live at vogel park in milwaukee, ben handelman fox 6 news. steph thanks ben harsh words for governor walker in madison today about road projects that those criticisms aren't coming from democrats. one prominent republican said wisconsin was "dis-investing" in its roads. another questioned the d-o-t's spending on out-of-state trips. political reporter theo keith was in madison for an all-day hearing. at the capitol, governor walker's d-o-t secretary answered question after question. but he got frustrated when a fellow republican questioned a lemon law conference in san diego, which i guess is a nice place to visit but i dont know why we need to do that secretary mark gottlieb says out-of-state trips costs the state about 250-thousand dollars a year and his staff learns a lot. i dont know if your constituents would rather have their bridges designed by bridge engineers or legislators... i guess thats a question you can ask them too no dollar amount avoids scrutiny with a billion-dollar shortfall. governor scott walkers spending with it. walker o

fox 6's ben handelman with one alderman's new plan to fight the problem. it is the deadly drug that has exploded in wisconsin. there are new numbers showing in milwaukee county-- we are on pace to smash the existing record for opoid according to the milwaukee county medical exmainers office-- 217 people have been killed by drugs like heroin and fentanyl with 55 additional deaths pending toxicology reports. the current record number of deaths stands at 231 from last year. if you've seen the trend over the last few years, whatever we are doing is not working. alderman michael murphy says the numbers are startling. if i were to tell you today that alone, you would think there would be a diferent response. murphy says-- it's time for something new. thursday he will introduce legislation to form a city-county heroin and opoid task force. the task force is going to bring together law enforcement, medical professionals, treatment providers and addicts themselves. the group's job, brainstorm ways to stop the epedemics explosion like new resources, programs, and ne

let's start with ben handelman who is in milwaukee county. hillary clinton officially cut the lead by one vote up in menominee. here in milwaukee county, this today. they are just wrapping up now. day 1--- found almost no problems with the votes. it has never happened in the state of wisconsin-- until now. across the state-- each and every ballot cast in the presidential election, is being counted again. we got off to a slower start than we an green party each and every ballot machine was tested taking extra hours. in waukesha-- they too were slow out of the gate. obviously today is really kind of iffy becuase we don't know how long each step will take. eventually--- recount workers hit their stride to very few problems. in brown deer, it was discovered one person sent in two absentee ballots. in milwaukee county-- some ballots rejected. there have been a couple that have been rejected because trhey municipality to finish their recount in milwaukee county, the tiny village of river hills. one worker says the recount-- matched up perfectly wit

live in milwaukee, ben handelman, fox 6y news. meanwhile in waukesha county-- the counting literally just started. instead workers spent the day validating absentee ballots and the ballots that were cast on election day-- making sure everything is filled out correctly. we're told they're planning to keep at it until about midnight tonight. a green party observer says he's concerned about the time line. slower than i expected it to. and so i think our biggest concern is going to be are we going to finish in time." so far moore says he hasn't seen any major issues-- just a few minor ones here and there. the green party called for a state- wide hand recount.. but the courts said no. it's up to the counties. in our area -- as we mentioned milwaukee and waukesha counties are machine counting votes. so both. fond du lac, ozaukee, kenosha ,jefferson ,washington and dodge counties are hand counting. in fact the saying in dodge county tonight-- many hands make light work. fox 6's brittany shannon says the clerk is pleasantly surprised thin

in milwaukee, ben handelman fox 6 news. a man -- who admitted to killing a former nfl player-- is arrested again. why he was released from custody the first time. police say candy is to blame for sending more than a dozen chicago suburban high school students to the hospital. what drug investigators say the gummy bears were laced with. layoffs are looming at seaworld theme parks. live look outside this morning.. some sun but chilly today with highs in the in the upper 20s but wind chills in the teens. right now . how cold we get this week next. you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. the coldest air of the season moves in wednesday. mostly cloudy, cold and blustery. highs in the upper 20s, with wind chills in the teens all day. a few flurries are possible thursday with a cold northwest wind. wind chills in the single digits all day thursday. we stay cold into the weekend before we have a chance for accumulating snow on sunday. wednesday: mostly cloudy, blustery and cold. wind chills: more than 50 people have died and dozens

live in the newsroom, ben handelman fox 6 news. steph thanks ben a kindergarten teacher will spend two years behind bars -- after she was convicted for having sex with a teenage boy. elizabeth dillett pleaded guilty in october to two counts of sexual who works or volunteers with children. she was a kindergarten teacher and the athletic director at saint peter-immanuel luterhan. investigators say she met the victim through sports. school officials said dillett was on paid leave as of april 8th -- when the allegations surfaced. 18-year-old austin halbrooks pleading guilty in court today after he was arrested for "upskirting." he will be sentenced for one felony count of invasion of privacy -- three investigators say halbrooks secretly took pictures up girls skirts at university school of milwaukee in river hills -- where he was a student. law enforcement found 55 photos of four victims on his laptop -- dating back to february of 20-15. milwaukee county auditors have launched an investigation into medical care being given to inmates a

live in milwaukee, ben handelman fox 6 news. ted thanks ben one person is arrested after shots are fired this morning in downtown milwaukee.... it happened near 9th and state -- where officials say a suspect fired vehicle was hit by a bullet. the 45-year-old suspect was quickly arrested by police. milwaukee police are asking for help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery outside the citgo gas station near teutonia and green tree road. it happened early this morning.... authorities say the suspect approached the victim with a fake gun and demanded money... he got away with cash after a brief struggle between the two. anybody who might know who this is -- is all too often we tell you about grim news from milwaukee's central city. the 53206 zip code has seen a high rate of murders, violent crime, drugs. so what would there be to sing about? fox6's myra sanchick tells you how a hollywood feature film shot in the city's poorest neighborhood . the reality of milwaukee violence this past year. conflict nat gu

live in vogel park, ben handelman fox 6 news. ted thanks ben system. the wind chills tomorrow are going to be brutal! grab the hats and scarves! weather expert tom wachs joins us now with the latest. mostly cloudy and cold tonight with temperatures falling through the 20s this evening. we'll drop into the low 20s by morning. the coldest air of the season moves in wednesday. mostly 20s, with wind chills in the teens all day. a few flurries are possible thursday with a cold northwest wind. wind chills in the single digits all day thursday. we stay cold into the weekend before we have a chance for accumulating snow on sunday. tonight: mostly cloudy and chilly. low: 22 wind:w wednesday:mostly cloudy, blustery and cold. wind chills: teens. high: 28 wind: w 10-20 mph thursday: mostly cloudy, windy and cold. a few flurries. wind chills: single digits. am low: 20 high: 24 wind: nw 15-25 mph download the fox6 storm center app. it's free and available for apple and android devices. and you'll have instant access to the interactive radar and fox6 he didn't get fo

fox 6's ben handelman with why it's not just his online post authorities are worried about. so many of us share pictures and posts on social media. for 21-year-old joshua bagemehl of sheboygan, authorities are now wondering if its where he was sharing a terror plot. this is just scary stuff. shboygan county district anonymous tip monday, bagemeal was possibly planning a school shooting. sunday-- bagemehl posted on facebook "some one needs to do a school shooting around here. it'd be funny as expletive f!@#$." would this have come to fruition, i dont know, but were not taking any chances. on monday, bagemehl whose mother told authorities has a history of schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder legally bought an assault riffle at gander mountain and posted pictures online. within hours, he was arrested. in custody bagemehl told authorities the posts were just to "get a reaction"-- and thought it "would be funny if someone did a school shooting in they asked the suspect what they might find on his phone-- his response-- well your going to see videos of isis beheadings, of explosion

our ben handelman, with why experts say aggressive. for hours— nats in vogel park near appleton and stark nats blaine hampton and his wife tanya have been searching nats for a family member who disappeared in the middle of the night. my dog let me know he had to go out and use the restroom. hampton say he let barely let his 6 year old dog chico out of his sight— when he heard a noise, and the dog did not return. once i called out his name, he didnt respond to me at all. hampton believes he knows who coyotes are out here running around. you never think it would happen to you. but it happened to me this morning. these type of attacks are going to be more frequent i believe this time of year. matthew snorek of guaranteed gone pest and wildlife control is warning other pet owners. snorek says, weve just hit the time of year coyotes become more aggressive. if there is one in an area they ant to take over and dominate. they will attack and kill that animal. one family is fearful, its exactly what happened to their

our ben handelman has more on how the brewery says this happened. at mobcraft beer in walker's point--- you decide what is brewed here. each month we take idea submissions from anywhere across the us for a beer that people competition, allows users to submit ideas, and share them with friends. the top 8 go into our monthly vote. a process president henry schwartz says was done automatically using computer algorthyms with no human intervention, now coming with a big apology. we looked into it, and said holy crap this is horrible. this is a name that can not be in our monthly voting round. making the top 8 in this month's competition--- a submission from "date grape". the pun on "date rape" and alcohol going viral online. many expressing outrage. shook my head, like here we go again. maryann clesceri is the head of the nearby at aurora healthcare's "the healing center." they provide free resources for sexual assault victims. she says the beer idea submission is hurtful. again they are feeling of being minimized and what happened to them isnt important

ben handelman has more it was not a speedy kick off. we got off to a slower start than we anticipated. in milwaukee, at the request of the green party each and every ballot machine was tested taking extra hours. eventually--- recount few problems. in brown deer, it was discovered one person sent in two absentee ballots. in milwaukee county-- some ballots rejected. there have been a couple that have been rejected because they were improperly filed. 8 to be exact. the first municipality to finish their recount in milwaukee county, the tiny village of river hills. the numbers there matching perfectly with election day results. onlookers include representatives from the clinton, green, and trump campaigns. i don't know if they wanted to give money to the st fee. we're here anyhow. hillary clinton trails donald trump by over 22,000 votes. there is no indication the numbers have shifted very much after the recount's first day. when we get deeper into it, hopefully we don't want to find anything worng. after the recount's first day. when we ge

our ben handelman with the incredible video, the man now admits was not the best idea-- in this fox 6 exclusive. it is a wild chase to catch enforcement behind the wheel. i guess i was doing it out of anger because i was mad daunte donte ealy shot the video.he says it all started when he stepped away from his vehicle tuesday morning. i was warming up the car and keep the car warm, and it was about 2 seconds. it started rolling away. ealy says acting on emotion-- i just got in her car. he jumped in a stranger's car, who agreed to tail the thieves. ealy truck a few blocks away, where teens were meeting up with a second stolen car. when they realized they were being followed, they bailed on the truck--- then he get in the car, and i jump in my car, then the chase started from there. ealy began streaming live on facebook. these little @#$% stole my car. @!#$ he chased the thieves down snow covered streets-- even on the wrong side of the road. ealy says he wasn't thinking clearly. i ain;t want to take no loss with this car, so i just went with it.. during the chase--- one person all the su

our ben handelman with how the point--- you decide what is brewed here. each month we take idea submissions from anywhere across the us for a beer that people would want us to brew. a monthly competition, allows users to submit ideas, and share them with friends. the top 8 go into our monthly vote. a process president henry schwartz says was done automatically using computer algorthyms with no human intervention, now coming with a big apology. we looked into it, and s a name that can not be in our monthly voting round. making the top 8 in this month's competition--- a submission from a man in colorado--- called "date grape". the pun on "date rape" and alcohol going viral online. many expressing outrage. shook my head, like here we go again. maryann clesceri is the head of the nearby at aurora healthcare's "the healing center." they provide free resources for sexual assault victims. she says the beer idea submission is hurtful. them isnt important. mob craft has deleted the submission, changed their process to include human editorial checks and balances, p

but let's begin with ben handelman-- he's live in milwaukee. hillary clinton has cut into donald trump's lead by 1 vote--- thanks to results in menominee county. here in milwaukee county, it was a slow start. after day 1--- almost no problems are found with the ballots. it was n we got off to a slower start than we anticipated. in milwaukee, at the request of the green party each and every ballot machine was tested taking extra hours. eventually--- recount workers hit their stride to very few problems. in brown deer, it was discovered one person sent in two absentee ballots. in milwaukee county-- some ballots rejected. there have been a couple that have been rejected because they were improperly filed. 8 to be exact. the first municipality to finish river hills. the numbers there matching perfectly with election day results. onlookers include representatives from the clinton, green, and trump campaigns. i don't know if they wanted to give money to the state of wisconsin and pay that fee. we're here anyhow. hillary clinton trails donald trump by

our ben handelman has more on how the brewery says this happened. at mobcraft beer in walker's brewed here. each month we take idea submissions from anywhere across the us for a beer that people would want us to brew. a monthly competition, allows users to submit ideas, and share them with friends. the top 8 go into our monthly vote. a process president henry schwartz says was done automatically using computer algorthyms with no human intervention, now coming with a big apology. we looked into it, and said holy crap this is horrible. this is a name that can not be in our monthly voting round. mki month's competition--- a submission from a man in colorado--- called "date grape". the pun on "date rape" and alcohol going viral online. many expressing outrage. shook my head, like here we go again. maryann clesceri is the head of the nearby at aurora healthcare's "the healing center." they provide free resources for sexual assault victims. she says the beer idea submission is hurtful. again they are feeling of being minimized and what happened to them is

fox 6's ben handelman-- with why it's not just his online post authorities are worried about. posts on social media. for 21-year-old joshua bagemehl of sheboygan, authorities are now wondering if its where he was sharing a terror plot. this is just scary stuff. shboygan county district attorney joe dececco says they received an anonymous tip monday, bagemeal was possibly planning a school shooting. sunday-- bagemehl posted on facebook "some one needs to do a school shooting around here. it'd be funny as expletive f!@#$." would this have come to fruition, i dont know, but were not taking any chances. on monday, bagemehl whose mother schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder legally bought an assault riffle at gander mountain and posted pictures online. within hours, he was arrested. in custody bagemehl told authorities the posts were just to "get a reaction"-- and thought it "would be funny if someone did a school shooting in sheboygan." authorities say when they asked the suspect what they might find on his phone-- his response-- well your going to see videos of isis beheadings, of

we're live in milwaukee county, ben handelman fox 6 news. brad thanks ben counties like ozaukee and washington have opted to hand-count the ballots. the washington county clerk argues it's actually faster. she says in the past they only used one machine for recounting-- which she believes would have brenda says: " if we were using one machine which we have done in the past, it would have taken over 130 hours to feed them all through and as you can see i have two rooms of tabulators we can go through a whole municipality a whole reporting unit with all the tabulators much quicker than going through the machine." she says she could have requested more machines but believes reprogramming the database and memory c away time that's not on their side. dodge county is also hand-counting ballots. and to the clerk's surprise... it's going much better than she thought it would. brittany shannon joins us in the studio, and brittany, as we can imagine, it's a tedious process... the clerk in dodge county tells me she will need until december 12th to count

our ben handelman has more on how the point--- you decide what is brewed here. each month we take idea submissions from anywhere across the us for a beer that people would want us to brew. a monthly competition, allows users to submit ideas, and share them with friends. the top 8 go into our monthly vote. a process president henry schwartz says was done automatically using computer algorthyms with no human intervention, now coming we looked into it, and said holy crap this is horrible. this is a name that can not be in our monthly voting round. making the top 8 in this month's competition--- a submission from a man in colorado--- called "date grape". the pun on "date rape" and alcohol going viral online. many expressing outrage. shook my head, like here we go again. maryann clesceri is the head of the nearby at aurora healthcare's "the healing center." they provide free resources for sexual assault victims. she says the beer idea minimized and what happened to them isnt important. mob craft has deleted the submission, changed their process to include human edito

our ben handelman with this incredible video. you are on board for one very wild ride--- on a chase to catch car thieves. the radio--- enforcement is not behind the wheel. like i said i was anger, i was mad, and i wanted my stuff back. daunte donte ealy shot the video.he says it all started when he stepped away from his vehicle tuesday morning. i was warming up the car and keep the car warm, and it was about 2 seconds. it started rolling away. i ran in the middle of the street trying to catch the car and then a lady almost hit me, and then i to my car, its right there please, im looking at it right down the street. the stranger agreed. ealy says they caught up to his truck a few blocks away, where teens were meeting up with a second stolen car. when they realized they were being followed, they bailed on the truck--- then he get in the car, and i jump in my car, then the chase started from there. ealy began streaming live on facebook. these little @#$% stole my car. @!#$ he chased the thieves down snow covered streets-- even on th