I'm meteorologist Mace Michaels, a mostly cloudy sky tonight to few showers and storms around and alone the upper 60s.
And a cloudy day for tomorrow, scattered showers and storms, especially in the afternoon and evening.
Highs upper 70s to 80.
Drawing out for Sunday, a high around 80.
Currently, it's 77.
I'm meteorologist Mace Michaels.
Mostly cloudy tonight with some showers around and a low in the upper 60s.
A mix of sun and clouds for tomorrow, high in the upper 70s.
Showers and storms likely Friday night, Saturday into early Sunday.
It's 67 right now.
While just a couple of delays hanging on, 94 Westbound is, stop a go, 35th to Hawley, 94 Eastbound you're backed up between the Stadium Interchange and 27th.
Capital Drive still has a left lane closed in both directions between Richland Parkway and 41 Long Term until September 4th.
I'm Bonnie Green and that's your latest Total Traffic.
Our roads have gotten a little bit busier now.
4145 Northbound Police Activity continues to block a right lane at Blue Mound Road.
4145 Northbound stop and go from Mayfair to North Avenue, a crash blocks two center lanes, and to Tony in north of Hampton, an accident.
I'm Bonnie Green, and that's your latest Total Traffic.
540WAUK, Milwaukee's real news and great conversation.
And now on your FM Dial at 100.3.
Here's your Daily News Roundup.
With local news on 540WAUK on 100.3 FM, I'm Stuart J. Wattles.
Drivers can once again use part of Milwaukee's 16th Street Bridge.
Repairs have fixed a badly worn steel beam that forced the closure last December.
The bridge is now open with one lane in each direction between West Pierce and West Canal.
The reopening did come later than the city first expected.
Work on the north end of the bridge will continue into December.
Officials say the bridge will fully reopen once the larger rehab project is finished.
Students and staff at UW-Milwaukee could see improvements to classrooms, buildings, and parking.
The state has approved more than $12 million in projects there.
The newly announced state money includes $3.5 million for a classroom project at Lapham Hall.
There's another roughly 6 million going towards roofs at the Golden My Ear Library in Mitchell Hall.
The State Building Commission approved the funding as part of a $374 million package statewide.
It's all news all morning from 540WA UK on 100.3 FM.
A teenager is dead after a shooting on Milwaukee's north side.
It happened yesterday at about 9.30 in the morning.
Police say the gunman was in a car when they shot the teen who died at the scene.
Police say they've not made any arrests yet.
The incident remains under investigation.
Nobody likes road construction, but the DOT says a different approach on 894 helps save time, improve safety, and earn an award.
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials honored the Milwaukee County Project for innovation.
Workers used full weekend closures and several paving machines at once instead of working around traffic.
The DOT says that cut delays in labor costs on one of the state's busiest highways.
Milwaukee Irish Fest is underway at the Summer Fest grounds, bringing music, food, and Irish culture to the lakefront through Sunday.
The festival features 17 stages, traditional dance, Irish language presentations, and more than 35 food vendors.
New this year, a sheep herding demonstration.
This weekend is also the final weekend for the State Fair.
And that's the local update.
It's all news all morning, 6 to 9 on 540 WA UK on 100.3 FM.
News anytime at www.aukradio.com.
I'm Stuart J.
Waddles.
The pack is back and so are Green and Gold Fridays.
Your chance to gear up in team colors to unlock special deals and freebies.
The NFL pre-season starts this week and the Packers are calling on fans everywhere to revive the tradition of Green and Gold Friday.
A chance for the community to rally behind the team as they prepare for the upcoming season.
The Packers kick off their pre-season against the Steelers Thursday night, but you can still support your favorite Packers apparel to work or school on Friday to show your pride and score special discounts.
Local partners like Qdoba and Sitco are stepping up with prizes and deals for anyone decked out in team gear.
Plus, you might even see your photo on the big screen at Lambeau Field.
Share your best fan look on social media using the hashtag GGFriday for a chance to be featured on the team website and on the Tundra Vision video boards during home games throughout the year.
It's not too early to be thinking about deer hunting, as civic media's James Kelly tells us, hunters with disabilities should know about an upcoming deadline.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters with disabilities to confirm their sponsor arrangements before the 2026 gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities.
According to a press release, the hunt will take place from October 3rd to October 11th.
DNR officials say there are nearly 70,000 acres of sponsored land across the state, so hunters with disabilities should confirm their plans with their hunt sponsor by September 15th.
Eligible hunters can sign up to use one sponsored property each year and they must have a gun deer license.
I'm James Kelly for Civic Media News.
The DNR says more than 400 hunters take to the woods each year in Wisconsin through the DNR's Hunters with Disabilities program.
The man shot and killed by Madison Police last month will be laid to rest tomorrow.
A funeral for Cory Ruiz will be held in Madison.
Ben Crump Law announced the service for Ruiz, who was killed on July 22nd, will take place at Fountain of Life Church.
Reverend Al Sharpton is scheduled to give the eulogy, while Ben Crump will deliver the call to justice.
Ruiz was shot near Williamson and Baldwin Streets after officers were called on reports of an alleged burglary attempt, and Ruiz fled on a bicycle.
The encounter led to protests in Madison for weeks.
A woman and her adult son were arrested in Eau Claire this week after an overnight standoff with police.
According to reports, 57-year-old Carrie Nitman and 33-year-old Zayn Nitman threatened a young boy who rode past their home on an e-bike and sicked a dog on the child.
Police responded to the scene and engaged in a standoff with the two that ended when they reportedly tried to sneak out of the back of the home and drive away.
Police disabled the vehicle and arrested them.
The owner of a Madison Airbnb that had hidden cameras inside has been found guilty of all charges filed against him.
Patrick Sias pleaded no contest to eight counts of invasion of privacy.
He's scheduled to be sentenced on September 28.
Sias faces up to three years and six months in jail for each charge.
A fifth grade teacher in Kokona has been arrested after being accused of having sexually explicit chats with a minor.
Police say Tai Maki, a teacher from Riverview Middle School, was chatting with a suspected victim online through an app.
He was arrested Monday after detectives executed search warrants.
The Kokona area school district issued a statement saying Maki is on administrative leave.
The investigation is ongoing.
The owner of Tyrell Basin Ski Hill in Madison has pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct.
This comes after Nathaniel McGree was accused of attacking a 17-year-old boy last year and was arrested in February of 2026.
Online court records show he was found guilty of disorderly conduct and a misdemeanor charge of battery was dismissed.
McGree will have to pay off any fees related to the case.
Josie Dagman was sentenced in La Crosse County Court last week to 27 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision for the 2023 death of her boyfriend's six-year-old son, Elxavier A.J.
Pedron.
Dijkman's convictions include reckless homicide, chronic neglect of a child, and physical abuse of a child.
The convictions followed a two and a half week trial with prosecutors saying Dijkman was responsible for AJ's death.
Dijkman's defense argued AJ's father bore greater responsibility for his death and had abused her.
Dijkman cannot act as a child caretaker while under supervision and needs approval before contacting her other children.
A former Theansville police officer is facing a fine for the mistreatment of animals earlier this year.
Richard McCormick resigned from the department after shooting two dogs in April, leaving one dead.
This week, the district attorney decided against a criminal charge and issued a civil forfeiture instead, meaning McCormick could be fined up to $500.
He's scheduled to be in court in October.
The shooting wasn't reported until June by the Journal Sentinel when three women found the wounded dog and took care of him.
The National Labor Relations Board certified a landslide June 11, 2026 vote by nearly 900 registered nurses at St.
Mary's Hospital in Madison to unionize with SEIU Wisconsin.
Hospital owner SSM Health subsequently appealed the certification to the full board, prolonging a dispute over voter eligibility and election fairness.
The board dismissed the health care provider's objections, but SSM Health says the regional board did not fully investigate concerns about the election process and is exercising its right to appeal under federal labor law.
Spokesperson Lisa Adams.
Spokesperson Lisa Adams says the health system respects employees' right to choose union representation but wants a full review of the election process.
The union election is the largest private sector union vote in recent Wisconsin history with nearly 900 nurses joining.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
A come from behind win for the crew.
High on Mike Clemens with sports baseball.
The Brewers down 4-2.
Scored 3 runs in the 9th to beat the Dodgers in LA last night.
5-4.
Game 2 of the 4 game series is tonight.
NFL, the Packers lose to the Steelers in Pittsburgh.
28-9.
Quarterback Jordan Love did play in the game, leading the Packers on a 10-play drive.
The resulted in the first of three Trace Mac field goals.
Man, it was awesome.
You know, I think that was definitely the highlight of the night.
Hitting 2.
58 yard field goals.
So, um, that was awesome.
You know, making all his kicks, you know, I'm happy for him.
That was definitely the highlight of the night right there.
Love chatted with Aaron Rodgers before the game.
Matt LaFleur got to visit with the Steelers new head coach, Mike McCarthy, but not Rodgers.
Yeah, I mean, I didn't get to say hello to him.
That was a bummer.
I was hoping to see him, but certainly a guy that I've got a ton of respect for.
And, you know, as long as he's not playing the Green Bay Packers, always root for
him.
That's Packers head coach Matt LaFleur from Pittsburgh with sports.
I'm Mike Clemens.
Mostly cloudy this morning.
Gradual clearing by later this afternoon.
Our high to date 75.
Tonight rain and thunderstorms.
Low of 67 tomorrow.
Thunderstorms with some locally heavy rain.
We could get an inch to an inch and a half or more through tomorrow into tomorrow night.
Our high tomorrow 79.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
That's your Milwaukee news roundup from WAUK.
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