Tale of two cities: Large number of lead water pipes in Shorewood, none in Oak Creek
OAK CREEK/SHOREWOOD -- A tale of two cities: Lead pipes have been a growing concern since Flint, Michigan's water crisis became headline news.
OAK CREEK/SHOREWOOD -- A tale of two cities: Lead pipes have been a growing concern since Flint, Michigan's water crisis became headline news.
"Clean Water for Flint:" National Pan-Hellenic Council announces results of donation drive
FLINT, Michigan -- Thanks to the community, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (NPHC) Milwaukee Graduate Chapter delivered a semi-truck and a 22-foot truck filled with bottled water as part of its “Clean Water for Flint Water Collection and Donation” campaign.The Milwaukee community responded to the group’s call to action to help Flint residents during their water crisis.On Sunday, January 31st, NPHC of Milwaukee Graduate Chapter made stops at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (Feeding America Affiliate) and directly to residents through a Flint-based church.
FLINT, Michigan -- Thanks to the community, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. (NPHC) Milwaukee Graduate Chapter delivered a semi-truck and a 22-foot truck filled with bottled water as part of its “Clean Water for Flint Water Collection and Donation” campaign.The Milwaukee community responded to the group’s call to action to help Flint residents during their water crisis.On Sunday, January 31st, NPHC of Milwaukee Graduate Chapter made stops at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (Feeding America Affiliate) and directly to residents through a Flint-based church.
"We hope to make a huge impact:" Milwaukee organization sends clean water to Flint
WEST ALLIS -- Social media motivates the community for a call to action as help continues to pour in for residents of Flint, Michigan crippled by a water crisis.
WEST ALLIS -- Social media motivates the community for a call to action as help continues to pour in for residents of Flint, Michigan crippled by a water crisis.
Gee's Clippers hosts water donation drive to help those in Flint, Michigan
MILWAUKEE -- More help from Milwaukee for the people of Flint, Michigan amid a water crisis there.People were asked to bring cases of bottled water to Gee's Clippers on Martin Luther King Dr.
MILWAUKEE -- More help from Milwaukee for the people of Flint, Michigan amid a water crisis there.People were asked to bring cases of bottled water to Gee's Clippers on Martin Luther King Dr.
"I told him he's a good boy:" Santa praised for interaction with young boy with autism
GRANDVILLE, Michigan – A Twin Lake, Michigan, woman is shining a spotlight on the Christmas spirit of a mall Santa who took some extra time for a special boy.Naomi Johnson posted the story and picture to the RiverTown Crossings Facebook page.The boy, identified in the post as "L," talked to Santa and then went back to tell him how he has autism, and has struggled at school.Santa listened to the boy and gave him some encouragement.Santa spoke with FOX17 about his experience with the boy:
GRANDVILLE, Michigan – A Twin Lake, Michigan, woman is shining a spotlight on the Christmas spirit of a mall Santa who took some extra time for a special boy.Naomi Johnson posted the story and picture to the RiverTown Crossings Facebook page.The boy, identified in the post as "L," talked to Santa and then went back to tell him how he has autism, and has struggled at school.Santa listened to the boy and gave him some encouragement.Santa spoke with FOX17 about his experience with the boy:
Michigan factory supervisor wins $310.5 million Powerball ticket, is in "disbelief"
LANSING, Michigan — A 50-year-old supervisor at a Michigan fiberglass factory is the winner of a $310.5 million Powerball jackpot.Julie Leach of Three Rivers says she was having a "bad night" at her third-shift job when she took a lunch break.
LANSING, Michigan — A 50-year-old supervisor at a Michigan fiberglass factory is the winner of a $310.5 million Powerball jackpot.Julie Leach of Three Rivers says she was having a "bad night" at her third-shift job when she took a lunch break.
"Pure stupidity:" Deathly afraid of spiders, man sets gas pump on fire after spotting one
DETROIT, Michigan -- A man pumping gas attempted to kill a spider -- and ended up setting the gas pump on fire!
DETROIT, Michigan -- A man pumping gas attempted to kill a spider -- and ended up setting the gas pump on fire!
Michigan woman surprised to learn she's 'dead' after attempting to file taxes
SPARTA, Mich. -- A 25-year-old Michigan woman was surprised to learn she died in 2014 after she attempted to file her tax refund earlier this year.Sarah Jewell, 25, filed her tax return in February.
SPARTA, Mich. -- A 25-year-old Michigan woman was surprised to learn she died in 2014 after she attempted to file her tax refund earlier this year.Sarah Jewell, 25, filed her tax return in February.
He thought he had finally found his long-lost son, but there's been an unexpected twist
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- Two men who recently made headlines after a father thought he had met his long-lost son are in shock after finding out through a paternity test that they are not actually related.FOX6 News told you about an 81-year-old man who believed he had found a son he never knew existed after he discovered a letter his wife had hidden from him for decades.The story was a great and emotional one — but there was an unexpected twist.According to FOX 17 in West Michigan, a paternity test showed no relation between 81-year-old Tony Trapani and 61-year-old Samuel Childress -- who believed they were father and son.FOX 17 broke the original story, and did note that everything was pending a blood test.“It kind of shocked me a little bit.
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- Two men who recently made headlines after a father thought he had met his long-lost son are in shock after finding out through a paternity test that they are not actually related.FOX6 News told you about an 81-year-old man who believed he had found a son he never knew existed after he discovered a letter his wife had hidden from him for decades.The story was a great and emotional one — but there was an unexpected twist.According to FOX 17 in West Michigan, a paternity test showed no relation between 81-year-old Tony Trapani and 61-year-old Samuel Childress -- who believed they were father and son.FOX 17 broke the original story, and did note that everything was pending a blood test.“It kind of shocked me a little bit.
VIDEO: At least 1 dead in 150-vehicle pileup on Michigan interstate
GALESBURG, Mich. (AP) — Police say roughly 150 vehicles were involved in fatal pileup along a snowy Michigan interstate that caused fires on trucks carrying fireworks and acid.All hazardous materials have burned off from the Friday morning accident, but police were advising residents to stay indoors if they lived within a mile of the accident on Interstate 94 in southwestern Michigan.Authorities are blaming snow, wind and poor visibility.Michigan State Police Lt.
GALESBURG, Mich. (AP) — Police say roughly 150 vehicles were involved in fatal pileup along a snowy Michigan interstate that caused fires on trucks carrying fireworks and acid.All hazardous materials have burned off from the Friday morning accident, but police were advising residents to stay indoors if they lived within a mile of the accident on Interstate 94 in southwestern Michigan.Authorities are blaming snow, wind and poor visibility.Michigan State Police Lt.
"We bought a meth house:" Couple worries after learning meth was cooked, smoked in their new home
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A Grand Rapids, Michigan couple recently purchased a home, and they've learned that home was used to make methamphetamine.
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A Grand Rapids, Michigan couple recently purchased a home, and they've learned that home was used to make methamphetamine.
Drunk woman arrested after confusing jail for a bar
PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — One is a building with bars.
PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — One is a building with bars.
IDENTIFIED: Elm Grove man, who died during bike race in Michigan
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — The Marquette City Police Department has released the name of the 37-year-old Wisconsin man who died participating in a mountain bike race.Police say Peter Bausch died during the Ore to Shore race Saturday, August 9th.Foul play is not suspected in his death.
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — The Marquette City Police Department has released the name of the 37-year-old Wisconsin man who died participating in a mountain bike race.Police say Peter Bausch died during the Ore to Shore race Saturday, August 9th.Foul play is not suspected in his death.
He was going to write her a ticket -- but a police officer ends up saving a woman's life!
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- The dashcam video tells the story.A police officer pulls over a Michigan woman for a red light violation.
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- The dashcam video tells the story.A police officer pulls over a Michigan woman for a red light violation.
What caused his death? Elm Grove man dies while participating in bike race in Michigan
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Police say a Wisconsin man has died while participating in the Ore to Shore Bike Race in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.Police in Marquette say they responded Saturday afternoon, August 9th to a call from a family member reporting the man was overdue at the finish line and investigators found his body just off the race course.
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Police say a Wisconsin man has died while participating in the Ore to Shore Bike Race in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.Police in Marquette say they responded Saturday afternoon, August 9th to a call from a family member reporting the man was overdue at the finish line and investigators found his body just off the race course.
Sentenced in federal court: Two men accused of moving heroin from Chicago to Marinette & Michigan
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two men accused of working with others to move heroin from Chicago to Marinette, Wisconsin and Menominee, Michigan have been sentenced in federal court.The U.S. Attorney's Office says 55-year-old Brian King, of Chicago, has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing more than 100 grams of heroin.Forty-one-year-old Donald Myers, of Menominee, has been sentenced to 21 months for using the phone with the intent of distributing heroin.The men's plea agreements say they worked with seven other co-defendants to move heroin supplied by King to the Marinette-Menominee area.They were sentenced earlier this week by federal Judge William Griesbach in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two men accused of working with others to move heroin from Chicago to Marinette, Wisconsin and Menominee, Michigan have been sentenced in federal court.The U.S. Attorney's Office says 55-year-old Brian King, of Chicago, has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing more than 100 grams of heroin.Forty-one-year-old Donald Myers, of Menominee, has been sentenced to 21 months for using the phone with the intent of distributing heroin.The men's plea agreements say they worked with seven other co-defendants to move heroin supplied by King to the Marinette-Menominee area.They were sentenced earlier this week by federal Judge William Griesbach in Milwaukee.
"It was INSANE!" Six hospitalized after "Project X"-type rave party in Michigan attended by more than 2,000!
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A "Project X"-type party, that law enforcement officials say got out of control.
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A "Project X"-type party, that law enforcement officials say got out of control.
"OMG! I think I am being kidnapped!" 14-year-old girl, murdered in Michigan, sends that text to her boyfriend
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A 14-year-old girl sent an ominous text message to her boyfriend -- just moments before she was killed while she was out walking her dog.
MICHIGAN (WITI) -- A 14-year-old girl sent an ominous text message to her boyfriend -- just moments before she was killed while she was out walking her dog.
Can YOU help? Michigan woman trying to find her long lost brother
96-year-old Barbara Cook is looking for Christian Oliver Dann Jr. -- who was born in 1916, and left the Cedar Springs/Sand Lake, Michigan area in 1939.Barbara Cook never heard from him again.According to the Facebook page established for her, growing up, Barbara and Christian were always very close.Barbara is hoping for any information on her brother that will, after 70-plus years, give her some closure.According to FOX6's sister station, FOX17 in Michigan, Barbara Cook has only a scrapbook, some black and white photographs....and hope, after all these years.FOX17 says the last letter from Christian Oliver Dann Jr.
96-year-old Barbara Cook is looking for Christian Oliver Dann Jr. -- who was born in 1916, and left the Cedar Springs/Sand Lake, Michigan area in 1939.Barbara Cook never heard from him again.According to the Facebook page established for her, growing up, Barbara and Christian were always very close.Barbara is hoping for any information on her brother that will, after 70-plus years, give her some closure.According to FOX6's sister station, FOX17 in Michigan, Barbara Cook has only a scrapbook, some black and white photographs....and hope, after all these years.FOX17 says the last letter from Christian Oliver Dann Jr.
Yooper blooper: Dictionary pronounciation omits "P"
NEW YORK (AP) — There's good news and bad news for Yoopers in the new Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.The nickname for natives or longtime residents of Michigan's Upper Peninsula was among about 150 words added in an update to the 11th edition.But the suggested pronunciation in the popular dictionary lacks the "p," though the entry itself is spelled correctly.Asked about the Yooper blooper, Meghan Lunghi, a spokeswoman for the Springfield, Mass.-based company, said Sunday in an email : "Yes, unfortunately a 'p' is missing from the pronunciation.
NEW YORK (AP) — There's good news and bad news for Yoopers in the new Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.The nickname for natives or longtime residents of Michigan's Upper Peninsula was among about 150 words added in an update to the 11th edition.But the suggested pronunciation in the popular dictionary lacks the "p," though the entry itself is spelled correctly.Asked about the Yooper blooper, Meghan Lunghi, a spokeswoman for the Springfield, Mass.-based company, said Sunday in an email : "Yes, unfortunately a 'p' is missing from the pronunciation.