One person is in serious condition after a hit and run on milwaukees south side. Night Milwaukee Police say a man in his twenties was riding his motorcycle on mitchell street. When he approached the intersection of mitchell and muskego avenue he tried to go around cars stopped at the red light. It was then that the rider was hit by a silver suv. Police say the driver of the suv stopped briefly and then sped off. Anyone with information should call police. City leaders take action into their own hands. After a long debate over what to do about the estabrook dam a plan is milwaukee mayor tom barrett, county executive chris abele and the milwaukee metropolitan sewage district were the minds behind the idea. First the city has to rezone the dam then it will be sold to mmsd for a dollar and then they can tear it down. The trio argues this is the most Cost Effective and environmentally friendly option. Opponents say the dam keeps Property Values high. This proposal is not without controversy
Some news from overnight. One person is in serious condition after a hit and run on milwaukees south side. It happened just before 9 last night Milwaukee Police say a man in his twenties was riding his motorcycle on mitchell street. When he approached the intersec muskego avenue he tried to go around cars stopped at the red light. It was then that the rider was hit by a silver suv. Police say the driver of the suv stopped briefly and then sped off. Anyone with information should call police. The debate over what to do about the deteriorating estabrook dam has gone on for years. And now there is a new plan to tear it down. But it means the county board wont get a say in the matter Deandra Corinthios is live from Estabrook Park to explain around the dam. Effectively taking it out of the county boards jurisdiction. Then. Selling it to the milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district for one dollar. Mmsd would move forward with demolition. In 2009 the dnr opened the floodgates. Saying the esta
Wind se 37 mph traffic check red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays breaking overnight Police Respond to a robbery at the walmart on capitol. Drive deandra joins us live at the scene with what weve learned also new overnight. Police investigate a hit and run on milwaukees south side. That seriously injured a last night. When he approached the intersection of mitchell and muskego avenue he tried to go around cars stopped at red light. It was then that a the rider was hit by a silver suv. Police say the driver of the suv stopped briefly. But then sped off. Anyone with information should call police. Theres been a long debate over the estabrook dam. Now a group of city and county leaders have decided to take action on their own. Milwaukee mayor tom barrett, county executive chris abele and the milwaukee have come up with a plan to remove the structure first the city has to rezone the dam then it will be sold to mmsd for a dollar an
Adlib Weather Forecast some patchy fog this morning but not as dense as yesterday morning. Partly sunny this afternoon with highs near 70. A low pressure system moves in overnight and brings rain for our area by Late Wednesday morning. We have a chance for rain and thunder wednesday afternoon. We we can expect a brief lull in the activity later wednesday before another low arrives thursday with another round of rain and thunderstorms. We calm down and cool down for the weekend with highs dipping into the 50s today partly sunny. High 70 dewpoint 57 wind se 515 mph tonight areas of fog. Low 62 dewpoint 56 wind se 37 mph anchor adlibs traffic red on yellow on traffic map some delays green on traffic map no delays breaking news overnight. Police are investigating a robbery at the breaking news overnight. Police are investigating a robbery at the walmart on Capitol Drive. Deandra joins us live at the developing overnight. Police who hit a motorcycle last night. The crash happened near mitch
69 dewpoint 70 wind w 510 mph thursday few morning showers and storms then gradual clearing. High 82 dewpoint 68 wind w 510 mph friday partly sunny with the chance for thunderstorms, mainly at night. Am low 63 high 83 dewpoint 64 the fox6 Storm Center App can keep you ahead of the storms. Its a Free Download for apple and Android Devices and youll always have access to the fox6 weather forecast. Rising waters prompts two schools to evacuate in the dodge county area today. Fox6s Rachelle Baillon is live in mayville with some of the damage. Rachelle . Good afterno sent home from the school you see behind me around 9 30 this morning. First responders and volunteers have been working for hours to shore up sandbags around the perimeter of st. Johns school. The schools principal tells us damage to the building is minimal and that most if not all of the water has already been cleared from the building. Another school nearby, parkview primary, also evacuated students. Those students were moved