'Truck went by me and then BAM:' Dump truck with bed in the air strikes bridge

MILWAUKEE -- A truck driver escaped without injury on Thursday, May 21 after the dump truck he was driving struck a bridge near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.

'It's been tough:' Wauwatosa family reunited after weeks apart due to COVID-19 travel restrictions

MILWAUKEE -- A Wauwatosa family is finally back together and all back in Wisconsin.Kate Bertram's husband and daughters went to Arizona for spring break while she stayed home because of work.

'He'll feel my presence:' Family prays for Mitchell Airport worker, on a ventilator due to COVID-19

WEST ALLIS -- With a Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport employee fighting for his life -- on a ventilator at a West Allis hospital as a result of the coronavirus, loved ones used their voices in an effort to reach him Wednesday -- while practicing social distancing.The Govan family asked hospital officials if they could simply pray outside, and officials agreed, provided they kept their distance, and stayed with their family members.Shamicka Govan said two things brought her to her husband more than 20 years ago.

Mitchell Airport parking employee who works in baggage claim tested positive for COVID-19

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport baggage claim employee tested positive for the coronavirus, officials announced Tuesday, March 31.In a news release, airport officials said the Interflight Parking employee works in the ground transportation booth located on the Baggage claim roadway.The individual was last at MKE on Thursday, March 26, and worked third shift.Airport officials noted steps taken to restrict access to those areas where the individual worked and to sanitize those areas.

'I do feel I was better protected:' Man in hazmat suit at Mitchell Airport explains why he wore it

MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News on Sunday, March 8 shared photos and video from a viewer that showed a man wearing a hazmat suit at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Saturday, March 7 on a flight to Fort Myers, Florida.

TSA finds loaded handgun in woman's carry-on bag at Mitchell Intl. Airport

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee woman was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 13, when they detected a purple 9 mm caliber handgun loaded with 10 bullets including one in the chamber, in her carry-on bag.

Number of guns caught at Wisconsin airports increased in 2019, mirrors national trend

MILWAUKEE -- The Transportation Security Administration revealed on Thursday, Jan. 26 that its officers stopped 24 handguns at the Wisconsin airport checkpoints in 2019.

Ice, snow, wind prompted power outages, MCTS bus delays, flight cancellations at Mitchell Airport

MILWAUKEE -- Freezing rain and a wintry mix Friday night, Jan. 10, changing to snow on Saturday, Jan. 11, resulted in power outages across the We Energies' system.A We Energies' spokesman said Saturday afternoon they were seeing some scattered outages, and those outages were being addressed "as safely and quickly as possible."The spokesman said the outages appeared to be caused by high winds and branch/tree damage.A viewer named Zion Ross shared video with FOX6 News showing an apparent transformer fire near 38th Street and Roberts Street.

'So far, so good!' Record number of travelers expected to hit the road, skies this Christmas

MILWAUKEE -- AAA anticipated record-breaking travel during Christmas 2019, and while some people may have been angry about the "Green Christmas" Mother Nature delivered in southeast Wisconsin, at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, no snow meant very few delays on Tuesday, Dec. 24.