ruling that overturns his 2007 conviction in the death of theresa halbach.dassey and his uncle -- steven avery -- were convicted of killing her in 2005.in august, a federal constitutional rights were violated with a coerced confession...prosecutors have two weeks to fire raged in a milwaukee church early this morning. the congregation now left wondering where the next service will be held. the fire was reported this morning at the all saints fellowship church on the city's north side. the blaze left a gaping hole in the roof and in the community. the sweat and tears that went into building this place of worship, i'm words. just looking, i'm at a loss of words. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. damage is estimated at 100 thousand dollars. two juveniles are in very serious trouble, accused of starting the fires that have killed at least 14 people in the gatlinburg, tennessee area. the young defendants are charged with aggravated arson. authorities say their cases could be transferred to adult court.the fires are still burning in parts of eastern the search for victims is over i

blood evidence in the steven avery case is headed to the netflix series making a murderer, maintains his innocence despite being , convicted of killing teresa halbach in 2005. a court document filed today shows eight items, including swabs of bloodstains, blood flakes, and a car key, will be re-tested at the state crime lab. avery's new lawyer contends advances in dna testing will help prove his innocence. joyce: president-elect donald trump took his thank-you tour to north carolina tonight where he , made it official, introducing secretary, james mad dog mattis. >> jim is a marine corps four-star general, a former commander of u.s. central command and nato supreme allied commander. for transformation, this will be so great for us. >> i am grateful for the opportunity to return to our troops, their families, the civilians at the department of committed they are and devoted they are to the defense of our country. joyce: mattis will require a congressional waiver to accept the post because he has not been out of uniform for the required seven years. earlier in the day trump called , on

dassey was convicted of helping his uncle steven avery kill teresa hallbach. a district judge threw out that conviction -- saying dassey was coerced into confessing. but the state appealed that decision to the 7th circuit court of outlines dassey's case. the state will respond in 2 weeks. three arrests have been made in connection with a fox lake woman's death. 36-year-old laverne ware junior is accused of hiding a corpse. his mother and her boyfriend are accused of aiding a felon. the dodge county sheriff's office says the victim is ware junior's girlfriend. according to court documents she was found dead in ware junior's pick up truck and there was a lot of relationship as "volatile". a homicide suspect is taken into custody after a lengthy standoff on milwaukee's north side. this was the scene near 13th and burleigh this afternoon. m-p-d officers in protective gear and u-s marshals responded. police say it took two and half hours to coax the 19 year old suspect out of the home. theyre counting in the morning... in the evening... and up until midnight! wauke

dassey was convicted of helping his uncle steven avery kill teresa hallbach. a district judge threw out that conviction -- saying dassey was coerced into confessing. but the state appealed that decision to the 7th circuit court of appeals. the new briefing outlines dassey's case. the state will respond in 2 weeks. three arrests have been mad connection with a fox lake woman's death. 36-year-old laverne ware junior is accused of hiding a corpse. his mother and her boyfriend are accused of aiding a felon. the dodge county sheriff's office says the victim is ware junior's girlfriend. according to court documents she was found dead in ware junior's pick up truck and there was a lot of blood in his garage. family members described their relationship as "volatile". coming up on wakeup -- what investigator believe could have started the deadly warehouse fire in california. plus -- dozens killed in an and an american is killed in a storm in australia. what an occluded low over well to our northeast will move farther east today. on the western side of that low, we can

andy: right now, examining new evidence in the steven avery case. blood samples are heading to the state crime lab this morning to new dna evidence could prove his innocence. avery is appealing his conviction for the murder of teresa halbach. the case receiving international attention after the documentary netflix series "making a murderer." earlier this year, avery's nephew's conviction for the same crime was overturned when a judge ruled brendan dassey's confession was coerced. melinda: right now, a milwaukee police officer under investigation. wisn 12 news' tim elliott has the details on why. good morning, tim. officer of shooting and killing her dog vinnie with a bb gun. elizabeth sandretti says the officer is her neighbor and was off-duty at the time. sandretti says he admitted that he shot at her two dogs with a bb gun and apologized. >> and he said the reason that he shot the dogs is because they were in his yard and he didn't like it so he shot them. he told her that he shot them both. tim: police say they are doing civil suit to pay for $2,

andy: right now, examining new evidence in the steven avery case. blood samples are heading to the state crime lab this morning to be analyzed. avery's new lawyer says that new dna evidence could prove his innocence. avery is appealing his conviction for the murder of teresa halbach. the case receiving international attention after the documentary netflix series "making a earlier this year, avery's nephew's conviction for the same crime was overturned when a judge ruled brendan dassey's confession was coerced. melinda: right now, a milwaukee police officer under investigation. wisn 12 news' tim elliott has the details on why. tim? tim: a woman has accused the officer of shooting and killing her dog vinnie with a bb gun. elizabeth sandretti says the officer is her neighbor and was off-duty at the time. sandretti says he admitted that he shot at her two dogs with a >> and he said the reason that he shot the dogs is because they were in his yard and he didn't like it so he shot them. he told her that he shot them both. tim: police say they are doing an

dassey was convicted in 20017 of helping his uncle steven avery kill teresa hallbach. a district judge threw out that conviction -- saying dassey was coerced into confessi - and the 7th circuit court of appeals stayed the motion. the state has two weeks to respond to today's briefs from the attorneys. a sheboygan man is arrested-- accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. according to the criminal complaint, 19-year-old kenneth burnette-york had sex with a 16-year-old girl he met at a library. it allegedly happened just two weeks after being released from jail for a similar crime. in that case - burnette-york was out on bond for another case of exposing himself to a child. a not having contact with female minors without his probation agent's approval. a standoff blocks off a portion of burleigh street in milwaukee... and took several hours to resolve. milwaukee police were looking for a homicide suspect. and fortunately, it all ended peacefully. fox six's beverly taylor has more fro 13th and burleigh. it started about 11 a.m. passersby started gathering after noti

abc news elizabeth vargas says, there's a lot of smiliarities here to steven avery. >> two men who are very similar. they come from very poor backgrounds. in this case, mark carver didn't even go to high school, he has a very low iq of about 61 and was questioned many, many times about the murder of a young woman who was found dead about 100 yards from where he was fishing on the river. kathy: you can watch 20-20 at 9:00. then stay tuned for 12 news at 10:00. patrick: a busy weekend for sports. and it's rivalry week for marquette and wisconsin on the hardwood. reporter: and we will hear from aaron rodgers, up next in sports. ? stephanie: head coach mike mccarthy said today, not only does he watch video of the packers' next opponent, he also watches what the weather will be showdown against the seahawks at lambeau field, simliar to last week's game against the texans. snow. and if the white stuff comes again, the packers are ready on offense and defense. both sides of the ball know the key to winning in cold, winter weather conditions is to hang onto the ball and try not to turn it over

we now know what evidence will be tested as convicted killer steven avery tries to get that conviction thrown out. avery is serving a life sentence for the murder of teresa halbach. court documents filed in manitowoc county late this driver seat, passenger seat, and a c.d. case, are among the items being sent to the wisconsin state crime lab in madison for testing. a swab from the ignition area and the key are also being sent. avery's new lawyer says she believes the testing will show avery's blood was planted at the crime scene. joyce: 12 news investigates, he's accused of scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars from would-be investors. now this brown deer man is facing decades in prison. wisn 12 news colleen henry joins us and has the story. >> on facebook, 26-year-old donald kernan junior's dreamertopia investments promised to help clients create your business, build your wealth and live your dreams. , investor spencer paul is living a nightmare. >> it was all smoke and mirrors . there was no money behind it. >> kernan said he was starting up a social media/tech company. >> he jus

dassey was convicted of helping his uncle steven avery kill out that conviction -- saying dassey was coerced into confessing. but the state appealed that decision to the 7th circuit court of appeals. yesterday's briefing outlines dassey's case. the state will respond in 2 weeks. waukesha county has hit a milestone in the presidential recount. kn 'weve actually started the city of waukesha!' the county is now processing votes cast in the city of waukesha - thats the largest ci of votes. theyre ahead of schedule for one big reason: a high speed ballot-counting machine arrived on monday. it can count 5-thousand ballots per hour! waukesha county will begin shorter recount hours starting tonight-- instead of processing votes from 9 a-m until midnight, they will stop at 10 tonight. meanwhile just a day after the recount started in michigan-- it may be over. a federal judge in detroit has called for a hearing today to continue. a court of appeals ruled yesterday that the recount of presidential votes was unlawful, because it was requested by green party candidate jill stein. the court said

da and his uncle, steven avery, were convicted of killing the photographer in 2005.inaugust, a federal judge found the dassey's constitutionalrights were violated with a coerced confession.prosecutors have two weto reon there'ne milwaukee... and it's far from typical becae it's pay what you can.called the "tricklebee cafe". it's located near 45th and north in sherman park...and has been open for about two week.there's a suggested donation for the meal and many wind up paying 23:53:25-38we just really want to be a place fo the communy to come together.. and hopefully a place where folks can feel like they really do feel like they're at home and can have some good food and walk away feeling nourd the restaurant is open 11-2 for lunch.they're planning a grand opening celebriondecemb er 14-17th which will have special treats entertainment and ofcourse a good meal. 3 it's gut check time in green bay...the packers need wins, ey want to make the playoffs. as cbs 58's scott grodsky reports... that's why the latest iury setback for the pack is a bit of a gut-punch. 3 the packers defense finally

dassey was convicted of helping his uncle steven avery kill teresa hallbach. a district judge threw out that conviction -- saying dassey was coerced into confessing. but the state appealed that decision to the 7th circuit court of outlines dassey's case. the state will respond in 2 weeks. three arrests have been made in connection with a fox lake woman's death. 36-year-old laverne ware junior is accused of hiding a corpse. his mother and her boyfriend are accused of aiding a felon. the dodge county sheriff's office says the victim is ware junior's girlfriend. according to court documents she was found dead in ware junior's pick up truck and there was a lot of blood in his garage. relationship as "volatile". still to come on wake up -- an ugly christmas tree has social media buzzing! a couple of singing contractors go viral with their amazing pipes. the new song you gotta hear coming up. and new developments when it comes to last weeks plane crash that killed members of a brazilian soccer team. why three people are now being questioned by investigators. and car

dassey was convicted in 2007 of helping his uncle steven avery kill teresa hallbach. a district judge threw out that conviction into confessing. the state appealed that decision - and the 7th circuit court of appeals stayed the motion. the state has two weeks to respond to yesterday's briefs from the attorneys. three arrests have been made in connection with a fox lake woman's death. 36-year-old laverne ware junior is accused of hiding a corpse. his mother and her boyfriend are accused of aiding a felon. the dodge county sheriff's office says the victim is ware junior's girlfriend. according to court do was found dead in ware junior's pick up truck and there was a lot of blood in his garage. family members described their relationship as "volatile". waukesha county has hit a milestone in the presidential recount. kn 'weve actually started the city of waukesha!' the county is now processing votes cast in the city of waukesha - thats the largest city in the county with the biggest concentration of votes. theyre ahead of schedule ballot-counting machine arrived on monday

dassey was convicted in 2007 of helping his uncle steven avery kill teresa hallbach. a district judge threw out that conviction -- saying dassey was coerced into confessing. the state appealed that decision - and the 7th circuit court of appeals the state has two weeks to respond to yesterday's briefs from the attorneys. dozens killed in indonesia... and more missing. rescue efforts... now underway following a massive earthquake. a former bears player... found dead in a park. what police are saying about rashaan salaam's death... coming up. and backlash... over how long it took to file murder charges in another former football player's death. but the sheriff's got one word for those upset with his response: tough. rob's weather you are watching the fox 6 wakeup news. an occluded low over well to our northeast will move farther east today. colder air. highs today will be in the upper 20s but with a breeze at 10-15mph it will feel like the teens most of the afternoon. a disturbance rotating around that low will give us a few flurries tomorrow. winds will also be stronge

andy: right now, examining new evidence in the steven avery case. blood samples are heading to the state crime lab this morning to be analyzed. avery's new lawyer says that new dna evidence could prove his innocence. avery is appealing his conviction for the murder of teresa halbach. the case receiving international attention after the documentary netflix series "making a murderer." earlier this year, avery's nephew's conviction for the same crime was overturned when a judge ruled brendan dassey's confession was coerced. melinda: right now, a milwaukee police officer under investigation. wisn 12 news' tim elliott has the details on why. tim? officer of shooting and killing her dog with a bb gun. elizabeth sandretti says the officer is her neighbor and was off-duty at the time. sandretti says he admitted that he shot at her two dogs with a bb gun and apologized. >> and he said the reason that he shot the dogs is because they were in his yard and he didn't like it so he shot them. he told her that he shot them both. tim: police say they are doing an i

court's ruling that overturns his conviction in the death of teresa halbach.dassey a h uncle, steven avery, were convicted of killing the photographer in 2005.in august, a federal judge found the dassey's constitutional rights were violated with a coerced confession.prosecutors have two weeks to respond. an update now on wisconsin's recount.about 70-percent of wisconsin's ballots have been recounted... that's according to the wisconsin elections comm. commission.but in greenfield... recount volunteers are going through the city's ballots ?again?... after the city discovered it was short a few hundred probably in a rush election and someone made a mistake... 19:20:34-37they were probably in a rush to get something done and get out... and they didn't pay attention 19:20:56-21:02it's a question fo what actually happened there... it's an abnormality they have to look at at 3 some 400 ballots were found with election materials. the trump campaign representative says he believes the ballots won't make much of a difference in the final 3residental recount numbers. 34 counties have finished counti

court's ruling that overturns his conviction in the death of teresa halbach.dassey and his uncle, steven avery, were convicted of killing the photographer in 2005.in august, a federal judge found the dassey's constitutional rights were violated with a coerced confession.prosecutors have two weeks to respond. 3 caledonia police are hoping you can help identify two men who they say stole from a walgreens.the surveillance video shows the men entering the store on douglas and four mile road on december 1-st. than 12-hundred dollars worth of merchandise.if you know who these men are... call caledonia police. milwaukee county is asking the state to fund a new.. smaller facility for juvenile offenders... so they can take everyone out of lincoln hills. hills.county officials also want to end the use of pepper spray.. age separation within the facility population.. and consideration of shorter stays for offenders based on completion of treatment goals. 10-28 "the state has to reform knowing that it will require some upfront s but long-term it's going to lead to the better outcomes: reduced recidivism,

dassey was convicted of helping his uncle steven avery kill teresa out that conviction -- saying dassey was coerced into confessing. but the state appealed that decision to the 7th circuit court of appeals. the new briefing outlines dassey's case. the state will respond in 2 weeks. waukesha county has hit a milestone in the presidential recount. kn 'weve actually started the city of waukesha!' the county is now processing votes cast in the city of waukesha - thats the largest city in the county with the biggest concentration of votes. th for one big reason: a high speed ballot-counting machine arrived on monday. it can count 5-thousand ballots per hour. waukesha county will begin shorter recount hours starting tonight-- instead of processing votes from 9 a-m until midnight, they will stop at 10 tonight. meanwhile just a day after the recount started in michigan-- it may be over. a federal judge in detroit has called for a hearing today to decide whether the recount in the state should continue. a court of appeals ruled presidential votes was unlawful, because it was requested by green p