Wauwatosa

Suspended Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah told his side of the story on camera for the first time, Wednesday. He said protesters came onto his girlfriend's property and assaulted the couple.

Though he has no photos or video to back up his statements, and though he admitted he did not see it happen, a state lawmaker says a suspended police officer "pulled the trigger" during a protest outside the officer's home Saturday.

Wauwatosa's mayor met with the police chief on Monday morning, Aug. 10 to talk about how to keep a suspended police officer safe after violent protests at his home.

FOX6 News reached out to Mensah and his attorney, and we expect to hear from him Monday. He released a statement Sunday on Facebook.

The Wauwatosa Common Council voted 12-2 in favor of a city mask mandate that would take effect if the state's mandate were to be rescinded.

For the first time in 42 years, Bud Metzger says his business is down 70%.

For the first time, we're hearing from Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah, who fatally shot three men in the line of duty over the past five years, shootings he says were in self-defense.

WAUWATOSA — Briggs & Stratton Corp., billed as the world's largest manufacturer of small gas engines, has filed for bankruptcy protection citing challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced Monday.As part of the Chapter 11 filing, the Milwaukee-area company said Monday it has secured debtor-in-possession financing of $677.5 million from KPS Capital Partners LP, the private equity firm purchasing its assets, and its existing lenders to allow it to continue operating ahead of the closing of the deal.“Over the past several months, we have explored multiple options with our advisors to strengthen our financial position and flexibility,” Chief Executive Todd Teske said in a statement. “The challenges we have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic have made reorganization the difficult but necessary and appropriate path forward to secure our business.”The filing allows Briggs & Stratton to fully support its operations through the closing of the transaction, the company said in the statement.

WAUWATOSA -- The brother of Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah, suspended by the Wauwatosa Police and Fire Commission following three fatal officer-involved shootings in five years, has launched a GoFundMe.com account, alleging his brother "has been treated unfairly and unjustly by mob mentality and anti-police rhetoric." The family is trying to raise money " to fight all the inaccurate dissemination of information and defamation of character which have been made," and allow Mensah to "clear his name."Mensah was suspended by the PFC in a unanimous vote by the five commissioners on July 15 as part of a special meeting in which the PFC accepted administrative charges filed against Mensah by the family of Jay Anderson.

WAUWATOSA -- Officials with the Wauwatosa School District on Friday, July 17 announced students will be in the classroom five days a week during the 2020-2021 school year.The first day of school is set for Sept. 1.

WAUWATOSA -- Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah has been suspended by the city’s Police and Fire Commission (PFC).The unanimous vote by five commissioners, done virtually over zoom because of the pandemic, comes as part of a special meeting on Wednesday, July 15 that accepted administrative charges filed against Mensah by the family of Jay Anderson."This is not a criminal investigation, this is a hearing on the unemployment status of the officer complained about," said Alan Kesner, Wauwatosa city attorney.