🌱 How a quiet Maplewood apartment complex became a tragic crime scene

Greetings Maplewood! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a quiet Maplewood apartment complex became a tragic crime scene
• Why an autism advocate brought Santa and $1,000 to Maplewood

Also on today's calendar: "Love Has Come" a Spirit Song Christmas Concert and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold; p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 19 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Morning flurries, then colder, temps: high: 20, low: -12.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -2 and low of -15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Family remembers woman killed in Maplewood apartment complex (kare11.com) — A 55-year-old woman was fatally shot Wednesday morning in the Pondview Apartment Homes in Maplewood, and police say a man known to her was later found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in her unit. Her son, who drove from St. Cloud expecting she would survive, is remembering her as a beloved mother, chef, and dog lover while investigators continue to gather details.
   

• Autism advocate rewards bus driver who rescued a non-verbal boy from Lake Owasso (audacy.com) — A Twin Cities school bus driver is being praised after wading into Lake Owasso to pull a 4-year-old boy to safety, with the child now recovered. Autism advocate Sheletta Brundidge later surprised the driver with flowers, a $1,000 check, and recognition during a training session at Schmitty & Sons in Maplewood, highlighting the risks autistic children face around water and her efforts to support families.
   

📸 Around Maplewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maplewood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• "Love Has Come" a Spirit Song Christmas Concert
  Woodbury Lutheran Church - Valley Creek Campus, 7380 Afton Rd, Woodbury
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Baby & Me Storytime
  Ramsey County Library - Maplewood , 3025 Southlawn Dr , Maplewood
  10:30 am
• Public Health in Public Places: Rondo
  Rondo Community Outreach Library , 461 North Dale Street , Saint Paul
  12:00 pm
• Black American Computer Literacy Class
  Rondo Community Outreach Library , 461 North Dale Street , Saint Paul
  3:30 pm
• Highland Park at Hill-Murray
  Hill-Murray School , 2625 Larpenteur Ave E , Maplewood
  7:00 pm
• The R Factor Live
  The Dog House Bar & Grill , 2029 Woodlynn Ave , St Paul
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Winter Holiday Flea Market Event
  Maplewood YMCA Community Center , 2100 White Bear Ave , Maplewood
  10:00 am
• GLOW Holiday Festival
  CHS Field , 360 N Broadway St , St Paul
  5:00 pm
• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - St. Paul, MN
  The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - St. Paul , MN , St Paul
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Art and Play
  Oakdale Library , 125 , Oakdale
  10:00 am
• Virtual Interviewing Workshop
  Maplewood Library , 3025 Southlawn Drive , Maplewood
  2:00 pm
• Homework Center
  Rondo Community Outreach Library , 461 North Dale Street , Saint Paul
  4:00 pm
• Twilight Yoga
  Oakdale Discovery Center , 4444 Hadley Ave N , Oakdale
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

St. Paul

• In the shadow of ICE, a St. Paul neighborhood store steps in to feed its community (startribune.com)

White Bear Lake

• Matters of Record for Dec. 10, 2025 (duluthnewstribune.com)

Minneapolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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