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Michael Brunson MILWAUKEE — Assistant Milwaukee Police Chief Michael Brunson on Sunday, May 20, during the 14th annual Ceasefire Sabbath event at a Milwaukee church, made reference to a video released in the coming days or weeks that will perhaps not shed the greatest of light on the department. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on Monday, May 21 told FOX6 News “I assume he is referring to the video involving Sterling Brown from the Milwaukee Bucks.” Mayor Barrett said Monday “I assumed and we checked this, I assume that he is referring to the video involving Sterling Brown from the Milwaukee Bucks. I think that they are going to be releasing some information about individuals who were involved in that activity but my understanding is that that’s what he was referring to. We called to check and see exactly what he was talking about and what we were told is that he was talking about Sterling Brown. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett When asked if there is an investigation ongoing, Mayor Barr...

WASHINGTON — Letter writers will soon be able to express their sentiments in words and smells. The U.S. Postal Service announced Monday that it will soon issue its first scratch-and-sniff stamps. The stamps feature illustrations of ice pops. The agency says the stamps will “add the sweet scent of summer” to letters. The 20 stamps depict watercolor illustrations by California artist Margaret Berg. Each of the 10 stamp designs includes two different treats. The words “FOREVER” and “USA” appear along the bottom of each stamp. The stamps will be issued on June 20 at a children’s museum in Austin, Texas.

MILWAUKEE — Officials with the Wisconsin Humane Society and Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission are teaming up to encourage you to bring your pets inside, and limit the amount of time dogs are tied up outside by their owners. According to a news release from these animal advocates, having dogs tied up outdoors for a few hours can be great, but according to animal welfare experts, dogs tied outside alone for the majority of the day are at risk of injury, depression, aggression and psychological issues. “Dogs are highly social and intelligent animals that need to be with their people. Although not everyone can have a fence where they live, using a tether for long periods of time is not only depressing and frustrating for a dog, but dangerous to their health and well-being,” said Karen Sparapani, executive director at MADACC in the release. READ IT: Anti-tethering campaign_flyer In an effort to educate dog owners, Wisconsin Humane Society and MADACC officials have posted...

Facebook is supposed to be a fun way to waste some time, but taking a break from “liking” status updates to customize your privacy settings is a chore. The company knows its controls need work, and it’s trying to fix them with   site design changes and a staff re-organization. “[One of] the positive side effects of the past few months, and all the news around Cambridge Analytica, has been that people are actually interested in and want to go learn about the controls,” said Facebook’s David Baser. The company aims to raise awareness of its controls — many of which users don’t know exist. During CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in front of Congress last month, some US senators, including Senator John Kennedy, seemed surprised to learn what settings were available to users. Baser is in charge of the company’s new centralized privacy team that will oversee and standardize privacy and data use across the social network. The department is hiring hundreds of engineers. Its debut proje...

HARTLAND — A Hartland resident is the lucky winner of the $201,000 jackpot from the Sunday, May 6 Badger 5 drawing. The ticket was purchased at Tri-Par Oil Company at 499 E. Rubicon Street in Hustisford. The ticket matched the winning numbers of 11, 16, 26, 30 and 31. Badger 5 is a daily lotto game available only in Wisconsin. Winners at all prize levels have 180 days from the drawing to claim their prizes by mail or in person at the Lottery’s Madison or Milwaukee office. The Badger 5 jackpot is estimated at $21,000 for tonight’s drawing. How to Play Each play costs $1 and you can choose five different numbers from 1 to 31. The jackpot starts at $10,000 and grows until there is a winner. Tickets must be purchased by 9 p.m. to be included in the daily drawing. Remember to sign your ticket.

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, May 21 introduced new head coach Mike Budenholzer at a press conference inside the new Bucks arena on Bucks General Manager Jon Horst and Budenholzer  give remarks on the concourse of the new arena before answering questions from the media. Mike Budenholzer The Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, May 17 named Budenholzer as the team’s new head coach. “We are thrilled to welcome Mike Budenholzer as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks,” said Horst in a news release. “Mike has played a key role in building successful teams throughout his career. He’s widely respected and has shown a special ability to teach and develop players. His leadership, basketball intellect, championship-level experience and communication skills make him the right fit to take our team to the next level.” According to the release, Budenholzer, 48, most recently served as head coach of the Atlanta Hawks where he guided the team to a 213-197 (.520) record over the...

NEW YORK — Netflix says that it has reached a deal with Barack and Michelle Obama to produce material for the streaming service. Netflix said Monday, in a tweet, that the former president and first lady will produce films and series for the service, potentially including scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and features. Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos said that the Obamas are uniquely position to discover and highlight stories of people who make a difference in their communities. Barack Obama recently appeared as a guest on David Letterman’s Netflix talk show.

LANGLEY, Va. — President Donald Trump praised new CIA Director Gina Haspel at her swearing-in ceremony Monday, saying there was “no one in this country better qualified” for the job. Striking a different tone than in his previous visit to the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Northern Virginia, President Trump hailed the agency staffers, calling them the “most elite intelligence professionals on the planet” and promised them the “the tools, the resources and the support they need.” LANGLEY, VA – MAY 21: Gina Haspel (L) is sworn in as CIA director with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (2nd-L), President Donald Trump (2nd-R), and Vice President Mike Pence (R) during a swearing-in ceremony at agency headquarters, May 21, 2018 in Langley, Virginia. Last week the Senate confirmed Haspel to replaced Mike Pompeo who was sworn in as Secretary of State earlier this month. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) The Senate confirmed Haspel last week after overcoming concerns about...

MILWAUKEE — Mayor Tom Barrett announced Monday, May 21 the launch of voter registration kiosks at all Milwaukee Public Library branches. The voter registration kiosks will provide residents easy access to the MyVote website and trained library staff will be able to assist with the registration process. The city’s neighborhood-based library branches will serve as points of access to increase the number of residents registered to vote for the November 2018 General Election. The City will also partner with local community organizers and voting advocates to promote accurate information on registration and voting.

Anthony Little MILWAUKEE — A man accused of sexually assaulting a postal worker in Milwaukee pleaded not guilty to charges on Monday, May 21. The accused is 48-year-old Anthony Little. He faces the following criminal charges: Attempted 2nd degree sexual assault/use of force Possession of cocaine The alleged assault happened in a Milwaukee neighborhood near 77th and Hampton on Saturday, May 5. Prosecutors say Little approached the victim (a postal worker) and offered her $500 “to have sex.” When she refused, the criminal complaint indicates Little pushed her up against the door of her vehicle and pressed his body onto hers. As she broke free and ran away, Little chased her twice around the vehicle until she was able to get inside and locked the door. Little took off, but police quickly tracked him down because he showed the victim his ID while flashing money in her face. During an interview with investigators, Little said he was “being playful” and had consumed alcohol an...

MILWAUKEE — The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for parts of southeast Wisconsin until 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 22. The advisory affects the following counties: Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, and Jefferson. A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. Meanwhile, FOX6Now.com offers a variety of extremely useful weather tools to help you navigate the stormy season. They including the following: FOX6 MOBILE APPS These apps feature updated weather coverage of southeast Wisconsin from the team at FOX6 News. They include weather webcasts, the FOX 6-day forecast and live streaming updates when necessary. FOX6 Storm Center app Download for Android Download for IOS FOX6 News app Download for Android Download for iOS MAPS AND RADAR We have a host of maps and radars on the FOX6 Weather page that are upda...

MENOMONEE FALLS —  Menomonee Falls police are searching for a man and woman who allegedly walked out of a Kohl’s store with two cart full of merchandise without paying. It happened Saturday, May 19. According to Menomonee Falls police, around 3:15 p.m., the pair entered the story located on Appleton Avenue and selected merchandise, which they placed in two separate shopping carts. The suspects then left the store with the two shopping carts and were confronted by loss prevention outside. The two suspects fled to a light blue mid-2000s Mitsubishi Eclipse with the first three letters of the registration plate of ACK . Suspect #1 is described as a male Hispanic, mid to late twenties years of age, thin build, with longer black hair and a black mustache, wearing a red Ecko Unlimited t-shirt and blue jeans. Suspect #2 is described as a female white, approximately thirty years of age, medium to heavy build, with purple/gray colored hair, carrying a tan purse. The female white was wea...

Watch Video First it was  catastrophic lava . Then it was  sulfur dioxide . Now Big Island residents have yet another danger to worry about. Laze — a mashup of “lava” and “haze” — is a nasty product formed when hot lava hits the ocean, sending hydrochloric acid and volcanic glass particles into the air. And now it’s a real threat after lava crossed Highway 137 late Saturday night and entered the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. Laze can cause lung, eye and skin irritation. And it has proven deadly in the past. “This hot, corrosive gas mixture caused two deaths immediately adjacent to the coastal entry point in 2000, when seawater washed across recent and active lava flows,” the  HVO said . Officials are warning people to stay away from areas where lava meets the ocean. But further inland, residents have other problems. The HVO also reported sulfur dioxide emissions have tripled. Because of lava entering the ocean, the US Coast Guard enforced a...

Aaron Schlossberg, a lawyer in New York, was the subject of a viral video last week after he was caught on camera berating staff members of a restaurant for speaking Spanish with customers. It might be news to him that nothing in the Constitution or any federal law supports his comment that "they should be speaking English" because "this is America." A lot of multilingual countries promote an official language, but the United States has never done so with English. In fact, the U.S. has no official language. "The Founding Fathers didn't see a need to declare one," Dr. Wayne Wright, a professor of language and literacy at Purdue University, told CNN. "English was pretty much the dominant language of the United States at the time so there really wasn't a need to protect it. And they didn't want to offend their fellow Americans who helped fight for independence." People in this country have been speaking languages other than English...

WARSAW, Mo. - The community of Warsaw, Missouri, is rallying behind its police chief after he was shot in the chest Friday . “I’ve got a pretty good bruise and a little bit of a wound, but it’s OK,” Jason Wenberg told WDAF . The chief is back home with his family after being shot by a 16-year-old suspect Friday morning. According to the Benton County Sheriff's Department, the 16-year-old led officers on a high-speed pursuit Thursday night while driving a stolen car. At one point the suspect fired at a patrol vehicle, but no one was injured at that time. The sheriff's department said the suspect then drove at a high rate of speed traveling south in the northbound lane. He eventually abandoned his vehicle at the off-ramp of the Dam Access Road and ran into the woods. Henry County Sheriff's Office deployed a K-9 team to track the teen for several hours. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says at approximately 8:15 a.m. Friday someone notified a Warsaw officer of a suspic...

DENVER – When Frontier Airlines Flight 864 left Denver on Thursday bound for Charleston, South Carolina, it started out like any other flight. By the time it landed, passengers describe the flight from hell. “I got a seat on the back of the plane where I could just lay down and fall asleep,” a passenger named Emily from Los Angeles told KDVR . About two hours into the flight, she said she woke up in a panic. “I hear a woman scream if this man f***ing touches me one more time I’ll f***ing kill him,” she said. According to Emily, a drunk male passenger grabbed the woman he was seated next to. “She said that he ordered two double shots of vodka, so four drinks while they were sitting there,” she said. “He was out of his mind. Like he couldn’t speak, he was mumbling. This man was extremely intoxicated.” The flight crew reportedly moved the man to the back of the plane where there was an empty row. It was across the aisle from Emily’s seat. She said the flight crew warned her about ...

CARMICHAEL, Calif. - A Sacramento Sheriff's Deputy K-9 is recovering after being stabbed in the head multiple times following a pursuit. Jedi has been a cop for a year and a couple months. His teammates at the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department hope he will be a cop again soon. Jedi came out of emergency surgery Saturday night for stabs and cuts he took to his head and around his eye. "When you see your K-9 partner injured, I can attest to it, it's an extremely difficult situation," Sgt. Shaun Hampton told KTXL . Around 11:40 a.m. Saturday, a West Sacramento parole agent notified the Sacramento Sheriff's Department that Jackie Burke was wanted for domestic violence and may be in their jurisdiction. The 41-year-old, Burke is a convicted sex offender in Sacramento who is currently under GPS ankle monitor supervision. Deputies tracked Burke to the area of 4500 Hackberry Lane in Carmichael. When they attempted to stop Burke, he fled and led deputies on ...

CLEVELAND, Miss. - It's graduation rehearsal for Cleveland Central High Seniors in Cleveland, Mississippi. This year is the first graduating class since predominantly white Cleveland High and predominantly black Eastside High became one. Even students had doubts. "I really didn't agree because I felt like I wasn't gonna have a say so in it. It was gonna still be separated," Kiyah Brown, who is Valedictorian at Cleveland Central High, told WREG . "I graduated from Cleveland High and I wanted my family to graduate and be alumni from the same school. The Trojans were the same way. That is their history," says Denise Hudson, whose son, Ryan Smith,  is a  graduating senior. "At first I had my doubts, but its a lot better than I expected it to be. Kids are not really against each other as I thought they would be," says Senior Ryan Smith. As proof, 18-year-old Kiyah Brown will take the stage with the honor of valedictorian. "I worked very...

Move over, “The Bachelor.” The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — now the duke and duchess of Sussex — was a huge ratings draw. In the US, about 29 million people tuned in on Saturday morning, according to Nielsen’s total of the 15 channels that showed the wedding. Some viewers awoke at 4 or 5 a.m. ET to watch the arrivals. But the ceremony officially started at 7 a.m., so that’s what the 29 million figure measures. Between 6 and 9 a.m. ET, including the arrivals and the procession afterward, NBC averaged 6.4 million viewers, ABC averaged 6.3 million, and CBS had 4.8 million. On cable, Fox News had 1.9 million, CNN had 1.8 million and MSNBC had 1 million viewers. Related: Official royal wedding photographs revealed In the UK, the ratings were higher for Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding in 2011. Those nuptials averaged 24 million viewers there, while Saturday’s festivities averaged 18 million viewers. Still, it was “by far the biggest television event of...

WEST BEND -- Brian Kramp spent the morning in West Bend at Paradise Farm -- where they offer education programs. About Paradise Farm (website) At Paradise Farm in West Bend, WI, we offer farm education programs for adults and children from preschool to high school. This is not your usual "edu-tainmant" field trip! At Paradise Farm, children and adults develop a genuine understanding of where their food comes from, and a real connection to their cultural and agricultural heritage. A short ride from the Milwaukee area brings you to Paradise Farm, where you can step back in time and enjoy nature without screens or electronic gadgets getting in the way of your experience. Check out our summer 2018 programs! ​ Paradise Farm, Inc. is a non-profit, 501c3 organization.