New this morning stunning numbers just released giving a better look at families dealing with financial struggles in wisconsin. In fact this reports Shows Nearly Half of all wisconsin families are struggling to make ends meet. Ann sterling is live in oak creek to explain. United way of wisconsin just released this report. It reveals that 42 percent of families here in wisconsin earn below what is known as an alice threshold. This report is long but i went through it to give you this break down. First off lets define an alice household. It is a working household they hold jobs and pay taxes positions include retailsales People Office clerks laborers and movers and Customer Service reps. The core issue is that these jobs do not pay enough for the basics transportation, and health carebottom line according to this report many households earning . . More than the federal Poverty Level stilldo not earn enough to afford the basics. In wisconsin, there are nearly 671 thousand alice households
Think. It will add to the rivalry. Packers and vikings fighting over the same piece of of real estate in the nfc north, and, yes, last season got us to this point today. Reporter the Minnesota Vikings are 7 and 2 and trying to prove theyre the new sheriff in the nfc north as they take on the fourtime defending nfc champion packers. In the final game at the vikings temporary home, james jones broke out the hoodie, a legend was born as the prove they werent dead in the nfc north race. Theres no new sheriff in the nfc north, at least not yet. The battle for division supremacy came to the final game of the regular season, and the packers string of four consecutive crowns ended 2013. And the Minnesota Vikings have won the nfc North Division champion. It gives minnesota some swagger. I guess maybe the only thing able to kind of of play with the big boys a little bit. And Aaron Rodgers some ammunition as the vikings will celebrate opening a new stadium. And were going to their place, its open
Also this morning the packers are looking to bounce back after a loss to the vikings. Why Aaron Rodgers says not to overreact. As they look ahead this season. The vikings. Why Aaron Rodgers says not to overreact. As they look ahead this season. Good morning and welcome back to wakeup. Time now x xx ahead of an approaching cold front and with a breeze from the southwest today we will warm into the low 80s with dewpoints climbing into the mid to upper 60s. The cold front cuts through wi this evening and overnight. That will likely trigger storms. There is a risk of severe storms in our little and dewpoints drop back into the 50s for a comfortable tuesday with ample sunshine. However, rain and storms return wednesday into thursday. Today some sun to start then becoming cloudy with storms possible in the afternoon and evening. High 84 dewpoint 61 wind sw 1020 mph tonight thunderstorms likely. Low 64 dewpoint 64 wind sww 510 mph anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map major delays yellow o
Devices have been found in a backpack in a waste basket by a new jersey train station. This comes just one day after an explosive device went off in the chelsea neighborhood of new york city. And breaking right now. Investigators say signs point to a possible terror cell in the tristate area. Kims in the newsroom with the very latest. Just into the newsroom weve learned there is policy activity right now. On a street close to where that bac night. Meanwhile. One of those five devices exploded near an elizabeth train station early this morning after a police robot tried to disarm it. Pause for nats of explosion transit on the northeast corridor in new jersey has been suspended as the investigation continues. Elizabeths mayor says no cellphones or electronic timing devices were found near the suspicious packages. Police were first alerted to the package. After two men called police after spotting it in a train trestle late sunday night. This comes a day after an explosion rocked a busy c
The chase and crash on august 30th. According to court documents. The owner of a 2006 lexus reported it stolen at gunpoint in milwaukee a few weeks later a Milwaukee Police officer says he saw the stolen lexus being driven by defendant near 12th and north avenue he pursued it. Traveled from 143 south. To 194 west. And crossing into wauwatosa. Speeds got as high as 90 miles an hour point the defendant blew through two red lights tried to speed through a third. But crashed into a vehicle at 68th and bluemound causing extensive damage to both vehicles, and minor injury to the other driver 2 passengers took off running. Bradley was arrested. Because the states witness was not there today. The preliminary hearing was rescheduled to next week. Live in milwaukee, Krystle Kacner fox 6 news. Same suspect . Thats what police in kenosha are trying to determine tonight. All three banks were robbed in a span of 35 minutes this afternoon. The suspect hit the chase bank on washington road first then,