I'm meteorologist Mace Michaels, mostly cloudy, smoky, a storm or two around tonight with a low in the upper 60s.
Mix the sun and cloud, smoke still around, isolated storms for tomorrow, hot and humid with a high near 90.
Storms still possible Saturday, dry and sunny Sunday.
Right now it's 73.
I'm meteorologist Mace Michaels.
Mostly cloudy tonight, some areas of smoke, warm and muggy, alone the low 70s.
Hazy sunshine and smoky periods tomorrow, behind the mid 80s.
Shower and storm chances return to the forecast for Friday into the upcoming weekend.
Stay warm.
Currently at 75 degrees.
894-41 Northbound is at a standstill from the hail interchange to Beloit where two left lanes are blocked with a crash.
Because of that accident, 894-43 Westbound jammed up 60th to the hail interchange and 43 Northbound jammed up between 108th and the hail interchange all because of that crash.
I'm Bonnie Green and that's your latest Total Traffic.
894-43 Westbound, the accident at 60th Street has been cleared out of the way.
894-41 Southbound, your exit ramp to Oklahoma Avenue closed just until 6 o'clock this morning, and Westbound Capitol closed at 41 with construction until 7 o'clock.
I'm Bonnie Green and that's your latest Total Traffic.
With local news on 540WA UK on 100.3
Home sales in the Metro Milwaukee area were up in the second quarter.
That means buyers are still active, even as prices keep rising.
The Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors says sales in the 4 County area increased just over 6% with 8,500 homes sold so far this year.
The average sale price climbed to just over 483,000 up 5.5% from a year ago.
Realtors say the market still needs more homes for sale to help cool things down.
Milwaukee County bus riders could see major cuts starting next year.
That is if the agency can't close a growing budget gap.
MCTS is proposing a 25% reduction in service as costs rise, state funding stays flat, and pandemic aid runs out.
Officials say no final decision has been made.
They plan public meetings before bringing a final plan to the county board next year.
It's all news all morning from 540WA UK on 100.3 FM.
What was originally a million dollar ad buy for a candidate for governor is now on the board for $24,000.
Lieutenant Governor Sarah Rod Regas has started airing ads on Milwaukee broadcast television.
The severe reduction in spending came after the campaign found accounting problems, including double counted donations and unpaid bills, with politics reports that the tracking shows more than $24,000 in broadcast spending in the Milwaukee market.
The campaign has not released more details.
Five law enforcement officers in Southeastern Wisconsin are now under investigation for possible misuse of license plate readers.
That includes two Racine police officers, one Racine County Sheriff's deputy and two Milwaukee officers.
TMJ4 reports that officials in Racine say one deputy there has been disciplined and another case was sent to a different agency for review.
So far, prosecutors in Racine County have not said whether any criminal charges are being considered.
A Milwaukee officer was sentenced to probation yesterday.
Another one who was investigating the first is due in court for similar charges tomorrow.
Relief from the heat is coming but not the smoky air.
The DNR has issued an air quality advisory for all of southern Wisconsin and it could be extended as wildfire smoke moves in through the day.
Those insensitive groups should stay inside or limit time outside.
The heat advisory is over and rain is possible over the weekend.
We'll get the latest coming up in the forecast.
And that's the local update.
It's all news all morning, 6-9 on 540WAUK on 100.3 FM.
News anytime at www.waukradio.com.
I'm Stuart J. Waddles.
We're looking at another hazy day as the air quality alert continues.
The Department of Natural Resources has issued an air quality alert across the entire state until at least this afternoon.
The alert could be extended.
Forecasters say they expect the Canadian wildfire smoke to start to clear up gradually sometime tomorrow with scattered thunderstorms developing throughout the day.
You can check the air quality where you are on the DNR's website.
Details are also coming up in the forecast.
As that heat wave moves through our state energy providers are preparing for an increase in demand.
Civic Media's James Kelly has some tips on what you can do to help save energy while still staying cool.
As the weather outside heats up, people inside will be turning up their air conditioners to stay cool.
More air conditioning needs more energy use, however, placing additional strain on utility companies to meet the increased demand.
Energy company officials are asking residents to help mitigate that additional strain while still staying cool by doing things like closing their shades and windows, keeping interior doors open to circulate air through their homes, and getting their air conditioners inspected to ensure they're working as efficiently as possible.
Residents should also be looking out for signs of heat-related illness this week, including things like muscle cramps, nausea, and heavy sweating.
To minimize the effects of the heat this week, residents should limit outdoor activity or schedule it for cooler times of the day like early morning and late evening, stay properly hydrated, and wear lighter clothing.
I'm James Kelly for Civic Media News.
Safety experts also suggest checking in with people who are more vulnerable to the heat, like older neighbors and family members.
A nationwide settlement tied to a 23andMe data breach will bring some money to Wisconsin.
The State Department of Justice says it joined 41 other states in a deal over the 2023 breach the company's assets have since been sold, with new rules aimed at better protecting consumer data.
State election officials say there's probable cause Elon Musk broke Wisconsin law by offering big cash tied to voting.
Now a local district attorney will decide what happens next.
The Election Commission voted 5-1 to refer the case to the Brown County DA after complaints about a social media post tied to the 2025 Supreme Court race.
State law bans offering more than $1 to influence someone to vote, and violations can be a felony.
Musk later changed the offer to rewards for signing a petition, and courts allowed that at the time.
The DA and Musk's attorney have not commented.
The missing kayaker, who staged his own death on Big Green Lake in 2024, will end up paying to fund public service equipment in Green Lake County.
Ryan Borgburt was ordered to pay restitution to the DNR for the roughly 350 hours they spent searching the lake when he faked his death and fled to Europe.
The DNR announced Wednesday they used about $9,000 of those restitution funds to purchase a sonar search device.
The device, called TOEFISH sonar, can map the bottom of water bodies for missing persons, items and hazards.
The TOEFISH has already been deployed to four missions and located two missing people.
Voters in Jamesville are getting the last word on the former GM Jatco manufacturing site.
The City Council voted unanimously this week to approve language in a referendum that will be on November's ballot, asking voters if they should have the final say on big development projects.
That includes sales and leases at the manufacturing site costing more than $450 million.
If the measure is approved, it would mean Jamesville wouldn't be able to make changes to the site without voter approval.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
A win for the Bucs.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with sports, basketball.
The Milwaukee Bucs got their first win during the Summer League games last night in Las Vegas.
They beat the Charlotte Hornets, won 10 to 91.
This time, the Bucs' leading scorer was Nate Amon, taken 13th overall by Milwaukee in the first round.
Amon asked about what he and Braden Burris think about joining a Bucs team minus Bobby Portas-Heryanas.
I think we see it as another challenge and luckily we're not doing it alone.
You know, we have a great organization behind this and we have great vets and great players on the team that can help us, you know, get to where we want to get to.
But I mean, at the end of the day, like Braden first said, it's about winning first and foremost and whatever we can do to do that, we're going to do it.
So that's just kind of our mentality going into it.
Baseball, the Brewers open up a three game homestand tomorrow night against the Florida Marlins.
The Brewers adding two pitchers to the roster, Lance McCullers and Colton Gordon.
from the Astros in exchange for Jaden Fielder, the son of former brewer, Prince Fielder, with sports, I'm Mike Clemens.
We are going to have more smoke in the air from those wildfires up by the boundary waters, otherwise partly cloudy, 84 are high today.
Tonight, 71 partly cloudy, warm and muggy tomorrow, 90 with a few isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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