We bring you Live Team Coverage of all of the important local and national races. 3 3 toss to drew drew drew getting some of us 3 3 mps is no longer the Lowest Performing School system in the state. That eliminates what some call a possible take over. But superintendent darienne driver says theres still much work ahead. Ahead. Cbs 58s Lindsey Branwall is live at district headquarters with more. Lindsey. Instruction sent Milwaukee Public Schools this letter. This building was buzzing today, after they learned, theyre no longer at the bottom of the state report card. . Cheers . Even though it sounds like one, superintendant dr darienne driver, says today was not exactly a celebration. 27 21 57 celebrate and stop by any means. The district got word today, theyre not eligible for the Opportunity SchoolsPartnership Program known to many as the takeover of mps. It means the districts test scores are up. Only School Districts in the lowest category of the state report card for two consecutive years are required to participate in ospp. 22 39im hoping what todays announcement can show is change is possible at mps. Milwaukee Teachers Education Association has been against the takeover since the democratically elected school board. We believe in parents having a voice in their childs education. President Kim Schroeder says what theyre doing is working. 53 35 this isnt new, this has been going on for years. Our students and members are succeeding in often impossible situations with obstables placed in front of them. Theres just a little more homework to do. 20 25we really cant stop. Until were at the top of the list and at the top of the state report cardtake cg county executive chris abele was a part of the ospp statement today. Saying he will work with mps, dpi and the legislature to determine what it means for ospp and what role the county will have the districts report card will be public in november. Reporting live. 3 we have new information tonight about the death of a senator rick gudex died of a gunshot wound to the chest and the preliminary investigation indicates it was selfinflicted. , foul play is not suspected. The senators body was found early this morning. Senator gudex was 48years old. Hes been a senator since 2013 and was not planning a run for a new term. He was a republican and his death has drawn an outpouring of condolences from both sides of the aisle. Governor scott walker issued a statement saying quote rick and state well, and he will be missed. Authorities in brookfield are investigating an incident involving a train this afternoo. Afternoon. Cbs 58 went to the scene along North Brookfield road just a couple hours ago. You can see a Freight Train stopped, with emergency vehicles on the scene. So far, weve had no confirmation of what might have happened here from the police or the fire department. We are working to get details and will bring it to you as soon as we get it. Accomplice who stood by and watched it. It. Quite frankly i was tempted to bring in his remains, because thats all i have left. Left. Kim ericksons son george died weeks after he was shot near the bugline trail in sussex last spring. Today niikwambe bell was sentenced on r drug charges. He did not fire the fatal shots, but he and a friend, london white, met erickson for what authorities believe was a drug deal. White is charged with ericksons murder. Still the we as a family will never, ever be the same from this incident. And i only hope that justice will be done. Done. 3 niikwambe bell, who called himself a changed man in the courtroom today, will have to serve at least 18 months in prison before hes eligible for parole. New tonight, milwaukee aldermen are looking for more a safer place. Place. Today Public SafetyCommittee Chair bob donovan asked milwaukeeans to take an online survey, with questions about neighborhoods, crime and the police. Its not a scientific survey, but it gives us more input and hels us, the representatives of the people, the Common Council to fashion a strategy that people have confidence in and believe in. In. The Public Safety committee has report with recommendations that include the hiring of more police officers. And theyre holding a series of public hearings this month. If youd like to take the online survey, we have a link to our website, cbs 58 dot com. A call for action against Domestic Violence today by a Milwaukee County supervisor. Supervisor. Id just like for people to know that there is no color, theres no socioeconomic demographic to this. And that it is hard for a woman whos going through Domestic Violence,. A man to just leave. Sequanna taylor tells cbs 58 that her new initiative called keep us safe, is designed to raise awareness about a problem that was linked to the deaths of 58women, men and children in wisconsin last year. Taylor will introduce a resolution calling on the county board to recognize october as Domestic Violence awareness month. 3 the future of milwaukees Mitchell Park domes has been the subject of a lot of talk recently and tonight a group of county leader process of determining that future. Cbs 58s Amanda Porterfield is live at the domes with a preview. Amanda today is the first time a task force will meet about the Mitchell Park domes. The beginning of a series of meetings to decide the future of these iconic milwaukee structures. The domes closed earlier this year afterthey have been a staple in milwaukee since the 1930s. But they closed in on the domes is weak. And has been crumbling off and falling to the ground. The county was concerned about visitor safety. They opened up one at a time this fall after the county put up netting to catch any pieces of concrete. Just a temporary solution. The county has about a million and a half dollars for repair. But it will cost about 45 milllion dollars for a full scale repair. Controversy came after county 03 46 50 the task force is going to make a recommendation. The county board makes the final decision and hat will happen within a yer year the domes recently got Historic Preservation status named one of 11 most endangered places in the united states. The number of people who come here is about a few hundred thousand. And the county says that number has been up since they reopened. Engineering report from a Consulting Firm thats analyzed the damage. They will talk about the programs the domes offers, money it makes. And from the parks and Recs Department about feedback theyve gotten from the community. We will have a receap of that meeting tonight at ten. Live at the Mitchell Park domes Amanda Porterfield cbs 58 news. 3 next at five, information you need to know, if youre mailing in an election ballot and you want to make sure it counts. 3 and a firefighter and his son face a terrifying Health Crisis together. And the community is coming together to try and help. Their moving story when we come back. If youre planning to cast an absentee ballot for the november 8th election. And you want to mail it in, we have a . Very . Important reminder for you. Make sure you fill out the ballot and the . Envelope . Completely. Not only do you need to sign the front of this envelope, but youve gotta have your witness sign it and include cbs 58 talked with waukeshas city clerk after hearing reports that hundreds of absentee ballots have been mailed without the witness address included. The good news here is that if youve already mailed your ballot with out the witness address, elections can correct the problem. We are allowed to make contact with the voter and get that information from them and include that on the ballot for them with their permission. Permission. But if you forget the address and they cant get hold of you, you run the risk of cain legally be counted. And again were talking about ballots that you . Mailin . Its best to check with your local elections officials. A firefighter in the town of delafield and his 3yearold son are having a shared experience no one would wish for. Both have been diagnosed with brain tumors. And critical treatment lies ahead for the young child especially. Especially. Cbs 58s Jacob Kittilstad spoke with the family. Hes live at the Lake Country Fire Department through all of this. Nicholas stacey and his threeyearold son have found support in the firefighting and Emergency Responder community. But even with all that help. This family says theyre still finding themselves at a scary crossroads. 2;04;27doors open fire fire [siren nat]a father and son play on the carpet. nat. Siren noise 2;04;27doors open fire fire [siren nat] sarah 2;34;35 2;34;35the living room, you can barely move when theyre playing, theres so many toys and trucks out that its hard to walk through the living room. And dad is clearly the influence. 2;08 our way way were on our way. As a town of delafield firefighter. Nick stacey regularly takes 3yearold brayden to the station. 2;28;22 if he could be a firefighter right now, he would. We go to the fire department. He plays on every truck. But this summer. Nick says playtime often turned to pain. nick 2;164 2;16;34usually when im cleaning up in here hell jump on my back and want a pony ride so i would bounce him around. Well that time when i bounced him he started crying and grabbing his head which we brayden diagnosed with a brain tumor. A permanent catheter would be put in his head. 2;32;57can you touch your owwie . And sadly, this was not the firsttime around for a brain tumor in this family. nick 2;20;17part way to the pharmacy i said i just didnt feel right. I had her pull over and i opened the door and thats the last thing i remember. I was face down on the side of the road. Nick found out he had a brain tumor back in 2014, had serious surgery. And recovered. Brayden was one and half at the time. sarah 2;37;21we knew that nick w and once we found out about brayden that was actually one of our first questions was was it genetics or was it just another random incident. It wasnt. But that not much consolation. 2;30;34you know, im his firefighter dad. I help everyone and for him to look at me, and i know he has this, and i cant help him is just heartbreaking. Im his hero but i cant help him with this. And it breaks my heart. Ive had nights where i laid there right next to him and prayed that god would give it to me so he doesnt have to go through it. But he does have as you can imagine, the medical bills are very high for this family. There is a fund set up for this family at landmark credit union. As well as an upcoming bowling fundraiser on october 29 at sunset bowl. Well put more details on our website http cbs58. Com. Live in delafield. Jacob kittilstad. Cbs 58 news. 3 we are fully aware that we can of these courageous firefighter firefighters. Milwaukee firefighters lost in the line of duty were honored at the downtown firehouse today. Mayor barrett joined the fire chief and other local leaders at the ceremony which included the presentation of a wreath and the ringing of a fire bell for each of the 128 firefighters whove died on duty since 1875. 3 3 3 Milwaukee Bucks games . For some, they hold tryouts. Tryouts. And the rockets red gl glarethe bombs bursting in ai airgave proof thru the night night that our flag was still there. There. The team is Holding Auditions for anthem singers today at the bmo Harris Bradley center. They came with varying des whos a praise and worship leader at her church, to the father of a young singer whos crossing this off his personal bucket list. Theres another audition from now until 8tonight. If youre under 18 you need to bring a legal guardian. 3 3 3 3 3 claiborne Aaron Rodgers is one of the best thats doing it. Some of the things he does on the field, you just cant, its unbelievable, just calling out checks and other things, you wouldnt even think he saw it. It will have parts in green bay Aaron Rodgers arm, and this taped up ankle. The ankle belongs to eddie lacy, whos been saying hes okay after injuring the ankle sunday at lambeau. Lambeau. And seeing him at practice today is a good sign for his chances to play sunday. The packers are running the ball really well right now lacy has more rushing yards the last two games than the pack have given up all year on defense. And if eddie cant go or hes limited, theres alwayscapable backup james starks. The edge in the ground game has made Mike Mccarthy a very happy man this season. 3 3 mccarthy eddie lacy and james starks have two different running styles, and theyre both very productive, and you play to your players strengths, but when eddies playing at a high level, like he was last week, its definitely not only productive for our offense, but its the attitude and the finish that definitely respond. It gets your whole sideline going. So its definitely something we can build off of. The packers want to run the ball. The badgers need Alex Hornibrook to throw the ball well this saturday. Wisconsins freshman quarterback has more interceptions than touchdowns since taking over for bart houston late in the Georgia State game. The leftys faced a few tough teams the last few weeks, but ohio state presents a tougher challenge and a more exciting one, if you ask alex. 3 3 ib excited. Its going to be an awesome atmosphere here at night in front of our fans. I cant wait to play that and i cant wait to prepare and practice every day this week. Not getting too high or too low, just looking forward to it. The cubs have cleared their first playoff hurdle in their quest to snap the centuryold title drought. A four run ninth inning gave the cubs a Division Series clinching win last night in san francisco. Now theyll wait for the and chicagos north side sees its first world series berth in 71 years. The difference this time . Its not just an abberation. Playing baseball deep into october has become the cubs new norm. 3 3 maddon as a group, its two consecutive years that were getting to this level. I think it validates on a lot of Different Levels the job that weve done to this point. I think that if youre a player on this particular team within the organization, its getting to the post where you postseason, and you expect to get deep into the postseason. Packers falcons and brewers prospect outfielder corey ray had knee surgery injured the captioning sponsored by cbs pelley 27 days to go. 27 days of this his Campaign Said today tatheyre going to use a scorched earth strategy. This unbelievable. They attack catholics and evangelicals. I think the most important thing in the next four weeks is that we let trump be trump. Pelley also tonight, North Carolina braces for a new round of flooding. Theres nothing i can do. I mean, just stand here and watch and wait and pray. Pelley gayle king with the widow of keith scott, fatally shot by charlotte police. He had no gun. He was not a threat