FOX6 News at 5 | Nov. 5, 2026

With stories that matter to you, this is Fox 6 News at 5. This has been traumatic. We want my baby's crown. Now at five years after her murder, new remains have been found in the Shadé Robinson case. Why they want the search to continue. You don't know the date off the top of your head for something that is this massive. I believe it was October 20th. Plus, a Milwaukee County budget conundrum, a multi-million dollar hole comes to light one day after the election. So what happened here? And an infant has died in the measles outbreak, what state health officials say you need to do to stay healthy. We'll begin tonight with our big story at 5. The Milwaukee County Board passing the county budget today with a multi-million dollar hole. And now we learned two, it was identified two weeks ago, but as Bill Miston explains, county supervisors only learned about this yesterday. Yeah, hey there guys, and not all supervisors knew about it until today when they were coming here to the courthouse to pass and adopt that budget. And now they're calling for answers. We literally have not gone one day into 2027. And we're ready to have to solve a problem. Totaling more than $4.5 million. This budget error is a major problem, but the loss of trust here is much worse. 17 county supervisors voted in favor of passing the budget with the whole. One didn't. We were told that it was sound. Then on the day we adopted this budget, we learned that the numbers were wrong. The county's budget director says automated calculations caused the gap and was discovered on October 20th. So the county executive's office didn't know that day? Correct. The conversation was had over the last couple of weeks as we worked to find solutions. On October 30th, the director went before the finance committee to make technical corrections, but no mention of the error. The decision was mine to work with the county chair of finance, and that's when the decision was made. The county chair of finance said he didn't learn about this until yesterday. That's correct. The day after, county executive David Crowley won the election to be Wisconsin's next governor. The timing, you had to wait less than 24 hours after an election to give the solutions. They found this out two weeks ago. Finance Chair Steve Taylor says that provided plenty of time to find a solution. In a memo, possible offsets are prescription drug rebates, remaining cash on hand for finished projects, and savings through the department budgets. Those are really not solutions. Those are hypotheticals. In a statement, a spokesperson for the county executive said there's no cover-up. The budget process uncovered an error that affected less than 0.3 percent of the 2027 recommended budget, investigated the cause, corrected it, and identified and presented solutions ahead of the vote to adopt. And now county supervisors are calling for answers. They unanimously passed an amendment today calling for a full accounting of what happened, who knew what happened, and when. Reporting live in Milwaukee, Bill Miston, Fox 6 News. On that point, I'm sort of going to ask a form of what you just said. Are they saying this was the absolute earliest they could have revealed this? According to the county executive's office, they were trying to find solutions, but when you talk to supervisors, they say that they would have much rather have learned this two weeks ago during the actual budget process because they're the ones that are controlling how this will be crafted and put together. And Taylor said they had plenty of time to find solutions, so there's definitely some anger here between the county board and the administration. All right, Bill Miston reporting live there. We'll look for follow-ups. Thank you. Meanwhile, a rough day on Wall Street, a sell-off for AI stocks, sending the S&P 500 down more than 4%. It's the worst day since President Trump's tariff announcement last year. Stock markets around the world felt pressure from the continued drops for companies that had benefited from the boom in the artificial intelligence technology industry. Investors Investors are now positioning for a slowdown in the AI buildout. The Dow dropped more than 1,800 points. Today's losses wipe out the massive post-election gains from yesterday. This just in, the Kenosha County District Attorney makes an important decision in an officer-involved shooting from May. The DA says Officer Michael O'Neill's use of deadly force was lawful and was justified. A domestic call led to an hours-long tactical situation near 50th Street and 14th Avenue. Police say, as the suspect, Andre Casas, exited the home through a window as they tried to take him into custody, the officer shot the suspect. He was taken into custody and to the hospital where he did survive, a gun was found. With today's ruling, no criminal charges will be issued against the officer. New remains have been found in the Shadie Robinson case. The 19-year-old was killed and dismembered back in 2024. Fox 6's Ashley Sears is live with her mother's plea to continue the search for more remains. Ashley? Yeah, hi Ted. Part of Robinson's jaw and some of her teeth were discovered here in Warnemont Park. A person walking along the beach made that discovery on Friday. That beachgoer called authorities and the medical examiner's office confirmed they were Shadie Robinson's remains. Robinson was killed and dismembered in April 2024 following a first date. Parts of her body were found across Milwaukee County, including in this park. Maxwell Anderson was convicted in the case and sentenced to life in prison. Robinson's mother held a news conference today asking the public to look out, especially if they are walking the shoreline anywhere from Waukegan, Illinois, to Cudahy. Robinson's skull still has not been found. Her mother says family deals with the pain of this case daily. This has been traumatic. I think it's pretty dramatic. We want my baby's crown. I still don't have my baby's crown. My beautiful angel baby. Please continue to say all of the names of all of our missing and our murdered BIPOC, all individuals. The volunteers and family will continue to search, looking for Shadie Robinson's skull. They will be back out on Sunday, and they say the search will continue beyond that. Reporting live in Cudahy, Ashley Sears. Fox 6 News. Ashley, thank you for that update. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says an infant has died amid the ongoing measles outbreak in southwestern Wisconsin. State health officials say Wisconsin's first measles-related death since 1990. The coroner listed the immediate cause of death as measles. Here's what health officials say needs to happen. First, we need families to make sure that children are up to date on their MMR vaccine. First, routine dose is recommended at 12 to 15 months of age, and the second at age four to six years. And adults should also make sure that they're adequately protected. Second, and this is an important new development this week, DHS has updated guidance recommending an early dose of MMR vaccine for certain infants between six and 11 months of age who are at increased risk of exposure during this outbreak. Ordinarily, we don't begin MMR vaccination until a child's first birthday, but in an outbreak when we know that an infant may be exposed to measles, there's a benefit to providing that protection earlier. For families with babies younger than six months or others who cannot be vaccinated, the most important protection is making sure that the people around them are immune. Symptoms of measles include runny nose, high fever, fatigue, cough, and red watery eyes or maybe even pink eye. DHS urges all people to check their vaccination status as vaccination against measles is the best way to prevent the measles illness. Union Grove School Administrator Thomas Johnson arrested yesterday, and today he is charged with two counts of possession of child pornography. Our Racine Kenosha County reporter Ben Hanson has search warrants that give us a lot more information behind this case. Two charges of child pornography have now been officially filed against Union Grove School Administrator Thomas Johnson. Search warrants show that this entire investigation was triggered by an anonymous letter sent to Union Grove School District leadership and Johnson's wife on October 21st. The author saying in this letter they found what they thought were inappropriate messages and photos between Johnson and past and current students on his phone. This is where investigators would eventually find the child pornography, but police didn't say whether these images were of students. The author of the letter also saying they have been having an affair with Johnson for several years. When police interviewed Johnson on October 23rd and 26th, he admitted to having an affair with a teacher at Union Grove Elementary School for six years. He also said he didn't know who wrote the letter. When investigators talked to the woman that Johnson had been having an affair with, She indicated she didn't write the letter. In the letter, the author said Johnson would fire them if they told anyone about the texts and photos to students on his phone. It also details marital problems between Johnson and his wife and that he is a quote, very heavy drinker. The woman also said she didn't know about Johnson's personal life or drinking habits. In the warrant, the investigator said he believes that this woman may have written the letter and that she was not being forthcoming. Union Grove principal Tom Blair has stepped in as acting school administrator, and Johnson is expected in court on November 12th. In Kenosha County, Ben Hanson, Fox 6 News. Ben, thank you. A new report is shedding light on the challenges of preventing domestic violence deaths in Milwaukee before they turn deadly. Fox 6 investigator Nicole Herzog joining us now live from the newsroom to break down the findings. What did you learn? Yeah, Ted and Mary, we learned from this report that Milwaukee's domestic violence high risk team operated through Sojourner Family Peace Center is seeing more than twice as many cases as it did six years ago. Repeat cases make up a third of that number. Now the report found three victims who had previously been identified as high risk were murdered by their abuser, which The group says is a low homicide rate in comparison to the 10,000 high-risk cases identified since the team was created. But advocates say the risk of death significantly increases when victims aren't connected with services and support. A trend that is concerning to me is that the reality is that most of the couples for whom someone ends up dying were not known to Sojourner. They were not known to law enforcement prior to that lethal incident. The report finds the team was typically brought in only after law enforcement responded to a particularly deadly or abusive incident. The group says one of its goals is to intervene earlier before an emergency response is necessary. For now, live in the newsroom, Nicole Herzog, Fox 6 investigators. All right, Nicole, thank you. We should point out Sojourner offers a 24-hour hotline and crisis shelter for those in need of support. Yeah, we have those details on our website, fox6now.com and our Fox Local app. Nicole, thank you. Milwaukee Public Schools lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a scam. And new tonight, what happened to the district's chief financial officer? The district initially lost $450,000 to a bank impersonation scam. MPS says it recovered more than half of that money, but is still trying to get back the remaining $195,000. The superintendent says they learned of the bank fraud on Monday and then appointed an acting CFO on Tuesday. The question is, what happened to the actual chief financial officer? Fox 6's Jason Kelby asked. Where is the chief financial officer right now? I don't know where she is right now. I mean, is she still with the district? She is still with the district. We're finishing our investigation and then we'll make determinations. So is she on, like, a leave then, or? She is currently not with the district, and we are looking and finishing our investigation right now. So is it linked with the fraud, linked with the CFO's office? Well, I can't speak to personnel matters, as you know, but once that's finished, we will make sure that we are transparent in that process and give everybody information about the investigation, what we found, and what new controls they're putting in place. And also, if you see there, after that, remarks there from... Brenda Casalias, the person who had served as CFO since September of 2024, was brought in to help fix money management issues. We've been reporting on those. Fox's investigators obtained her personnel file. It shows that last year, the superintendent gave her a notice of concern. MPS says she is still employed with the district right now. Cloudy, chilly outside. Felt like a chilly kind of a day, meaning a bowl of chili. A bowl of chili would be nice, yeah. Holly, tonight's a good night to stay inside. It definitely is a great night to stay inside because we're going to continue with this icky weather just one more night. I'll have those changes and what's coming next all up next in the full forecast. Well, if the weather's not getting you in the mood, here is a sure sign of the holidays. The Milwaukee Christmas tree downtown when the Deer District becomes the Cheer District. And hopefully we'll be cheering on the Packers. They take on the Patriots Sunday at 3:25. Before that, we're going to get you going with the Cowboys and the Colts. They play at noon and then be sure to stick around for the Fox 6 Sports Blitz that Sunday night at 10:30. But of course, you've got to watch Fox 6 at 9 and 10. We'll be here. Milwaukee Public Schools does a redo on bids after it originally chose a much more expensive bid. And that got people asking questions. It's for the demolition of Lincoln Avenue School. Jason Calvey joining us from the newsroom after questioning the superintendent on this today. So what now? Ted, MPS is going to start that new bidding process next week. You remember back in June, fire destroyed Lincoln Avenue School. Here you can see the video of the flames. In July, the city determined the building must be demolished. Fox 6 reported Monday that the district had originally picked a bid millions of dollars more than a local bid. The district was planning to contract with TW Chicago for roughly $4.8 million, but Milwaukee-based MRD Group says their proposal was rejected and was much cheaper, coming in at $928,000. The MRD Group officially appealed the district's decision, and today MPS says it has agreed to restart the bidding process. We just saw that single contract page for the total number, and that's when we said, hold on a second, this is not an almost $5 million job. Our bid, we didn't undercut our numbers majorly. We're logistically 10 minutes from the job site, so it makes sense that our bid would be more competitive just due to logistics. Thinking about taxpayer money, are you concerned that the original pick was several million dollars more than another? Yeah, I think you know we worked with our insurance company and so the insurance company was working to pay for that funding so that wouldn't have been a loss to the district just so that the public knows that that 4.7 was the negotiated rate with the insurance company to pay that. So the new bidding process is going to start next week, and NPS says it hopes to decide on the contractor in the first week of December, and then demolition will start after signing a contract. NPS says it expects demolition will finish by the end of March. Ted? Jason Calvey in the newsroom. Thank you. Well, it's a sign that the holidays are almost here. Yeah, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, the Department of Public Works Forestry Division, and other city officials and partners harvesting the 2026 City of Milwaukee Christmas tree this morning. Oh, even though it's on its side, it's a beauty. Can't you tell, Ted? It's a 40-foot tall Colorado Blue Spruce donated by Joanne and Al Sun. The tree got escorted to its new home right outside of Fiserv Forum there, and Bango was even doing a little, hey, this is where it needs to go. Do a little directing out there. There's going to be a tree lighting ceremony on Friday, November 20th. It is a tradition. I mean, we have the second longest running Christmas tree celebration in the United States of America, right here in the city of Milwaukee. So it's something that we've been doing for well over a century, well over a century, and something that everybody in the community can rally around. Well, right. And this year marks the 113th anniversary of the Milwaukee official Christmas tree tradition, as the mayor said, the second longest running tradition in the U.S. after New York City. I paused, Ted, because you and I always make bets on the count. Are you going to light it right at 5:30? 5:40, they say a time, and they always kind of are off just a bit. Well, for years, for years, they tried to hit a certain time during our 5 o'clock newscast, and they got it so wrong. I think we guilted them, because they've been accurate the last few years. They don't want to be mocked anymore. So if they say 5:17, that thing's going up at 5:17. I would hope it has sort of a blue and gold Brewers theme this year for how the city rallied around that team. I know it's outside Bango's House and Pfizer, but either way, it's going to be great. All right, the holiday season begins with a visit to Santa. For many families, Brookfield Square is inviting shoppers to create new memories with Santa photos and festive experiences. Santa will arrive at Brookfield Square next Thursday. That's November 12th at noon. Santa will welcome visitors through December 24th. The visits are free, of course, but you might have to pay for a photo. You're giggling a little like he's early, but you know, he's got a long list. Kids were good this year. Too early. If this weather doesn't have you thinking about Christmas and the holidays, I can't help you. This weather has me thinking about buying a new raincoat, but this weather has me thinking about holidays. You know what? Or an umbrella, because mine has flipped to the other side. Oh, I bet it's a cute one, though, isn't it? Oh, yeah, it is cute, but I definitely could use another umbrella. Maybe I could put that on my list for Santa since he's arriving much earlier for us this year. Now, the weather, we are starting to really feel like fall. And the weather that we're getting. It's very much fall like weather. We got to 54 degrees today. Our normal temperature is 53. Looking at those conditions right now. Still a little drizzle out there, but we are at 46 degrees. And now we finally have a wind chill, guys. That wind is coming from the north, and we have wind at about 13 miles per hour. Feels more like 40 degrees outdoors with a dew point of 44. Visibilities are not 100%. We're maybe functioning at about 70% with our visibilities, and you do notice that our pressure is starting to rise. That's because we got a high pressure that is nearby, so that's going to help clear out all of this rain that we've saw so far. Looking at our temperatures here in the 40s, and what do we say? That is a big flirt, right? We're flirting with the 40s everywhere. We're ranging from mid-40s all the way to upper 40s, and with 47 in Madison, 48 in Janesville, and Sheboygan, you're at 45. I'm trying to hold in my sneeze here. We look at our temperatures and how they'll be changing over the next... Or how they've changed over the last 24 hours, excuse me. You do notice we've started to kind of trend cooler. Well, we've had another cold front that moved through with all this rain. So that has started to make temperatures feel cooler. Now, tomorrow, you'll really notice the difference. Here's a look at that temperature trend. You notice here, those bars are much lower. We will be in the 40s for. At least up to midnight. Then after midnight, we are going to be dropping to the 30s. So we're going to start feeling cold after a while, but we're still in that chilly range for now. Our satellite and radar, we do still have a little bit more of the leftover showers and some drizzle. Maybe a little bit of that lake effect snow near Marquette's area. And here's that cold front where all that rain kind of came in earlier. That's kind of leaving. We've got a high pressure setting up off to our northwest. Far in the northwest corner, that's starting to kind of dry us out. We will still have some of those clouds that linger around into pretty much Friday's forecast. Let's take a look at everything here on our Sky Vision Plus. So we go throughout tonight, maybe a chance for a lingering shower or two in the overnight hours. As we head into Friday's forecast, skies start to clear a little bit more, but we are going to keep that, we kind of keep more of those clouds around. We will get some peaks of sunshine, though, but it will be a mixture of sunshine and clouds, with clouds kind of still overtaking the day. We get more of the sunshine that could possibly come into the area as we head towards Saturday's forecast. Now, we start off kind of cloudy for Saturday, but towards the end or towards the afternoon, we do start to brighten up a little bit. More of that continues for Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and even a little bit on Wednesday. Wednesday of next week, that's Veterans Day. We do have a slight chance for some rain that we will be tracking. Otherwise, though, in between that, we are going to be trending nice and cooler tomorrow. We'll have more after the break. Stick with us. Well, the race for Alaska's Senate seat is still too close to call, and it could all come down to voters' second choices. Meanwhile, a ballot controversy involving two candidates, both named Dan Sullivan, is also looming over this race. Fox's Sarah Legari is live in Anchorage. Sarah, A, I told you to pack extra sweaters. We knew you'd be there a while. And B, when are we going to know who won this thing? Hey there, man. I am warming up by the day. Ted Murray, you'd be so proud. Getting used to this cooler weather as I continue this coverage. And we could be here for a while because, I mean, it could take a matter of weeks until we finally have a sure answer here. Very much unlike the lower 48. We've got Democratic candidate Mary Peltola. She's leading the race. Not too far behind her, though. We have Republican incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan. I mean, the two are neck and neck. Only separated here by a few hundred votes. And with neither of these candidates topping 50 percent of the vote. As you mentioned, it could come down to voter second choices. Alaskans can rank four candidates in order of preference. This is ranked choice voting. If no one gets more than half the vote, the candidate in last place is then eliminated. Those votes then go to the next choice listed on each ballot. And that process goes on and on until someone gets a majority. The system itself, though, also on the ballot this year with Alaskans divided over whether to keep it. Don't be fooled. I mean, it's a ridiculous voting system, and hopefully we're going to prevail this year and basically we won't have to do this again. It's definitely something that I find a lot of value in, because you can choose not just one candidate, you can choose multiple candidates, so you're not stuck with one specific candidate. Ranked Choice puts new attention on two other names in this race that Republicans argue are pulling thousands of votes away from the incumbent. Republican Gerald Hikes has nearly 5,000 votes, and then there's Dan J. Sullivan, the so-called decoy candidate. He's got more than 3,000. He shares a name with the incumbent senator, and days before the election, in comes that explosive Times report that raised questions about whether Democratic aides from Peltola's campaign helped recruit the other Dan to siphon votes away from the senator. Now the FBI is investigating There's no real dispute that he was put on the ballot for the very purpose we're talking about. And the question really is, what will the investigations uncover? Will there be any conspiracy? Will there be a perjury? Alaska still counting those mail-in ballots and then the ranked choice counting won't begin until November 18th. And so those results would be certified by likely November 25th. And Ted Mary, I mean, that is just the day before Thanksgiving. So still quite some time away until we finally know here. Exactly. That process will take a while. We'll be sure to follow up. Sarah Legere reporting in Alaska there. Thank you. Well, a big event taking place back here at State Fair Park. It is a million meal pack. The efforts to get food to those who need it most. That story coming your way in six minutes. Holly, people are going to definitely need their jackets if they are headed out and about. Yeah, we got cold nights ahead of us. So that's 30s we're talking, even some areas in the upper 20s. As for us right now, we're in the 40s here. And honestly, this is kind of on the chillier side. So you're going to need more than just a little long sleeve out the door. Maybe add some more layers to that because temperatures will be continuing to drop within tonight and as we end this week into the weekend. And so we're looking at... Friday night, early Saturday morning as our coldest night. Looking at our satellite and radar here, still got a little bit more of that drizzle that's still kind of falling. We're going to be dealing with this at least for the rest of the night. As we head overnight, those clouds will kind of just settle in even more or kind of stick around, I should say, but that rain will kind of leave out of our area. Here is a look at the evening planner up until 8 o'clock. Keeping the clouds around, a little bit of drizzle still will be left. Temperatures will stay in the 40s. Wind is now from the north, kind of breezy as well, so it does feel a little cooler than what those actual temperatures are. But this is how low we're going to get tonight. For our low temperatures, 36 in Milwaukee, 34 out in Madison. We're looking at even upper 20s for Duluth, right at 28, and then Rhinelander sitting at 30 degrees. So across the state. 30s tonight. Some areas will even be near that freezing mark. So this is going to let you know how cold it'll be in the morning. So make sure you are prepared to wear something warm. We'll talk more, though, about those temperatures over the weekend and next week. All coming up next, back to you at the desk. All right, Holly, we'll see you in just a bit. Thank you. There is a push to get Milwaukee neighbors ready for winter. The City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services holding an event focused on winter building safety and resources available to Here's what you need to know. Fire safety is like the biggest thing that you should be aware of. Just because we're dealing with a lot of mechanical systems that are gonna be on in the winter time, boilers, heaters, things like that, there's a lot of opportunity or failure points in those systems and there are only detectors that you do have are your smoke and your carbon monoxide. So just ensuring that those are working and operable. Officials say you should also check your sprinklers and fire alarms, and if you live in a bigger building, make sure you know where the emergency exits are. And as it gets cooler outside, Fox 6 is trying to keep kids warm. The 42nd annual Fox 6 Coats for Kids Drive is underway. We'd like your help. You can drop off new or gently loved winter coats at Steinhafel's Landmark Credit Union or the Salvation Army through December 6th. Or go ahead, scan that QR code on your screen and safely donate money that'll help buy brand new coats for the campaign. For more info on the Coats for Kids campaign, go to our website, fox6now.com. ...or the Fox 6 app. Instant heroes. Several people earlier this week rushing toward flames to save a man they didn't even know. He was trapped in his car after a fiery crash. Christina Van Zels talked to the Good Samaritans who jumped into action. Without a doubt, he would not have got out. Joe Benarik was working near 6th and Chambers when he heard a crash and started taking this video he initially thought was a crime. Until he heard someone yell, there was a person still in the truck. At that moment, I'm like, you know what, either I'm going to be able to help him or I'm going to get hurt, and I just ran, like instinctually ran. To the vehicle, Milwaukee police say just before 10 Tuesday morning, the driver of the truck lost control and collided with the parked car. Both vehicles started on fire. There's so much smoke in there. I couldn't really see his face at all. And all of a sudden he leaned forward to the glass and his eyes were just big and buggy and really disoriented. And I saw a panic in his eyes. And at that moment I was like, nothing else matters. We got to get this guy out of here. But Norrick tried breaking the window, but it wouldn't budge. Then the driver opened the door. When you look back, what you worry about is if you open up that door, does everything get ignited all at the same time? Ryan Eigenfeld ran to help too, ultimately helping drag the 63-year-old man from the truck to safety. And you just go. There wasn't even a hesitation. I really didn't feel any fear towards it. You just went in to help. Less than 30 seconds later, the entire truck is engulfed in flames. He absolutely, without a doubt, would have perished if we didn't act. It just makes me want to cry. I mean, to see them jump in. Instincts, no, you know, just we got to go. Get them out. Absolute bravery, you bet. Awesome. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment. We did reach out to police for an update on his condition. We have not heard back. No one else, we're pleased to report, was injured. Wisconsin State Fair Park, the site for difference makers this morning. Thousands making their way to the Expo Center for the Million Meal Package. Yeah, talk about giving back. The seven-hour volunteer event was hosted by Pick and Save, Metro Markets, and Mariano's. Organizers say the mission is simple. Tackle food insecurity for local families. Special guests that volunteered ranged from Mayor Cavalier Johnson to, well, Santa Claus. Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer Leroy Butler was also there to champion the effort. He's Santa doing the Lambo. Help people who you don't know. So to all the volunteers, they will never meet the million people who are going to get these meals. But they know I did my, I did God's work. Because we're all on the same team. Even the Bear fans that are here volunteering, they're on the same team. That's the only reason why I love doing this every year. Even the Bears fans. Their differences aside for this, the organizers say this great volunteer event lasted from 8 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Packed meals went to a handful of partners, including Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Staff say it's the first time Pick and Save and Metro Market have hosted the event. Looks like that may come back after being a big success. I just marvel at the efficiency. I mean, that's an assembly line of sandwiches. We have sandwiches. Sandwiches. We've got sandwiches. One of NASCAR's most popular drivers won't be on the track for the last race of the season this weekend. Micah Parsons will be on the field for the Packers soon, however. And how much of an emotional boost will that be? I say, Coach, how much of an emotional boost will that be? Tim Van Buren will have an answer in just a moment. You're watching Fox 6 Sports with Sports Director Tim Van Buren. The Packers are eight games into a 17-game season, so as they like to say, everything's still in front of them. They have lots of football left to play. Toward that end, the return of Micah Parsons should still have meaning when he makes his game debut in the upcoming weeks. Coach Matt LaFleur asked if there's a boost to the team's morale with Parsons back on the team. In fact, he's asked the same question about five minutes apart. Bill, didn't you just ask that question? Thank you very much. That's all right. Hey, we call that a blackout. Thank you. I'll contribute to the fight. Yeah, like I said, it is a big boost when you get, especially after watching what he's gone through, the journey he's gone through, the amount of work he's gone through to get to this point. You know, It's been a long road, but he's put in the work. A lot of people in our building have done a great job with him. Thanks, Coach. Twice on that one. On Sunday, the Packers make a rare visit to the Patriots. You can only see that game right here on your Packers station. 3:25 for the kickoff. Of course, they'll be looking and going right up through the Fox 6 Sports Blitz 10:30 Sunday night. Badgers also taking on a team from the Northeast this weekend. They host Rutgers. Despite laying a complete egg last Saturday at Iowa, UW is favored by more than two touchdowns. Carson Hocevar the very definition of polarizing on the NASCAR scene. He's young and brash. His aggressive drive. Driving style is appealing to some, but he also has plenty of detractors. By repeatedly brake-checking Austin's Syndrick last Sunday at Martinsville, Hocevar jeopardizes safety and crosses a line, being suspended by his own team for this weekend's season finale in Miami. If Carson will take this and say, okay, I can have a personality. I can be different. I can shake things up. I can test the system, which he does a lot. But also I have to operate within a reasonable... You know, there's a reasonable expectation of being a professional race car driver. This is freaking the NASCAR Cup Series. You should be held to a high standard. You should be. This is the NASCAR Cup Series. Carson Hocevar did put out his own YouTube video late this afternoon, apologizing for his actions and taking full account of it. All right, we're back to Ted Merritt in just a moment. Three people are injured after a shooting at an Iowa post office. Authorities say two were shot at the location in Des Moines. A third person was hurt trying to escape. The shooter was taken into custody. It happened on the second floor of the facility. We don't call them active shooters anymore because we need to make sure we keep our mind in the right spot, that there's killing going on. So the mantra for us is get in there, stop the killing, and stop the bleeding. So right now we don't know of anybody's life status. I didn't see anything that would indicate anybody had any life-threatening injuries. I think one of the persons injured was able to transport themselves from here to Mercy Hospital. It's still not clear if the victims are employees or members of the public. No word yet on the motive there. Well, earlier this week, the Second Harvest Food Bank of southeastern Wisconsin was damaged. This is our southern Wisconsin, rather. This is located in Madison. In a Facebook post, the charity says one refrigerator truck was destroyed in a fire, three vehicles were damaged, and several windows and doors were smashed. Most volunteer shifts for today were canceled. They are working to support their team, restore operations, and continue their mission to make sure their partners can keep serving people who are facing hunger. The Post says they appreciate the outpouring of support. Well, you know, speaking of outpouring, boy, it did pour for a little bit today. Hopefully that rain had let up. It's just kind of miserable. There's nothing worse than November rain. It's cold. It's annoying. Holly, make it stop. All right, I'll make it stop. I got a magic one, and voila, on the weekend, it is going to be perfect. It's going to be really great weather, so make sure you take advantage of it. And most importantly, I am so glad that the weather is turning out to be great over the weekend versus during the week. We're all at work during the week, so it is okay, but during the weekend, you want to kind of get out and about. But today, we got to 54 degrees. We're kind of right where we need to be, though. Our normal temperatures are right at 53, so we're just one degree above What our normal is. I have no complaints. Now, this is where you want to start complaining when you see temperatures get lower than the 50s. We're right at 46 degrees here in Milwaukee. Feels more like 40 outdoors. We got wind coming from the north at about 13 miles per hour. And with the wind speeds being a little elevated in the direction the wind is coming from, which is the north, that is why we're starting to feel a little bit cooler. We also had a cold front that moved through with some of that rain earlier today. So all of this is a result of that. Our dew points are at 43. Visibilities have started to improve a little more. We're back at 10 miles there. And then our pressure. Pressure is looking to be rising at least over the next 24 hours. We've got a high pressure that's moving in. Looking at those temperatures here across southeast Wisconsin, and boy, boy, boy, we're flirting with the 40s. Everybody's in the 40s. We've got a nice range going on, too. We've got mid-40s all the way to upper 40s. Our temperatures are very close in range. We will continue to drop as we head throughout tonight. Some areas will, majority of our areas actually will be getting to the 30s tonight. Looking at those temperatures and how they changed over the last 24 hours, you don't see anybody trending warmer. Everybody across southeast Wisconsin is trending cooler right now than what we were 24 hours ago. Looking at our temperatures and how they'll trend throughout tonight. You notice here we go for the rest of this evening until at least midnight. We're going to stay in the 40s, but it's after midnight. We start to see those temperatures dropping even further. We'll get to the upper 30s. So by the time you're waking up, Upper 30s is where our low temperatures will be. You may want to bundle those kids up if they're waiting at the bus stop and even bundle yourself up too. And don't forget about those pets. I know they make doggy coats, so make sure that the dog is pretty much going to be warm as well. Looking at our satellite and radar here. Completely different yesterday as we had that low pressure system just kind of sitting across the state. Most of that is pushed out of here. A little bit of those lingering showers just off of just into southeast Wisconsin here. And then you see that cold front there kind of stretching over the lake into Michigan. But off to our far northwest there, that is where that high pressure is coming. And you see all of the clearer air starting to kind of settle in as well behind this front. So that's what we'll be dealing with. So if you're tired of the rain, just wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow, we will kind of... Get some ease or relief from that. Let's look here on our Sky Vision Plus. So as we look ahead, if we go throughout the rest of tonight, what you'll notice is maybe a little bit of drizzle could continue. And then as we head into Friday, Friday is going to be absolutely lovely because we're going to see a difference. Not really a lot of rain, maybe just in the beginning of the day, but we'll get a mixture of sunshine and clouds. That continues as we head into Saturday. And then that is the sunshine a lot of you are looking forward to. Now, I will note. Wanted you to note this Friday tomorrow is going to be our coolest day of the week. Looking at our six day planner here, 48 for a high temperature for Friday. Now, Friday night into Saturday is going to be our coolest night. So frost and freeze could be possible. Twenties is what our low temperatures will be. But then we'll be in the 50s over the weekend, 60s as we start next week. Over to you, Mary. All right, it's looking good. We got some sunshine. Holly, thanks. What happened now, speaking of sunshine, the Green Bay Packers searching for the next honoree for the Packers Fan Hall of Fame. Could it be you? Our Matty Stokes spoke with the Partnership Services Coordinator for the Packers on Fox 6 Now this afternoon. Here's part of that interview. The program actually dates back to 1998. We will be honoring our 29th member of the Packers Fan Hall of Fame this year. The purpose of the program, of course, is to really honor a devout and longtime Packers fan. You know, the fans mean so much to us and this program is able to really capture the spirit of our fans and it's always great to read their stories and be able to recognize the fans. The voting for the 10 finalists will begin in the month of January. Wouldn't that be an honor to say, I'm in the Hall of Fame? I mean, that's a lot of good people there. Well, the Packers say the final round of voting is going to take place in January. Winner announced in late February. That'd be a good Valentine's Day gift. Yeah, he or she will get four club seats to a game next season, four pre-game sideline passes, four passes to the Packers Hall of Fame, and more. And bragging rights, of course. We have a link on where you can cast your ballot. And a full list of the gifts for winners just come to Fox Local app. People are already getting ready to spend money this holiday season. Yeah, today Visa released the 2026 Holiday Spending Outlook Report. And here are the highlights. U.S. holiday retail sales are forecast to rise 4.5% this year over the years before. The strongest holiday growth since 2021. Consumers plan on spending an average of $777 on gifts this year. That's up from $736 last year. Physical gifts are winning a greater share of holiday budgets as higher travel costs lead to many consumers prioritizing merchandise over experiences, which makes sense because, you know, airline tickets right now, hotels are through the roof. It used to be like, give me the experience. And now, well, you know, a little tangible KitchenAid mixer might do the trick. That's a good point. I mean, we have been talking for the last few years about experiences. I don't need any more stuff. Let's go somewhere. Let's do something. Well, you know what? As you just mentioned, I mean, I've been on an airplane for the last three weeks covering the Brewers. Airplane travel is lousy. I mean, every flight was delayed at least 10 minutes. You're cramped in there. It's just people are rude. I get it. Yeah. The joy of flying. Maybe it'll come back one day, but yeah. I used to love to hop on a plane, but in the last few years, it's really become a chore. It's also like getting a gift. I mean, it's kind of, you know, it's nice. What did you say? A blender? A KitchenAid blender. Thank you. Thank you. You know what I believe? What else you got? What else is in the bag? Oh, I got a couple. Brewers, that was a great gift. They defeated the Rays. Went on to the World Series, of course. Yeah, and the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is paying up on his end of the bet with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. We'll tell you what was at stake next. You don't want to bake? Are you kidding me? Let's rock. We have an update tonight on the wager between Milwaukee's Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida on the World Series. Ken Welch put out a video on Facebook saying, as part of the bet, they pulled together several items that showcase the best of St. Petersburg. He also says he'll be keeping his promise to wear a Brewers jersey on November 14th during the St. Pete's Fool Social Club annual charity parade. We'll be checking in to make sure that he makes good on that.