and that connected the mississippi river to lake michigan. after the illinois and michigan canal was open, the size of chicago more than tripled in one decade. which is absolutely phenomenal. at the same time, telegraphs came to chicago, and the railroad, and that allowed peoria to grow as well. there was such demand for transportation that another system had to be developed. so an initiative was started just before the start of the 20th century to reverse the flow of the chicago river. unprecedented. and i don't think it would have happened except for a scare. you know how the public can be scared and that move things along. there were a lot of cholera and typhoid outbreaks in chicago because of sanitation problems. and the fear of another outbreak gave the project enough push to dam off the rivers. the chicago river flowed into lake michigan, the calumet river flooded to lake michigan, at a public ticking supply came from there. they reversed the flow and created the chicago sanitary and shipping for now. that connected lake michigan to the

we're waking up to more clouds and a light breeze off of lake michigan. we're still expecting another bright and sunny day. temperatures should climb into the lower 60s by this afternoon, making it the 144th straight day of 60 and above here in milwaukee. if you're headed to lambeau field for the packers game this evening, you can expect beautiful football weather with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s.a warm front swings through the area tonight, shifting the winds out of the south for monday. we'll climb near 70 on monday with mostly y tuesday will also be warm, but with a few more clouds a slight chance of showers. i think most of the area stays dry on tuesday, but showers are likely for everyone wednesday. these showers will be from a cold front that cools us back down to end the work week, but another surge of warm air may return again several people are injured after a two trains collide near long island, new york. was heading east when it struck a work train. the collision caused three of the commuter train's cars to derail and the other trai

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two men are under investigation for drinking and boating on lake michigan after their high-speed boat slammed into this break wall. they were driving a 32-foot regal power boat. they suffered injuries but are expected to be okay. bomb squad is called out for a hostage investigation. it took 200 people to move something at hail's corner just 25 feet. here is a live picture from the set of "saturday night live." they are getting ready for their show 20 minutes from now. feingold: i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. this is wisconsin. and this. and this. and this. full of good people who work hard. why let washington take our jobs and send them off to china and mexico? my opponent backs bad trade deals that export jobs, sses in wisconsin grow and create jobs. for the folks who work hard... for the middle class raising a family... julia: a shooter who killed two california police officers is still at large. through tears the palm springs police chief explained his officers were called to a family dispute. the man police had been calmly speaking to killed two of them. a third off

it tells us pretty close where the overnight temperatures will be. 30 away from lake michigan, could see patchy frost, west and to the north. sloonth lake, temperatures are close to the 40 degree mark. froth advisories -- frost advisories to the north and west. the cold front will happen it'll send it out to sea a bit, and there's the cold front that went through this morning, the cool crisp air. and the winds are calming down as we go to sunday. subbed sunday the the -- sunday is the better day. 38 to 36 away from lake michigan, saturday, we'll struggle to hit 60 and that temperatures, high temperatures in the 60s and above, bouncing back above that on sunday. with lots of sunshine, and to kick off the workweek, 68, another cold front on the way to bring back down on the 60s. tomorrow the the coldest day on the map. >> it's that time of year. >> let's get to the frenzy. >>> final games of the regular season, and conference titles already on the line in week eight of the frenzy, including one on the north shore. we have the big game. >> in 2016 homestead, going for their 16th straight

however, i think those of you miles of lake michigan will still be sparred of frost by tomorrow morning. lows tonight will range from aroudn 30 degrees inland to the upper 30s lakeside. skies will be clear and the winds will be two veteran boston police officers are in critical condition this afternoon.they were shot while responding to a report of roommates who were fighting.investigators still do not know why one of the roommates opened fire on police. chris clackum reports. respond to east boston we have a 303 possible officer shot." two boston police officers shot wednesday night after responding to a domestic disturbance call.. ...are now listed in critical but stle condition.the officers were hit in a hail of gunfire answering a call from a man who said his roommate was threatening him with a knife. "the officers "the officers immediately went in to investigate. at that time the suspt, who has be identified as kirk figueroa, 33-years/// displayed what we be a tactical shotgun at that time...and began firing at the officers." "there was a lot of gunshot, like more than 30 gunshots

i'm jenna sachs this evening, especially along lake michigan. temperatures will cool into the low 60s early and then continue to expect a few showers and maybe a rumble of thunder overnight and early monday. it'll be the warmest day of the week with temperatures in the middle 70s. we'll stay in the cool back into the 50s for the end of the week. mainly dry with a mix of clouds tonight: scattered showers. low: 61 dewpoint: 65 wind: se 5-15 mph then mostly cloudy, windy and warm. high: 76 dewpoint: 65 wind: sw 10-20 mph tuesday: partly sunny. am low: 62 high: 71 dewpoint: 56 wind: nw 5-15 mph wednesday:partly sunny. am low: 50 high: 64 dewpoint: 45 wind: nw 5-10 mph thursday: partly sunny with a few showers possible at night. am low: 48 high: 58 dewpoint: 41 wind: nw 5-10 mph friday: mostly sunny. am low: 41 high: 54 dewpoint: 35 wind: nw 5-10 mph saturday: partly sunny. am low: 42 high: 5-10 mph mostly cloudy with areas of fog this evening, especially along lake michigan. temperatures will cool into the low 60s early and then continue to warm. ex

and that connected the mississippi river to lake michigan. the illinois and michigan canal was open, the size of chicago more than tripled in one decade. which is absolutely phenomenal. and at the same time, it telegraphs came and that allowed us to grow as well. there was such demand for transportation that another system had to be developed. so an initiative was started just before the start of the 20th century. to reverse the flow of the chicago river. unprecedented. and i don't think it would have happened except for a scare. you know how the public can be scared and that move things along. there were a lot of cholera outbreaks in chicago because of sanitation problems. and the fear of another outbreak gave the project enough push to dam off the rivers. they chicago river flowing into lake michigan. river --kelly might river flowed into lake michigan. and the public drinking supply came from there. so they reverse the flow. and they created the shipping canal. and that connected lake michigan to the river. and it sent all of the waste down

leroy stolte says he had a great day on lake michigan. one laker, three kings. tyler humphreys holds on to the 47 in musky he caught at released at pleasant creek. jim jones and his daughters time fishing jefferson county. next up is tristan decker of riverside and he has a firm liplock on that big bass. that's an 18 inch channel cat that travis their of dyersville is holding up. audrey specht showed grandpa jim how to catch bluegills. joe scieszinski of cedar rapids was working his grandpa's pond when he landed this big ol bass. and yesiree, a big thumbs up fishing friends, this is john campbell reporting. bruce and beth? thanks scott. now here's a look at today's most viewed web stories on kcrg dot com. stay with your 24-hour news source, kcrg-tv9.

fog this evening, especially along lake michigan. temperatures will cool into the low 60s early and then continue to warm. expect a few showers and maybe a rumble of thunder overnight and into early monday. it'll be the warmest day of the week with temperatures in the middle 70s. we'll stay in the 70s tuesday then slowly cool back into the 50s for the end of the week. mainly dry with a mix of clouds and sunshine. tonight: scattered showers. low: 61 dewpoint: 65 wind: se 5-15 mph monday: few sprinkles early then mostly cloudy, windy and warm. high: 76 dewpoint: 65 wind: sw sunny. am low: 62 high: 71 dewpoint: 56 wind: nw 5-15 mph republican presidential nominee donald trump set to be in wisconsin tomorrow.. again raising come eyebrows.. that - and how milwaukee county sheriff david clarke is entering into the fray . getting in the game.... what one young player wanted to do so badly on the football field--and the team that made it happen. that's when we go beyond the break break wisconsin tomorrow and it seems clear he views this elec

some of you may be waking up to some frost this morning, especially away from lake michigan. however, clouds actually kept our temperatures up in the 40s through most of the night. it will be another cool day with partly cloudy skies and a north breeze. highs today should only reach the lower to middle 50s. new this morning: getting seinfeld.. he's making an appearance in milwaukee.you'll be able to see the legendary comedian on the riverside theater stage on march 10th. if you loved the show... you'll recall newman once characterized a seinfeld audience as " half-soused nightclub rabble that lap up your inane obsrvations." if that describes you... tickets go on sale next friday. riverside theater is proving to be a hot spot for performers.. also new this morning... r. kelly announced he stage at riverside.this will be the three-time grammy winner first christmas tour. the event is schedule for december 11-th. tickets for r. kelly's tour go on sale one week from stone creek coffee is now serving up 'scar-face'... the end of october literally and figuratively marks the day har

let's start with a check of weather and traffic together... especially away from lake michigan. however, clouds actually kept our temperatures up in the 40s through most of the night. it will be another cool day with partly cloudy skies and a north breeze. highs today should only reach the lower to middle 50s. now-- let's get to tatiana cash for a look speeds are at or above posted incident freedry roads 11 to 6 am closure at zoo interchange ramps the milwaukee police officer at the center of sylville smith shooting in august is shooting in august is waking up in jail this morning.he is facing 5 charges -- including sexual assault. ann sterling is live with more. officer dominique heaggan- 100 hundred thousand dollars. he was arrested wednesday and is facing several is facing several charges including sexually assaulting a man one day after shooting sylville smith. . heaggan-brown appeared in intake court wearing a suicide smock yesterday afternoon. according to the criminal complaint, the investigation involves four victims -- two of them reported to police that heaggan-brown s

homeowners-- can learn more about what they can do-- if their homes are at risk-- of slipping into lake michigan. and...presidential poll. new numbers out this morning-- that show one presidential candidate opening up a double digit lead. you're watching live at daybreak on today's tmj4. i'm susan kim.and i'm vince vitrano. let's start with a check of weather and traffic together... storm team 4 meteorologist jesse ritka is in for brian gotter. a few isolated showers and sprinkles are possible this morning but those chances will wears on with partly cloudy skies expected. high temperatures will be warmer with several spots reaching the 70 degree mark this afternoon thanks to a slightly breezy southerly wind at 5- a 33 year old driver is recovering this morning, after he was shot in an incident of road rage. it happened at about 8:30 last night at 15th and dakota on the city's south side. after two vehicles nearly crashed into each other, the drivers got into some sort of confrontation. that's when the suspect shot the victim. a friend drove him to a hospital. he's expected to be ok. still lookin

and incredible rescue on incredible rescue on lake michigan. you don't want to good morning, morning.it's a short week for the greenbay packers as they have to jusa few dayso get ready to host the chicago bears on thurday night at lamau.the defense will have a lotto work to do before theytake the field. i'm sureatching tape of dak presscott and "eh-zekiel" elliotwill tough to watch the packersdefense who got dominated bythe two rookies on sunday.presscott out played aaron rodgersthrowing for 247 yards and threetouchdowns in screaded the best run defense inthe league for 157 yardson the 28 carries.so after that poor showing the packers defense will needto bounce back and get readyfor the bears on thursday night ((morgan says)) it's time you loselike that it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. you gotta give them credit. they made more plays than we did."))..the packers back on the ticepracfield today this afternoon they get beon te that your one minute drill have great day everyone eng night nears.. the o bucks continue work out the kinks in prese

pleasant say the level of lake michigan here higher than normal... causing the routine erosion of the bluff we're standing on to accelerate. some homeowners in the area have reported they're losing 30 or 40 feet of their property a year. tonight at 5:30... they'll have the chance to speak with experts from wisconsin emergency managment... the d-n-r... and the army corps of engineers... aboue erosion and what options they have to try and save their properties. the racine county executive has already declared the erosion an emergency... and in august the county bused up truck loads of concrete for homeowners to use to try and shore up the bluff before their homes. tonight's meeting runs from 5:30 to 7:30 at mt. pleasant celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues is the goal of national coming out day today. milwaukee pride incorporated is honoring the winners of the first-ever be-out awards,the awards recongize those who brought awareness to the l-g-b-t-q community this past year. there's still time to turn in overdue library books and

teamed up with to some of you may be waking up to some frost this morning, especially away from lake michigan. however, actually kept our temperatures up in the 40s through most of the night. it will be another cool day with partly cloudy skies and a north breeze. highs today should only reach beyond wisconsinthings back to normal in the bay area -- after an r-v caught fire .. causing a traffic nightmare. officials say the r-v was carrying four rockets caught fire while it was on its way back from a hobby rocket show. a hazmat team examined the vehilce after the blaze was brought under control.the sheriff's office also evacuated some homes and businees a six-month expedition by an american explorer seeks to prove that it was possible for ancient mariners to make the journey across huge ocean expanses in 'reed' ships. the explorer plans to cross the pacific from south america to australia in this sixty foot reed boat. the journey hopes to show that the vessels could have been a key factor in of civilization. internet sensation ken bone going on a journey of his own. bone is known for asking a

pleasant say the level of lake michigan here higher than normal... causing the routine erosion of the bluff we're standing on to accelerate. some homeowners in the area have reported they're losing 30 or 40 feet of their property a year. tonight at 5:30... they'll have the chance to speak with experts the army corps of engineers... about the problem of bluff erosion and what options they have to try and save their properties. the racine county executive has already declared the erosion an emergency... and in august the county bused up truck loads of concrete for homeowners to use to try and shore up the bluff before their homes. tonight's meeting runs from 5:30 to 7:30 at mt. pleasant village hall. live...pz... tmj4 united healthcare and feeding america are handing out free groceries to people in ten wisconsin communities this week.it's part of the dinner on us program.in our area they're giving out groceries in sheboygan, waukesha, racine and kenosha counties.today's distribution is taking place at the kenosha county jobs center from 3:00 until 5:00

lo at tperatures have the low t mid 40s away from lake michigan. we'reoing t see cool temperat oht tonight dropping down tohe upp away from lake michigan around 40 i port washington, milwaue,?0 racine, and kenosha. the win light fro the south. the clouds are going to help keep things essentially from dropping off too quickly. there are the clouds on our you can see they're stubborn and they're going to be around most of tonight. so if you're going out this evening expect the clouds, temperatures in milwaukee right around 45 at 8:00 o'clk down to 43 at 10:00. after this, i'm talking warmup. i'll tell you how warm it will get coming up in a few minutes. >> charles: decision 2016, count down to election day and new allegations of pay for play with the clinton foundation and the clinton family. i talked one on one with clinton adams. >> we're never going to take a state for granted. >> charles: getting ready for the final s has more questions from hacked e-mails alleging cozy rationship with the clinton foundation. doesn't this speak to the issue of pe

after a very chilly start with lake michigan, it turned out to be a beautiful fall day. highs climbed into the upper 50s to near 60 with an abundance of sunshine. we'll have a overnight tonight, so temperatures shouldn't drop as much as last night. lows will range from the upper 30 northwest to the middle 40s fantastic fall day is on the way for sunday as we continue to see crystal blue skies and sunshine. highs sunday should reach the lower 60s. a warm front kicks through sunday night, setting up a mild monday and tuesday. highs should reach 70 degrees both the next round of showers will be with our next cold front wednesday. this front sends our temperatures back into the 50s for highs on thursday, but it looks like we'll warm right coming up in sports the packers are just a day away from taking on the giantswhy the packers defense needs to be ready for eli manning and the giants offense.rod burks the green bay packers will be back in the national spotlight tomorrow night when they host the ny giants at lambeaufield. here's packers annoucer wayne larrivee's, on sundays

in lake michigan! we'll tell you the one thing ... that might have saved his life! plus ... crews are back out today ... searching for a missing plane and its pilot. why they...briefly... had to stop their efforts...on on camera ... after a windsurfer ...becomes stranded in lake michigan. his mast broke ... about a mile .... from the beach in illinois. without a sail ... of course....he couldn't make it back to shore. thankfully he had his phone ...and texted a friend who called authorities. his life jacket and his cell phone ... the -2- t saving his life today. tahoe - v happening right now ... crews near lake tahoe ... continue the search for a missing plane! officials say ... a plane was returning to sacramento from idaho ... sunday .... when it just disappeared! it's believed the pilot is missing somewhere in the rugged area of the sierra nevada. crews stopped the search to to discern from the snow the ground even the trees like ha working with ground crews from the sheriff's department ... and the national radar analysis team and cellular forensics.... the hope is to na

however, i think those of you who live with in a couple of miles of lake michigan will still be sparred of frost by tomorrow morning. lows tonight 30 range from aroudn grees inland to the upper 30s side. skies will be clear and the winds will be calm. decision 2016 coverage now. house speaker paul ryan of janesville ?didn't? speak about his party's nominee for president today during an appearance in brookfield. charles benson is here with the story of a speaker's speechlessness on one topic. whereever spker paul ryan media is following to see if he says anything about donald trump. ryan's speech was also supposed to include a 30 minute q- and a with the audience but it never happened. ryan left without taking questions. not much going on there these days speaker paul ryan is a veteran of election year battles but these days he find himself the target of his own party's presidential nonee anryan doesn't really want to talk about i would like to take a break from all the there on tv and introduce you to some ideas and solutions. ryan did not mention trump by me during a 20 minute speech i

waukesha's bid to use lake michigan water was approved by great lakes governors in june. we have new information about donald trump's next "campaign 2016" visit to wisconsin. wisconsin.the gop presidential nominee will stop in elkhorn this coming saturday. he'll appear at the walworth county fairgrounds along with fellow republicans, senator ron johnson and house speaker paul ryan.trump was just in waukesha last week. saturday's appearance comes on the eve of 3 3 3 tonight: rain lingers and could be heavy at times, especially late. lows in the lower 60s. wind: s 5-15 mph. friday: a few morning showers may be possible. a little sunshine returns in the afternoon. cooler and back to average with er the low to middle 60s to start the day, and then falling into the 50s during the afternoon. breezy. wind: sw -> nw 10-20 mph.weekend: mostly sunny both saturday and sunday. coolest air of the season with morning temperatures in the lower 40s and a few areas reaching the first time since may. by sunday we are back to average in the middle 60s. 3 3 tonight: rain lingers and could be

really remarkable amounts of rain, mid october, heavy thunderstorms, and now outside near lake michigan, with an easterly component to the wind, fog, a lot of low level moisture from our downtown towercam. folks living in the clouds. cudahy tower to the north, northwest, inland locations not drops tonight into tomorrow, nothing as heavy as last night. toasty temperatures continuing, as we kick off the new work week, and get ready for blue skies to be back by tuesday. outside right now across southeastern wisconsin, very disparate range of temperatures, 61? officially at milwaukee's international. most everybody inland is above where w time. watertown almost 10? warmer, but along the lake, chillier than yesterday at this time. one of the key reasons, an easterly component to the wind. didn't have that yesterday. a little cooler, lake michigan water, bringing in those temperatures inland, and our lakeshore communities, inland locations not suffering that so much. the other is we've got a warm front that's approaching us into southwestern wisconsin, really beginning to drape over far south

overnight tonight, 42 in milwaukee, 38 away from lake michigan, again, some of those windchills will be in 30s to kick off your saturday. then sunday, high of 62 with a lighter wind. and if you're going to be heading on up to lambeau, we'll see the sunshine for the tailgate, but take a look at the temperatures, yes, feeling much more like lambeau field weather. 57?. at 7:30. and by the end of the game, fourth quarter, 54 with clear skies, it's going to feel cooler than that with a little bit of a wind, as well. over the, not too bad on sunday. monday, we bounce back up to 68? before another cold front tuesday and into wednesday. but, saturday, coldest day out of the >> it's been a decent october. we're having a good fall. >> and september was so warm. >> thanks, jessie. next in sports, lance allan examines how aaron rodgers and the packers are running after bigger things after the bye. >> here's a look at what's on >>> with sam shields out, the packers have secondary concerns against the giants with do marius randall now listed as questionable with a groin injury. here's wayne larriv

the winds are whipping up, waving on lake michigan, leading to a art of dangerous >> charles: we want to show you a live look from port washington. you can see behind us the waves are crashing up ast the break wall. there is a good sized one there. let's send it over to john. >> john: we got a pretty strong onshore wind going on right now, gale? warngs until 10:00. said, 1 1/2 inches of rain. check out some of the other rain fall total as. we did get a lot of rain in some spots. over two-inches at beaver dam, jackson, watertown, glendale almost 1.8. waukesha and lake mills one a 3/4 of an inch. here is the current radar and satellite com still hanging some drizzle, the hvi rains have crossed lake michigan. clouds still hanging around way out to the west. we're goingo he a h tim breaking the clouds. snd s still way up there. 24 miles per hour in port washington where we show the big waves crashing into the break water. 17 miles per hour in milwaukee. future models show by midnight, ju after midnight, they start to drop into the low teens. digits.mning hours, singlep

. >> plus, rescue on lake michigan. a coast guard crew pulls a windsurfer to safety. the one item that helped save the man's live. >> then, a bittersweet side of halloween. why some kids aren't getting as much candy as others while trick-or-treating. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. you know, seven hundred thousand dollars in the scheme of things... is a pretty reasonable compensation level. sand dollars a year. all told, he took a ten million dollar corporate payout then moved to washington. where he fights against even the existence of any federal minimum wage. millions for him. not even $7.25 an hour for us. senator ron johnson. for big corporate interests, >> welcome back to "wisn 12 news this morning." taking a life look outside. it is a warm day ahead. it is not october, is it? yes, it is. i checked, it is october 18th. up. >> the coast guard comes to the rescue when a windsurfer gets stranded. >> he was stuck on lake michigan off the coast of illinois. luckily the man brought his cell phone with him. who would think to bring that with you on the wa

overnight showers are moving out over lake michigan. the round is very light overall and staying scattered. there are showers in the forecast this morning before we clear out this afternoon. this is a little disturbance coming through and the cool front coming in tomorrow and showers on wednesday, especially 60,mostly cloudy at the airport. this is today at lunchtime, clouds here in the east. take about aing loob at the dry air moving in and south winds help the temperatures going up to 68-70. dry and quiet. this is tomorrow morning, the clouds are filling in for us, especially in the morning hours tomorrow. good chance of rain for tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, periods of rain, maybe a rumble of much cooler air follows that. we might see a little frost on wednesday night. no danger of frost for tonight. near 70 today. rain showers for tomorrow. low 50s on thursday. we could with clearing skies wednesday night and predawn thursday, see a little patchy frost inland. take a look at the weekend >> >> new this morning, c

. >> no, not headed out to a swim in lake michigan. >> well, lake michigan is warmer than the current air temperatures. >> like a hot tub. >> well a whopping 49. it takes longer for the watter to respond to the temperature differences. it is feeling cooler inland. 30s inland. sheboygan is waiting for the sun to come up at 7:13. right now the temperatures in the 40s. matt has the latest on the traffic. >> we are over the south side. 43, 94, plainfield curve. you can see both directions are doing pretty good here. no delays between the airport and downtown. construction zone. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> thanks, matt. hillary clinton and donald trump face to face one more time and the former archbishop is beside them. we have the high lights from the al smith dinner. >> good morning, ben, yeah, i would love to well the candidate's delivery awkward at times. they drew the jeers and the cheers and pulled off the zingers. >> this time roasting each other at the al smith dinner. >> hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly i very politely replayed let

great color along the shoreline here of lake michigan. we still have a week to go in the southern third of the state, looking good through out the wisconsin, northwestern wisconsin, peaking as we speak. there are is already wonderful color right now. how about 72? 30's tonight, not staying there, 70 two on saturday, partly sunny, clouds on the increase. rain chances, the best chance saturday night, mostly is by sunday morning, but a few showers hanging on, then we clear out in the afternoon, 68 degrees. upper midwest. we take you into wisconsin, where it is high and dry right now. everything is a ok. nice and quiet throughout the day tomorrow, no clouds, just a sunny, gorgeous day. yes, it will start called, but warm up nicely as the wind picks up out of the south. on saturday, clouds increasing, a big game saturday night at 7:00 to camp brando. the badgers versus ohio state. marquette 39. 44 green bay. 52 milwaukee. the temperatures will drop in a hurry. frosted visor he for everyone in southeastern wisconsin. maybe along lakeshore, you

you can see the reflection off lake michigan. it is another beautiful night, but 20 degrees cooler than last night. dew points are way lower. it was still's ticky last night. dry condition and comb wind, perfect conditions for radiation cooling. that is what happens when all the solar radiation from the day gets released into the atmosphere, and that's why the earth cools down. 48 watertown. 56 fond du lac. 50 sheboygan and west bend. warmer along the lakeshore in milwaukee, 57. 58 racine. temperatures fall back into the 40's almost everywhere. tomorrow is a great day. make sure you get out and enjoyed if can because after tomorrow, things will be changing. it's not a nutty cooldown, but a cool down. temperatures back in the 50's, lower 50's in some spots, which will feel cold compared to where we have been for the majority of this autumn. we were 76 in milwaukee. that came in midnight, but we did have an afternoon high 72. 73 des moines, iowa, but 53 international all. this cooler air will head our way, moving in on thursday, ma

. >> plus, rescue on lake michigan. a coast guard crew pulls a windsurfer to safety. the one item that helped save the man's live. >> then, a bittersweet side of halloween. why some kids aren't getting as i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. i want to do the hard work of improving the system so it works for middle class families. but in washington, senator ron johnson sides with big insurance. voting to make medicare a voucher program, forcing seniors to pay more for prescription drugs, and letting insurance companies deny coverage to cancer patients. >> 4:38 on this tuesday morning and looking at mitchell international airport and the no reason to leave town for a warm destination, it is warm today. the highs today around 70 degrees. cooler air is going to settle in for us. clouds are coming in from time to time. early temperatures 75 at the airport. the readings are going to fall back a little bit. >> sal, thank you. this is 43 at wells street near everything is looking good. 33 minutes though, this can't be right. we have to check this out. if we have to l

...why the venue was picked. ...and how lake michigan played a role.. his right paw is missing - his left paw injured. he often walked upright.. but now this beloved bear named pedal - is missing. why of things... is a pretty reasonable compensation level. ron johnson paid himself seven hundred thousand dollars a year. all told, he took a ten million dollar corporate payout then moved to washington. where he fights against even the existence of any federal minimum wage. millions for him. not even $7.25 an hour for us. senator ron johnson. for big corporate interests, not wisconsin. last year, the greater milwaukee foundation gave a gift to the community every month, as a celebration for its centennial year. than 275 people taking part - they decided to do it this year-- but for 1 day only. julie collins has the story. 'people were so excited about this gift of the community that they began lining up at 9:15 this morning, 45 minutes before the doors even opened.' once inside they were granted a full access pass to all that discovery world had to offer...

what to do about lake michigan's eroding shoreline? that was the focus of a meeting tonight in mount pleasant. state and local officials were there to talk to residents whose property lines are falling into the lake. it's up to them to fix it. some say they can't afford to foot the bill. >> are trying to do is limit this to we can only go so far. we are asking for a community effort, especially from the federal, and this is paul ryan's district, and speaker of the house, we are hoping he can put the word to the people there that we are in desperate, desperate need. kathy: homes in caledonia, mequon, and the town of somers in kenosha county are also facing issues. library books, the city of milwaukee says you're forgiven. the city has launched a fine forgiveness program. overdue materials won't cost you a thing, and in turn your library card will be reactivated. >> the number of patrons we have seen the returning to us has been better than we had expected, and very overwhelming. kathy: since last month, they've forgiven nearly $300,000 i

this evening, especially along lake michigan. temperatures will cool into the low 60s early and then continue to warm. expect a few showers and maybe a rumble of thunder overnight and into early monday. it'll be the warmest day of the week with temperatures in the middle 70s. we'll stay in the end of the week. mainly dry with a mix of clouds and sunshine. tonight: scattered showers. low: 61 dewpoint: 65 wind: se 5-15 mph monday: few sprinkles early then mostly cloudy, windy and warm. high: 76 dewpoint: 65 wind: sw 10-20 mph tuesday: partly sunny. high: 71 dewpoint: 56 wind: nw 5-15 mph new at 9:00 - police say a man in west bend pointed a gun at officers, then pulled the trigger. what happened next was life-saving because nothing happened. the gun misfired. fox6's myra sanchick is in the newsroom. police told neighbors to stay inside, and go into their recording the whole thing as it happened. we heard five shots real fast . it was like pow pow pow pow leah disterhaft said the sound of gunfire kept coming from the house across th

jeremy nelson is feeling the wind closer to lake michigan this morning. we have a driving rain right now in shorewood and the winds are gusting 25-35 miles per hour. a lot of trees have dropped the leaves, well, that means a lot of wet roads and slick conditions because the leaves are lining the roadways. the drains have issues getting the water down. wet pavement greeting you morning. for today, with over an inch of rain expected, a little ponding on the roads, especially near the drains. if you are getting outside of your home, you know where there is a drain. maybe brush some of the leaves away. as you are travelling into work or school, a lot of leaves on the road. they can slicken up the road a little bit and needs to increase your stopping distances and head again, miserable out here, the winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. and a steady rain. you want the sturdy umbrella with you today. >> thank you, jeremy. matt? >> easy to see there why the chopper is parked. we have a couple of incidents on the freeways. one off and one on. you will s o freeway i

new information regarding efforts to combat bluff erosion along lake michigan. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the details. yesterday -- homeowners had a chance to speak with experts about protecting their homes. officials from wisconsin emergency management, department of corps of engineers all spoke at the mount pleasant village hall. some residents say they're happy for the discussion but still want a permanent solution. "we're working hard. we've had some temporary fixes but the answer to the problem of erosion on the lakeshore is the army corp of engineers doing a major project and getting the job done for us." many living by the lakefront have put concr shore to protect their properties from the waves. kim and jessob. back to you. republican presidential candidate donald trump has scheduled a campaign stop in wisconsin next week. he was supposed to be in elkhorn last saturday..but after a recording surfaced of trump saying vulgar remarks about women...house speaker paul ryan rescinded the invitation. and since then - trump has been calling out rya

watching this morning, the rain over eastern lake michigan. typically that would not other ours, but it is rotating around low pressure from east to west. there's nothing severe, but it will provide steadier rain. if you're trying to get something done outside, sneak it in now or wait until later this afternoon. it could arrive sometime around 9:45, closer to 10:15 in sheboygan, locations like west bend and waukesha. 57, waukesha. 60, kenosha and downtown milwaukee. very gray skies with damp roads. keep the umbrella with this afternoon and morning with on and off showers in the forecast. we will talk about sunshine in this morning with our free app. use the interactive radar to see when and where the rain will fall. we'll also send any severe weather alerts right to your cell phone. . the milwaukee county sheriff's office is at the scene of 5 crashes. this is the look from the d.o.t. camera. the right lane on southbound 43 is closed. no word the dot is urging drivers to take it slow as road conditions are slippery. right now, the milwaukee pol

more showers down to the lakes including lake superior and lake michigan. some lake effect rain showers are not out of the question. partly sunny, breezy quite a bit cooler. wayne, look at that. hawkins airport lets all sit together 55. double nickels. and a little wind chill out there too. fifty-three in akron and 50 at youngstown. tonight 39 degrees. partly to mostly clear skies. it's going to be a chilly start to tomorrow morning. i know wayne and christie are extremely happy about that because you'll be a progressive field. they are excited about being at progressive field. a fine night for baseball coming up for tomorrow night. as temperatures will be in the mid- 40s but at least this not like 1997 i supposed to maps the motion showing high pressure dipping in later tonight into tomorrow. the winds will still be off the lake which could potentially be problematic alleys for the first part of the day. this warm from will not make it in. we check the details of the forecast. first pitch is at 808. and it will be pretty chilly. winds are north f5-9 miles a

. >> lake michigan inching closer to the neighborhoods, a special meeting is happening later today talking about the erosion. it is for the residents and the pleasant. homeowners have lost feet of their property to the water. that meeting the giving the residents a chance to talk with the experts about the erosion and find out the steps to take to protect their property. the meeting is at 5:30. >> dnr may not be doing enough to protect the drinking water t regulators from the epa are coming to madison is review the practices at the dnr. they are invga enforce water pollution laws and regular eurasians -- regulations. >> we are officially a month from election day, and on the campaign trail today, hillary clinton is talking taxes, drum z is squaring off against paul ryan. jennifer davis is live in washington with the latest. are 28 days until the americans go to the polls and today we see both presidential candidates head to the important swing state florida. hillary clinton and donald trump both celebrating their debate performances on monday but clinton is leading trump by double digits a

this weekend you can dive into lake michigan without getting wet, learn the secrets of see how people from the iron age made their beer.that's all going on at u-w milwaukee's wisconsin science festival. there's 11 different free shows taking place for ages young and old.it starts today at and runs through coming up next...our ask the expert tackles the mammogram controversy... is it lifesaving or does it lead to over diagnosing.also up next... where have all the coupons gone?why you're seeing less and less and where you can find them i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. on healthcare, russ feingold will work with both parties to lower premiums and cut health care taxes. i want to do the hard work of improving the system so it works for middle class families. voting to make medicare a voucher program, forcing seniors to pay more for prescription drugs, and letting insurance companies deny coverage to cancer patients. senator johnson - hurting wisconsin families. 4 your money this afternoon.... business today.... remember when sunday newspapers and door flyers used to be filled

will lead to a cool night with some dip into the mid-30s inland, hovering near 40 degrees along lake michigan. so.. our weather may turn wet in the next couple of days.and as stt that has some city workers worried about an annual issue. the reds -- oranges -- and auburns of autmn -- it's not easy to believe something so pretty could end up causing big problems. but with the potential for heavy rain on the way --leaves piling up on urban roads could result in big backups and street flooding.{nat} >>milwaukee's department of public works is preparing to address the annual issue. >{robert brook/milwaukee dp} >>but dpw would welcome help from homeowners. dp} >>people like johnnie everage are happy to pitch in rather than risk rain induced overflows. >{ johnnie everage/homeowne} >{scott steele/milwauke} and the hope is having enough time to clear the streets of leaves before flakes fly and freezing temperatures arrive -- compounding the problem. in milwaukee scott steele today's gas prices are once again falling after a two-month spike. according to the lundberg report, the national average price

rescue on lake michigan. a coast guard pulls a wind surfer to safety. the one iet thaem helped to save the man's life. >> bittersweet side of halloween, why some kids are not getting as much candy i'm russ feingold and i approve this message. on healthcare, russ feingold will work with both parties to lower premiums and cut health care taxes. i want to do the hard work of improving the system so it works for middle class families. but in washington, senator ron johnson sides with big insurance. voting to make medicare a voucher program, forcing seniors to pay more for prescription drugs, and letting insurance companies >> good morning. thank you for joining us. looking down at the bypass. heavy along the bypass northbound. it is bunched up passed lincoln avenue. 12 minutes 894 northbound from the hale up to the zoo. 94 east bound delays pushing well. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> thank you. new, something different from google, checking out the new and improved google flights. the company's airfare search tool as a new way to sav

the coast guard had to rescue a wind- surfer about a mile out on lake michigan. the surfer's sail broke in yesterday's wind. and he started drifting farther and farther out into open water. with him. he called a friend, who then called the coast guard. the wind surfer is okay. the bright sun was low in the southern sky this afternoon--- still it felt like summer as we were playing shark and minnows at my son's daycare. but they are dealing with ?winter? like weather in orgeon.look at this.the first big snow of the season on mount hood. it was enough to bring the snowboards.john malan is here with our a cold front has passed through southeast wisconsin leading to a shift in wind direction from the warm southwest to the chillier northwest. a lack of moisture allowed the boundary to the area without kicking off any significant precipitation. the drop from our near record warmth yesterday will be gradual as the full effect from the new air mass will lag behind by a couple of days. trend downward over the next several days with the chilliest day expected to be on frid

. >> the winds were on shore most of datirom 35 to yeah, we had some big waves over lake michigan. the winds are subsiding, and look at this, a d rporai 1.57 inches ere. and now, yesterday i showed a grhic we'reelow b normal for is month,? well, not anore. should b around 2.2, and we'reot ?e?? welakeou back t 10:00 this morning, hvy showers, just about everywhere, the heavy to moderate rain continued through the afternoon. a couple of isolated showers around right now. very very light, and most of this is reported as drizzle and mist. out to the west, lots of clouds filling in the sky. a few breaks of sunshine tomorrown t afternoon. waukesha, and the winds still brisk, especially at the lake shore, but diminishingthe st, as the computer models show, in the morning hours, the th?j?? winds wl be much lighter. outoswressureemvi the better day is friday.es and turecad, upo 62 sligha? er should des, >>> time to tip off the 49th season for the bucks, for the first time in more than three decade back to back home andittinghe and ahead of the pack, dunking home two of his 31 points. malcol

taking a live look from port washington and lake michigan.. a beautiful monday in southeast wisconsin.. the weekend is looking even colder: after any lingering shower exits on saturday morning still ahead.. the supreme court hands down a ruling on immigration in its first day back in session..plus.. the latest from two separtate shootings in downtown minneapolis.. how many people were hurt and if police have looking ahead.. lego kids fest will welcome its one-millionth visitor when it comes to milwaukee this week.the event s center friday at four and runs until 8:30. the event continues all weekend long but tickets are limited. also this weekend is the 7th annual buddy walk in hartland. state representative john macco will be the honorary grand marshall. the walk is held every year to raise awarness and money for people will down syndrome. that starts at 11 at north shore middle shool. thanks for joining us today at there's more news ahead... on now at 4:30 - taking a live look from waukesha, port washington and downtown milwaukee this monday.

the trouble makers scattered into the night or were later >> reporter: it will take more than lake michigan to keep you a warm. let's take a look at carthage college. >> reporter: the winds are light and that isllghe at escape.eck is o our average high is 60 d. 39 was the morning low. the end at 147 days. with the cold air another frost industriesry. no clouds, light winds. you are about spring on down to 34. it's warmer near the lake. burlington, 31. watertown and beaver dam, 33 in sheboygan with 36 right here in milwaukee. all it takes is mid 30s to get some frost on the ground. to the north and east, a couple clouds to the west-northwest but they will not impact us at all. high pressure is on top of us keeping everything calm and the cool air settling right on top of us. pressure system moves to the southeast. notice the winds start to come back from the south friday, along with a warm front. that starts a warmup. and the clouds start to roll in here by saturday morning. the mild air is here with temperatures in the low 70s. notice we have showers pushing in ahead of that front. the show

another step forward in the city of es divert water from lake michigan. michigan.the city has chosen an environmental engineering firm to manage the switch from well water to lake water. the firm is based in chicago, but it will open a waukesha office for the 'water conversion project.'it's expected to take about 5 years to make the change. waukesha's bid to use lake michigan water was approved by great lakes governors in june. tonight: rain lingers and could be heavy at times, especially late. lows in the lower 60s. wind: s 5-15 mph. friday: a few morning showers may be possible. a little sunshine returns in the afternoon. cooler and back to average with temperatures in the low to middle 60s to start the day, and then the 50s during the afternoon. breezy. wind: sw -> nw 10-20 mph.weekend: mostly sunny both saturday and sunday. coolest air of the season with morning temperatures in the lower 40s and a few areas reaching the upper 30s. saturday high's struggle to reach 600 for the in the middle 60s. 3 tonight: rain lingers and could be heavy at times, espec

. >> plus a birthday gone wrong, a weekend attack across lake michigan. >> first, traffic watch 12, roadways here. we have a check on the roads this morning, an overnight heist at a popular local restaurant. the midnight scare that has some college students on edge this morning. >> plus, a bitter debate filled with tension, insults, and even threats. we've been gathering reaction overnight to the latest presidential showdown. >> but first, weather watch 12 as we take a live look outside. a cool start to monday in east wisconsin. we're tracking how long you might want to wear a jacket or sweatshirt. >> good morning and welcome to "wisn 12 news this morning." i'm ben wagner. >> and i'm melinda davenport. october 10th. let's start with the forecast. meteorologist sally severson is in the weather center. sal? >> we are keeping our eye on the temperatures this morning, a few up 30s. most are in the 40s as we look at the nice dry weather in place. warmer air is on deck and sunshine and south winds and the temperatures climb up to the upper 60s. now for today buckets of