Marathon runners for Newtown safe, finished before blasts

Marathon runners for Newtown safe, finished before blasts

(CNN) -- Six members of the Newtown Strong team who ran the Boston Marathon on Monday are OK, according to a Facebook post from the group."Members of the Newtown Strong team which ran in today's marathon are safe.

Flights from Boston land in Milwaukee Monday night

Flights from Boston land in Milwaukee Monday night

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Some flights from Boston landed in Milwaukee Monday night, April 15th -- following the devastating bombings during the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon.Among the passengers was former state Assembly Speaker John Gard -- who ran the marathon Monday.FOX6's Mike Lowe was at Mitchell International Airport speaking with travelers returning home Monday night.

Doctors amputate limbs, remove ball bearings from bomb victims

Doctors amputate limbs, remove ball bearings from bomb victims

(CNN) -- The full horror of Monday's bomb attacks in Boston was reflected in emergency rooms across the city as doctors were forced to perform amputations and treat injuries normally expected on a battlefield.Around 11 p.m. ET, at least 144 people were reported to have been taken to hospital with wounds sustained from the blasts that brought terror and chaos to the city's annual marathon race.Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed, while at least 17 people are reported to be in a critical condition.Designed to propel shrapnelImages in the immediate aftermath showed people being carried away on stretchers -- one man in a wheelchair had blood all over his face and legs.While many patients were treated for cuts and scrapes, doctors have also been "pulling ball bearings out of people in the emergency room," suggesting the bombs were designed to propel shrapnel, according to one terrorism expert briefed on the Boston blasts.Medical teams have also carried out at least 10 amputations and treated many leg injuries, suggesting the device was low to the ground, according to CNN's Deborah Feyerick.Among the 28 people taken to the city's Brigham and Women's Hospital, the most common types of injuries are to the bone and tissue, hospital spokesman Tom Langford told CNN.He said nine of those patients have potentially limb-threatening wounds.

BloodCenter of WI sending O-negative blood to Boston

BloodCenter of WI sending O-negative blood to Boston

WAUWATOSA (WITI) -- As hospitals in Boston were inundated Monday, April 15th with Boston Marathon explosion victims -- Froedtert Hospital officials said they, too are prepared to handle the type of situation that occurred in Boston.Froedtert Hospital is a Level One Trauma Center and is prepared to handle the types of trauma that were experienced by many of the victims of the explosions at the Boston Marathon.Dr.

Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi weighs in on Boston tragedy

Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi weighs in on Boston tragedy

OAK CREEK (WITI) -- Two members of the Oak Creek Fire Department were running the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15th -- when several were injured after two explosions went off.Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi had only been mayor of Oak Creek for four months when a gunman opened fire at the Sikh Temple, killing a half dozen people.That happened on August 5th.Scaffidi remembers it well, and can easily imagine what the people and officials of Boston are going through."My thoughts and prayers go out to the folks in Boston.

WCTC's Criminal Justice Dean Brian Dorow on Boston bombings

WCTC's Criminal Justice Dean Brian Dorow on Boston bombings

WAUKESHA (WITI) -- Brian Dorow is the Dean of Criminal Justice at Waukesha County Technical College.Dorow appeared on FOX6 News following the explosions at the Boston Marathon to talk about law enforcement's response to a mass tragedy.

Pres. Obama issues statement on deadly explosions in Boston

Pres. Obama issues statement on deadly explosions in Boston

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama said Monday he ordered the "full resources" of the federal government to respond to the Boston bombings on Monday, including increased security around the United States as necessary.Pledging a full investigation to find out what happened, Obama said any individuals or groups responsible for what he called the "senseless" loss will "feel the full weight of justice."The president spoke to reporters at the White House a few hours after explosions rocked an area near the finish line of Monday's Boston Marathon."I've directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people, increase security around the United States, as necessary, and investigate what happened," Obama said.Saying that "we still do not know who did this or why," Obama urged against jumping to conclusions in his statement that refrained from calling the explosions terrorism."But make no mistake: we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this," Obama said. "We'll find out why they did this.

Flights banned over Boston Marathon blast site

Flights banned over Boston Marathon blast site

BOSTON (CNN) -- As the horror of explosions near the finish line of the nation's most famous marathon sank in, government officials mobilized to respond on Monday afternoon.FBI director Robert Mueller briefed President Barack Obama by telephone, the White House said.All off duty-police officers in Boston were told to report to their districts, CNN affiliate WHDH reported, and the Red Cross sent additional blood products to Boston-area hospitals, spokeswoman Anne Marie Borrego said.Aviation authorities banned planes from flying over of the site of the explosion, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Milwaukee Police Department monitoring events in Boston

Milwaukee Police Department monitoring events in Boston

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Police Department's Intelligence Fusion Center and the Southeastern Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center (STAC) are monitoring the events in Boston.Members of the public are reminded to report suspicious activity to law enforcement at www.wiwatch.org, or by calling 1-877-WIWATCH (1-877-949-2824).Additional information on suspicious activity indicators can also be found at www.wiwatch.org.