Milwaukee, WI
Trump rally shooting: RNC Milwaukee, delegates feel ripple effect
MILWAUKEE – Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, was wounded Saturday in what law enforcement is investigating as an assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally.
In a statement on social media, Trump said he was “shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.” He still plans to attend the Republican National Convention.
“I think it’s pretty awful. I’m glad he’s OK,” said Wisconsin resident Christian Walters. “I think there’s no room for that in any of our politics, regardless of where anybody stands. I was really pleased to see previous presidents of both parties come out and condemn this.”
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What it means for the RNC
With the RNC days away in Milwaukee, will the event or security plans change? The stage is already set inside Fiserv Forum.
“I was shocked, I was saddened that our politics have come to this in our country,” said Milwaukee resident Kate Lewis. “We want our city to be represented as the great city that it is when the entire world is watching us, and to have this happen on the eve of the convention here is troubling.”
The RNC and the Trump campaign said: “President Trump looks forward to joining you all in Milwaukee as we proceed with our convention.”
Republican Party leaders picked Milwaukee to host the convention more than 700 days ago, and the security plan has been in the works for more than a year. The Secret Service said everything has been considered – including radiological and biological threats.
Delegates react
Delegates are already converging on Milwaukee. Those who spoke to FOX6 News were shocked and expecting the events in Pennsylvania will bring heightened security to the RNC.
“I think people are going to be more attuned, looking around, not feeling so safe anymore,” said Wisconsin delegate Patty Reiman, who told FOX6 she was in the middle of a foreign press interview when she learned about the shooting.
“There is no excuse for what we are witnessing today on July 13, and this will go down in history,” she added.
A Pennsylvania delegate who is already in Milwaukee said the shooting has put a somber mood over the RNC.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Admirals lose to IceHogs in shootout
ROCKFORD, Ill. – Andreas Athanasiou scored the winner to lead the Rockford IceHogs to a 5-4 shootout win over the Milwaukee Admirals Saturday at BMO Center.
By the numbers:
The IceHogs scored twice in the best-of-three shootout to beat the Ads in the skills competition 2-1. Cole Guttman and Athanasiou both tallied. Cal O’Reilly had Milwaukee’s lone goal in the shootout against Rockford goalie Mitchell Weeks.
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The first period featured lucky bounces and power-play goals for both teams as they combined for six goals. Milwaukee scored the first goal at 4:47 when he skated with the puck from the left circle into the slot and ripped a shot past IceHogs goalie Mitchell Weeks. It was Rolston’s seventh goal of the American Hockey League season and his sixth goal with the Admirals. Joakim Kemell and Chad Nychuk picked up the assists.
Rockford tied the game at 1-1 when Cavan Fitzgerald dumped the puck from the neutral zone off the left wing glass. The puck took a bad hop off a stanchion and dribbled into the net past Ads goalie Magnus Chrona at 10:48.
The IceHogs stretched the lead to 2-1 when Brett Seney deflected a shot from the left wing boards past Chrona at 12:20.
Athanasiou built Rockford’s lead to 3-1 with a power play goal at 12:33 of the first period right off the face-off. That was the last shot Chrona faced for the evening as he was replaced by Ethan Haider.
Haider, who had been recalled by Milwaukee from ECHL Atlanta on Fri., Jan, 31, made his AHL debut and stopped all six Rockford shots taken against him in the first frame.
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The Admirals’ offense started to move. The team went on the power play for the first time at 14:55 when Dmitry Kuzmin went to the box for hooking. During the power play, Kemell loaded up to shoot from the right circle. As the IceHogs raced to defend him, Kemell slid a pass through the slot to Anders Bjork, and he snapped it into the goal for his third of the season at 16:14. Spencer Stastney also picked up an assist one the tally.
Milwaukee tied the game 3-3 at 19:15 of the first period when Jake Lucchini, from the right corner, sent the puck to the crease looking for Ozzy Wiesblatt. The puck bounced into the net off defenseman Fitzgerald for Lucchini’s 11th marker of the year. Wiesblatt and Stastney recorded the helpers.
After six first-period goals, only one was scored in the second frame. Milwaukee’s Ondrej Pavel had the puck on the right wing boards. His initial shot was blocked back to him so he skated to the face-off dot and whipped the shot inside the opposite post for his second goal in as many games. Kyle Marino and Ryan Ufko assisted.
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The IceHogs tied the game 4-4 at :41 of the third period when Samuel Savoie tapped a behind-the-back pass from Athanasiou into the net.
Haider stopped 22 of 23 shots in his AHL debut and took the shootout loss.
What’s next:
The Admirals return to action on Friday, Feb. 7. The team hosts the Grand Rapids Griffins at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
The Source: The Milwaukee Admirals released information for this report.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee police release photos of woman wanted in Thanksgiving shooting
Milwaukee police recently released photos of a woman suspected in a Thanksgiving shooting and are asking the public for help identifying her.
The woman is a suspect in a shooting that occurred at 7:10 p.m. Nov. 28 in the 4200 block of West Thurston Avenue, Milwaukee police said.
The suspected shooter was inside a vehicle when she opened fire at another vehicle, injuring someone inside, police said.
The woman is believed to be between 20 to 30 years old and has long black braided hair, according to a police news release. She was last seen wearing a long black winter coat, a white turtleneck, green camouflage pants and black-and-white Converse-style shoes.
The suspect’s vehicle is a dark-colored Nissan Maxima, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 414-935-7360. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or using P3 Tips.
David Clarey is a public safety reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He can be reached at dclarey@gannett.com.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Housing Authority short on cash after misuse of $2.8 million in funds
Cavalier Johnson and Gwen Moore talk about the impact of frozen federal funds
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore talk about the impact of frozen federal funds on Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Housing Authority executives are scrambling to cut costs, after the agency’s new chief financial officer discovered that more than $2.8 million in rental assistance funds were misused by his predecessors.
Between 2019 and 2022, the Housing Authority’s former director of finance improperly pulled restricted federal funds out of the Section 8 rent assistance program to cover cash needs in other divisions of the agency, according to the CFO’s discovery.
Those transfers were used to cover a number of expenses — including administrative payroll and costs from construction projects that had gone over budget.
As a consequence, the Housing Authority says it is running an average of 45 days behind on paying its expenditures. The agency also has fallen behind on its pension fund contributions, and costs from its development projects currently exceed the amount covered by construction loans.
Now, executives are making major cuts to help “stop the bleeding.” On Thursday, 20 Housing Authority employees were laid off to bring down expenses.
New finance hire solved $3 million mystery
The dramatic discovery — disclosed publicly during a special meeting of the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on Friday afternoon — solves a mystery that confounded agency leaders, the mayor’s office and federal regulators for nearly two years.
In April 2023, federal auditors reported finding more than $3 million in “unexplained variances” on the Housing Authority’s bank balance. After nearly two years, the agency’s finance team had failed to reconcile that cash balance.
Brad Leak — who joined the Housing Authority’s finance team in November and was promoted to be its chief financial officer on Jan. 19 — was able to trace that cash within a matter of months.
The revelation also comes after a dramatic leadership shakeup inside the agency.
All but one member of the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners are new appointees, and a slew of top executives have either retired or resigned in recent months — including Willie Hines, the agency’s controversial top executive and Fernando Aniban, the Housing Authority’s second-in-command and former chief financial officer.
Other recent departures include Finance Director Rick Koffarnus, Housing Choice Voucher Program Director Jackie Martinez and Warren Jones, vice president of construction for the Housing Authority’s development arm.
No evidence employees pocketed funds, more investigation promised
The use of restricted federal funds for unauthorized purposes is “improper and illegal under federal regulation,” Leak said in his address to the board Friday.
But Leak and Acting Secretary-Executive Director Ken Barbeau say they have not found evidence that the funds were pocketed for personal expenses — only that they were improperly transferred within the agency.
A recent forensic audit, which reviewed every financial record within the Section 8 rent assistance program, also did not find any evidence that employees had pocketed agency money.
That forensic audit, however, did not review financial records in other divisions of the Housing Authority — including within its real estate development arm Travaux, Inc.
Now, as these findings come to light, board is discussing the possibility of another forensic audit to examine other parts of the agency, Barbeau said.
Board chair vows ‘it’s a new day’ for the Housing Authority
Chairperson Charlotte Hayslett, who grew up in public housing and joined the board in November, became emotional as she apologized to residents on behalf of the organization.
“This is an embarrassment,” Hayslett said, adding: “It’s a new day here. I can’t impress upon you enough: It’s a new day here.”
As Hayslett thanked him for immediately coming forward with his findings, Leak wiped away tears.
Hayslett also spoke directly to local nonprofit Common Ground, which has spent the past two years organizing public housing residents and lobbying for reform of the Housing Authority.
“Thank you for that bullhorn,” she said. “Had it not been for you giving voice to the voiceless, people still would’ve been in place doing what they were doing.”
In a statement Friday, Common Ground leaders called for since-departed executives to be held accountable.
“We smelled smoke,” Common Ground tenants and organizers said. “Here’s the fire.”
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