a storm of this sizable predicted amounts that we don't leave snow there because it'll just compound future storms. we need to get through this weekend's snow operation is expected to cost around 1 and a half million dollars. dpw also says to make sure follow the rule

in burlington, amanda devoe, cbs 58 news. as amanda mentioned.. the trees are going fast. for more information on how to get one..we have caleb's contact information on our website at cbs 58 dot com. 3 a return trip to indy... with a playoff berth potentially on the line.coming up next... how chryst is getting his players ready. 3 plus -- milwaukee county faces a mutli-million dollar problem... after short- changing hundreds of employees. now, the county board wants answers. 3 and the latest in the election recount saga... one judge's decision to dismiss a lawsuit blocking the effort. 3 we've got much more news and weather headlines...coming up 3 wisconsin enters day two of a recount of this month's presidential elections.county clerks and volunteers putting in overtime to meet a december 12th deadline.waukesha county spent much of yesterday sorting the ballots. counting didn't begin until 10-30.they went until midnight and then were back at it..this morning at eight. now to the latest on a a temporary restraining order filed by trump supporters to stop the denied by a jud

cbs 58's amanda devoe has the story in burlington. 3 "we all know college can get expensive. thousands of dollars for tuition, books and fees. that's why one college student is using trees in his own backyard to help pay for scl schooluw whitewater freshman caleb rausch started selling christmas trees last year.he came up with the idea to use the money for college.. after looking at the price tag on his tuition...which is well into the thousands.he started planting the trees with his family back in 2008 .. and now that they've fully developed...orders are pouring in.more than three dozen trees have already been sold --- with much of the word getting around from social media. while rausch says his business probably won't pay for all of his tuition.. he's grateful for the support from the commun. community. "when i found out college was going to be so expensive, it was actually quite shocking. i didn't know how i was going to do it. but things are working out, and as amanda mentioned.. the trees are going fast.. for more information on how to get your hands on one.. we have cal

cbs 58's amanda devoe continues our team coverage tonight from washington couny where several crashes happened. several accidents have been reported across the region, and while this section of i41 is clear that wasn't the case a few miles up the road. this is video from one accident near slinger earlier this morning. officials say there have been three accidents in the area so far today. the most recent accident happened around three this afternoon which closed of two lanes of i41 north. other areas are seeing accidents too. officers in fond du lac have reported 6 accidents and two run off so far today. a woman slipped off the road on highway 51 earlier today. a sergeant says most of the calls today are from people landing in ditches. while there are hundreds of crews plowing and salting the roads as we speak, officials still want us to drive slow and remain alert at all times. live in slinger, ad cbs 58 news 3 thanks amanda.a d-o-t camera caught a car getting towed away after spinning out at the stadium interchange.the milwaukee county sheriff's department tended to 11 crashes today

amanda devoe....cbs 58 news. two other fatal shootings from the last 24-hours 'are under' investigation. a 67-year old man was found dead in a car after a crash near 36th and thurston last night. it turns out he died from a gunshot wound not the accident.and then around 4-this morning, police say a 34-year shot a 32-year old woman, and then turned the gun on himself near 52nd and green tree road. the man died. the woman survived. new tonight, congresswoman gwen moore formally requests a federal investigation of the deaths this ye atthe milwaukee county jail. jail. in her letter to the department of justice, moore lists four deaths...including that of an infant and she accuses milwaukee county of quote "failing its constitutional obligations to our inmates". cbs 58 talked she criticized sheriff david clarke for his response. "none of us should be stunned at this point that there are four deaths in six months given his flamboyant, arrogant and non-empathetic response to that. some of the families have said he has n

cbs 58s amanda devoe continues our storm team coverage in waukesha right now...amanda? 3 here in waukesha... they're ready too... with plenty of salt ready to hit the roads when the bad weather comes. people all over made trips to first storm of the season. the streets were bare this the streets were bare this afternoon...but that's not stopping folks from coming to true value hardware store...to rack up supplies for the season's first big snow."salt, shovels, warm clothes."owner dale borneman has all of the snow gear right at the front of his store. store."sometimes, especially right here, we'll get is that if you need it, we've got it."while some people i spoke with aren't really fans of the winter weather... jeff loss can't wait for the flakes to fall. fall."we like to cross country ski and obviously you can't ski without snow, so we're very excited about whatever comes." preps across counties get underway.. from salting the streets, to having crews on standby in case some snow comes tonight. they know... another bitter wisconsin winter.. was only a matter of weather

cbs 58's amanda devoe is in waukesha right now with some advice for you.amanda? the snow started falling here in waukesha around 4:30 this afternoon.. it started sticking shortly after that. as the winter storm gets underway dozens of officers are on standby, and urging drivers to stay safe during this winter storm. as snow continues to fall, state trooper nicholas lorenzen says slick roads can be a danger zone for drivers. by struck, by vehicles that are oncoming, they lose control and it causes a chain reaction."lorenzen says these types of accidents happen every year with the first snowfalls. his coworker, trooper david schmidt, got rear ended on 1-41 in washington county last sunday. "thankfully, there were no 3 serious injuries caused. the cruiser is damaged without repair, but the most important thing is that the trooper is okay."lorenzen says a trooper lost his leg in a similar incident near fond du lac a few years ago.that's why officials urge people to drive would, and not drive too close to others, especially in certain "hot spots" in this cold weather.

cbs 58's amanda devoe joins us live with that part of the story...amanda. the city wants you to know that crews will be out in full force to make sure the roads are safe to drive. the milwaukee department of operations started on wednesday. crews are brining the streets with salt and water to keep the snow from sticking to the pavement. 102 salt trucks will be in the streets starting tomorrow. dpw says 350 workers will be out over the course of the storm, and they're prepared to work 12 hour shifts. dpw also says they are monitoring the storm, and will do whatever it takes to keep the roads safe. 3 "please be patient. it sounds like it's going to be a big storm. if you don't have to travel during the height of the snowfall, please don't. our main goal in mindis streets, so that you can get home and get to your destinatio" destinations." this weekend's snow operation is expected to cost around one and a half million dollars. dpw also says to make sure follow the rules for street parking so you don't get ticketed or towed. live in downtown mke, ad cbs 58 news

cbs 58's amanda devoe joins us ve it's more than weather releated . reporter: officials say the reason for many of those crashes is because of need on the slippery roads yesterday. washington county had quite a few accidents yesterday in linger. three cars crashed in the same section of i-41. germantown police responded to seven crashes which left two , injured. police say most of the snow fell later in the day, and there was crash numbers would have been higher, but instead they were not. >> the higher-speed roads tend to be more susesptable when it's snowing. like i41, we have about six miles in our jurisdiction, the higher traveled roads. it's that speed. just because it's 70 miles an hour, doesn't mean you have to 70 when it's snowing. you can drop that speed way down. reporter: the wisconsin dot are not aware of any echo local law enforcement agencies by saying it is important that you need to slow down. in germantown, and then to develop, cbs 58 news. michele: thank you. a wisconsin state trooper is recovering today after his squad car was hit d

in milwaukee county david ade cbs 58 news 3 our live team coverage continues now with cbs 58's amanda devoe live in waukesha county...where things got a bit a of a late start today...amanda. despite the late start... poll workers are inside working as we speak to make sure every the recount process got started around noon, after poll workers went over rules and regulations for a few hours. workers here on waukesha are counting ballots by hand, with poll observers watching over them. they' started with absentee ballots this morning, and plan on recounting in-person absentee votes next...and then votes that were cast on election day. officials say the late start was to ensure that staff knew every aspect of the process. they also want to ensure voters that they're vote will be counted properly. "it's a learning process. it's the first time i've done it. a lot of people, it's the first time for them also. it's a learning process and we're doing fine. it's not going to be as quickly as we thought, but everyone's learning." learning." a new set of workers will arrive at four thirty and will cont