Red Cross: 'Multi-agency resource center' set up for residents displaced by 2-alarm fire

MILWAUKEE -- A multi-agency resource center (MARC) was set up to assist the dozens of residents displaced by a two-alarm fire at a Milwaukee apartment complex near 46th and Hampton on Sunday morning, May 5.The resource center was set up from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 8 at The Salvation Army Citadel and Community Center -- located at 4129 W.

Video shows 'chaotic' scene after officer-involved shooting during search for murder suspect

MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News on Wednesday, May 8 obtained surveillance video showing the moments after an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead and another under arrest.

MPD: Man shot, killed while sitting in vehicle near 25th and Pierce

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Wednesday morning, May 8 near 25th and Pierce -- in the Mitchell Park neighborhood.According to police, the victim -- identified as a male, black, in his 30s -- was seated in a parked vehicle when he was shot.

DPW worker injured after being trapped under vehicle near 60th and Hampton

MILWAUKEE -- A City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works employee was injured after becoming trapped underneath a vehicle near 60th and Hampton Tuesday, May 7 when he was run over by a co-worker.Officials said the incident happened around 1:15 p.m. where a DPW "Electrical Service" crew was conducting electrical repairs.A male employee was unintentionally struck by a reversing DPW vehicle.

Widow of Officer Matthew Rittner learned she was pregnant days after his death

MILWAUKEE -- Caroline Rittner, the widow of fallen Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner, has revealed she is pregnant.According to Captain Derrick Harris, the commander of MPD's Specialized Patrol Division, Caroline Rittner learned she was going to have a baby just three days after her husband's funeral.

Police: CCW permit holder suffered self-inflicted gunshot wound during altercation near 47th and Auer

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police, in an update Monday night, May 6 said a self-inflicted gunshot wound caused the death of a 46-year-old man in a shooting incident near 47th and Auer on Sunday evening, May 5.Police said the deceased was a valid CCW permit holder, who was in the area, armed with a semi-automatic firearm that was holstered.

State approves plan for 'footings and foundations' for Foxconn factory in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Documents obtained by FOX6 News Monday, May 6 showed Foxconn earned state approval to begin construction work on the future plant in Mount Pleasant.The approved plan allows Foxconn to build "footings and foundations" for a 977,366 square foot factory, but nothing else.FOX6 New requested the building plans, but state officials said Foxconn labeled them "trade secrets," meaning they were under legal review and might not be released.This, on the heels of a meeting between Foxconn Technology Group leader Terry Gou and Wisconsin Gov.

$18-$21 per hour plus benefits: Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office seeks correctional officers

MILWAUKEE -- On Monday, May 6, amid National Corrections Officers Week (May 5-11), officials with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office encouraged the public to apply to become a correctional officer.According to a news release from MCSO, successful candidates should expect to be assigned to one of three shifts and work some holidays, weekends, and overtime.

Life in prison for John Gillum, convicted in beating, stabbing death of Morgan Huennekens

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee man on April 29 was sentenced to life in prison, convicted in the brutal murder of Morgan Huennekens, 19, in March 2018 near 22nd and Townsend.John Gillum on March 21 pleaded guilty to one count of first degree intentional homicide.He will become eligible for parole on Sept. 1, 2056.