WICKED VIDEO: Sudden hail storm catches beach-goers off guard
NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia (WITI) -- While parts of our nation are about to experience a much chillier-than-normal stretch of weather, it's nothing like beach-goers just witnessed in Russia.A sudden cold snap over the weekend dropped temperatures from 100+ degrees Fahrenheit to the upper 60s -- in just a matter of minutes.
NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia (WITI) -- While parts of our nation are about to experience a much chillier-than-normal stretch of weather, it's nothing like beach-goers just witnessed in Russia.A sudden cold snap over the weekend dropped temperatures from 100+ degrees Fahrenheit to the upper 60s -- in just a matter of minutes.
Iraq crisis frustrates veterans: "It's not just a United States solution, it's a world solution that we have to figure out"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Friday, June 13th folks are focused on the flag.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Friday, June 13th folks are focused on the flag.
EMOTIONAL RETURN: Back to school for survivors in S. Korean ferry disaster
ANSAN, South Korea (CNN) -- They left school two weeks ago on a field trip with hundreds of classmates.
ANSAN, South Korea (CNN) -- They left school two weeks ago on a field trip with hundreds of classmates.
160 Wisconsin troops nearing deployment to Afghanistan
FORT MCCOY (AP) — About 160 members of the Wisconsin National Guard are getting ready to leave for a deployment in Afghanistan.The members of the 829th Engineer Company will be sent off with a ceremony Friday morning at Fort McCoy.The unit is usually involved in construction, but its mission this time will be to help break down American military bases.
FORT MCCOY (AP) — About 160 members of the Wisconsin National Guard are getting ready to leave for a deployment in Afghanistan.The members of the 829th Engineer Company will be sent off with a ceremony Friday morning at Fort McCoy.The unit is usually involved in construction, but its mission this time will be to help break down American military bases.
Two Wisconsin National Guard units deploying to Afghanistan
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Two units from the Wisconsin Army National Guard will deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this spring.Sussex, Wis.-based Battery A of the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment and the 829th Engineer Company, headquartered in Chippewa Falls, Wis., will both deploy on separate missions.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Two units from the Wisconsin Army National Guard will deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom this spring.Sussex, Wis.-based Battery A of the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment and the 829th Engineer Company, headquartered in Chippewa Falls, Wis., will both deploy on separate missions.
MU expert says U.S. ability to punish Russia limited without Europe
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Parliament in Ukraine's Crimea region has voted unanimously to leave Ukraine and join Russia.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Parliament in Ukraine's Crimea region has voted unanimously to leave Ukraine and join Russia.
Waukesha woman serving in Peace Corps told to leave Ukraine
WAUKESHA (WITI) -- A Waukesha woman who was in Ukraine with the Peace Corps until about a week ago is speaking out about her experience in the country.
WAUKESHA (WITI) -- A Waukesha woman who was in Ukraine with the Peace Corps until about a week ago is speaking out about her experience in the country.
Ukraine firefighters visit Fond du Lac Fire Department
FOND DU LAC (WITI) -- The City of Fond du Lac Fire Department this week hosted two senior fire emergency officials from Kiev.
FOND DU LAC (WITI) -- The City of Fond du Lac Fire Department this week hosted two senior fire emergency officials from Kiev.
Dentist, Army Reservist volunteers to serve overseas for 100 days
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- When you sign up for the military, you do so knowing you could be ordered overseas at any time.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- When you sign up for the military, you do so knowing you could be ordered overseas at any time.
146 Wisconsin soldiers return home from Afghanistan
WAUKESHA (WITI) -- Soldiers from Pewaukee's 372nd Engineer Company returned home on Christmas Eve -- Tuesday, December 24th after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan.The engineers served in a variety of positions throughout Southern and Eastern Afghanistan training Afghan Army engineers, supporting Coalition forces, and working on special missions with Australian and Romanian Coalition Partners.The 146 soldiers were honored at a "welcome home" ceremony at the Waukesha County Expo Center at 2 p.m. Tuesday.The Schmitz family knows what the perfect Christmas gift is!
WAUKESHA (WITI) -- Soldiers from Pewaukee's 372nd Engineer Company returned home on Christmas Eve -- Tuesday, December 24th after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan.The engineers served in a variety of positions throughout Southern and Eastern Afghanistan training Afghan Army engineers, supporting Coalition forces, and working on special missions with Australian and Romanian Coalition Partners.The 146 soldiers were honored at a "welcome home" ceremony at the Waukesha County Expo Center at 2 p.m. Tuesday.The Schmitz family knows what the perfect Christmas gift is!
Chinese exchange student back in Milw., accepts plea deal
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A victory for Milwaukee County and the Franklin Police Department on Tuesday, October 22nd.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A victory for Milwaukee County and the Franklin Police Department on Tuesday, October 22nd.
The world seen through the lens of Chip Duncan
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- He's a filmmaker from Milwaukee who also takes amazing photographs.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- He's a filmmaker from Milwaukee who also takes amazing photographs.
Medal of Honor recipient braved gunfire, retrieved fallen soldiers
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A shaky video captured only a few moments of William D.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A shaky video captured only a few moments of William D.
Libya approves U.S. missions to get Benghazi suspects
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Libyan government has given the United States "tacit approval" to conduct missions inside Libya to capture suspects involved in the terror attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi last year, a senior U.S. official told CNN.The official has direct knowledge of the arrangements but declined to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the information.Approval for a mission against Benghazi suspects, which was granted in recent weeks, is the same type of agreement that allowed a U.S. raid this past weekend in Tripoli.In that operation, Army Delta Forces captured Abu Anas al Libi, an al Qaeda operative wanted for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.Under these approvals, key Libyan government officials are aware of potential U.S. operations but may not know the exact timing and place of a mission.This means the United States could at any point decide to conduct a Benghazi operation using intelligence and military operatives in the region.CNN previously reported the United States has a target list of Benghazi suspects the Obama administration has tracked through intelligence.Tracking efforts include drone surveillance and operatives, who have moved in and out of Libya in recent months.Some details of the Libyan arrangements were first reported by the New York Times.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Libyan government has given the United States "tacit approval" to conduct missions inside Libya to capture suspects involved in the terror attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi last year, a senior U.S. official told CNN.The official has direct knowledge of the arrangements but declined to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the information.Approval for a mission against Benghazi suspects, which was granted in recent weeks, is the same type of agreement that allowed a U.S. raid this past weekend in Tripoli.In that operation, Army Delta Forces captured Abu Anas al Libi, an al Qaeda operative wanted for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.Under these approvals, key Libyan government officials are aware of potential U.S. operations but may not know the exact timing and place of a mission.This means the United States could at any point decide to conduct a Benghazi operation using intelligence and military operatives in the region.CNN previously reported the United States has a target list of Benghazi suspects the Obama administration has tracked through intelligence.Tracking efforts include drone surveillance and operatives, who have moved in and out of Libya in recent months.Some details of the Libyan arrangements were first reported by the New York Times.
Libya questions U.S. ambassador over al Libi capture
(CNN) -- Libya's justice minister held a "cordial" meeting with U.S. Ambassador Deborah Jones on the capture of alleged al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi by American forces over the weekend in Tripoli, two senior State Department officials said Tuesday.The session was "all very cordial albeit with concerns," one of the officials said.The meeting had previously been described as a "summoning," a more formal diplomatic term frequently used when one country wants to express displeasure with another.It came as 200 heavily armed U.S. Marines headed to an Italian naval base, poised to fly at a moment's notice to Libya should the U.S. Embassy come under assault from angry crowds in the wake of al Libi's capture.U.S. Army Delta Force soldiers captured al Libi this weekend in Tripoli.
(CNN) -- Libya's justice minister held a "cordial" meeting with U.S. Ambassador Deborah Jones on the capture of alleged al Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi by American forces over the weekend in Tripoli, two senior State Department officials said Tuesday.The session was "all very cordial albeit with concerns," one of the officials said.The meeting had previously been described as a "summoning," a more formal diplomatic term frequently used when one country wants to express displeasure with another.It came as 200 heavily armed U.S. Marines headed to an Italian naval base, poised to fly at a moment's notice to Libya should the U.S. Embassy come under assault from angry crowds in the wake of al Libi's capture.U.S. Army Delta Force soldiers captured al Libi this weekend in Tripoli.
After interrogation on warship, al Libi's next stop could be U.S. court
(CNN) -- Abu Anas al Libi isn't on alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's level, so don't expect the same hullabaloo over U.S. plans to try the Libyan terror suspect on American soil, said CNN senior analyst Jeffrey Toobin."He will be brought back to the United States and tried in a federal criminal courtroom," Toobin said. "(President Barack) Obama's trying to close Guantanamo, not add prisoners."American Delta Force soldiers captured al Libi this weekend in Tripoli.
(CNN) -- Abu Anas al Libi isn't on alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's level, so don't expect the same hullabaloo over U.S. plans to try the Libyan terror suspect on American soil, said CNN senior analyst Jeffrey Toobin."He will be brought back to the United States and tried in a federal criminal courtroom," Toobin said. "(President Barack) Obama's trying to close Guantanamo, not add prisoners."American Delta Force soldiers captured al Libi this weekend in Tripoli.
Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons begins, U.N. says
(CNN) -- Syrians began destroying their country's chemical weapons program Sunday, according to an international team tasked with overseeing the effort.Syrian personnel are using "cutting torches and angle grinders to destroy or disable a range of items," a news release from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Sunday. "This included missile warheads, aerial bombs and mixing and filling equipment."The OPCW team, which arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, "are monitoring, verifying and reporting on Syria's compliance with international demands to destroy chemical weapons stockpiles and production facilities," the release said."The process will continue in the coming days," it said.
(CNN) -- Syrians began destroying their country's chemical weapons program Sunday, according to an international team tasked with overseeing the effort.Syrian personnel are using "cutting torches and angle grinders to destroy or disable a range of items," a news release from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Sunday. "This included missile warheads, aerial bombs and mixing and filling equipment."The OPCW team, which arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, "are monitoring, verifying and reporting on Syria's compliance with international demands to destroy chemical weapons stockpiles and production facilities," the release said."The process will continue in the coming days," it said.
Deadly giant hornets kill 42 people, injure 1,500 in China
HONG KONG (CNN) -- Hornets have killed dozens of people in China and injured more than 1,500 with their powerful venomous sting.The Asian giant hornet, known scientifically as Vespa mandarinia, carries a venom that destroys red blood cells, which can result in kidney failure and death, said Justin O.
HONG KONG (CNN) -- Hornets have killed dozens of people in China and injured more than 1,500 with their powerful venomous sting.The Asian giant hornet, known scientifically as Vespa mandarinia, carries a venom that destroys red blood cells, which can result in kidney failure and death, said Justin O.
Team arrives to rid Syria of chemical weapons
(CNN) -- An international team tasked with overseeing the effort to rid Syria of its chemical weapons has arrived in Damascus.The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Tuesday that the inspectors are focusing on the initial planning phase of helping the embattled country destroy its chemical weapons production facilities.They plan to visit nearly 50 sites as part of the mission.The U.N. Security Council, capping a dramatic month of diplomacy, voted unanimously late Friday to require Syria to eliminate its arsenal of chemical weapons -- or face consequences."Today's resolution will ensure that the elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons program happens as soon as possible and with the utmost transparency and accountability," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.The U.N. resolution was based on a deal struck this month between the United States and Russia that averted an American military strike over allegations the Syrian government used sarin nerve gas in an August 21 attack on a Damascus suburb.
(CNN) -- An international team tasked with overseeing the effort to rid Syria of its chemical weapons has arrived in Damascus.The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Tuesday that the inspectors are focusing on the initial planning phase of helping the embattled country destroy its chemical weapons production facilities.They plan to visit nearly 50 sites as part of the mission.The U.N. Security Council, capping a dramatic month of diplomacy, voted unanimously late Friday to require Syria to eliminate its arsenal of chemical weapons -- or face consequences."Today's resolution will ensure that the elimination of the Syrian chemical weapons program happens as soon as possible and with the utmost transparency and accountability," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.The U.N. resolution was based on a deal struck this month between the United States and Russia that averted an American military strike over allegations the Syrian government used sarin nerve gas in an August 21 attack on a Damascus suburb.