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Police Report: Janitor Dispute and Soccer Brawl
Latest police calls include arrests for battery at the Brookfield Indoor Soccer Complex, a traffic dispute at Dixon Elementary School and more.
Lisa Sink, Patch Staff
Lisa Sink, Patch Staff
- Brookfield, WI
A Green Bay native with a journalism degree and criminology and law studies minor from Marquette University, Lisa Sink comes to Patch.com after working for more than 15 years at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / JSOnline.com and the Milwaukee Sentinel. She also has freelanced for other media, such as the Business Journal, Wisconsin Builder magazine and the American Planning Association.
Way back in those heady college days, Lisa says she naively thought she had life figured out. But then she got married, bought a house and had two children. And she learned that life is messy and learning is a lifelong adventure.
Learning about new people and ideas is what keeps Lisa in journalism during this uncertain time for the industry. Patch.com will offer her new editing and managerial challenges that she is sure to stumble upon. But then she'll get up and keep moving.
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Brookfield|News|
Week In Review: Festive Parties And Somber Gatherings
The week included celebrations of classic gaming and autism awareness, and ended with solemn memorial services for Lindsay Huenink.
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Brookfield Central Senior Touched Many Lives
More than 1,000 people attended memorial services Saturday for Lindsay Huenink, who was killed in a train crash early Wednesday.
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Brookfield|News|
Moe and Brunner Seek Open Elmbrook Seat
The candidates for Elmbrook School Board differ on whether to close an elementary school to address budget gaps and excess building capacity.
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Brookfield|News|
Schultz and Kormanik Challenge Wilson For School Board
Incumbent School Board member Kathryn Wilson and her two election challengers, Sandra Schultz and Nancy Kormanik, disagree on adding 4K and closing schools.
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Student Killed in Brookfield Train Crash
Brookfield Central senior who 'touched everyone' was walking along the railroad tracks about 3 a.m.
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Brookfield|News|
Absentee Balloting Exceeds 2009 Levels
The number of absentee ballots cast in the City of Brookfield already exceeds the total in 2009 for the last state Supreme Court race.
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Hotel Guest Arrested for Lewd Behavior
Brookfield Suites guest was referred to Waukesha County district attorney's office for charges.
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"Hug Me, I'm Radioactive"
A road rage dispute ends with a driver scaring off another motorist by saying she was "radioactive."
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Brookfield|News|
Elmbrook WKCE Scores Are High With Some Declines
Eighth grade test scores improved in language, math and reading, while fourth and tenth grade scores dipped in math and reading.
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Brookfield|News|
Burned McDonalds Food Brings Firefighters
McMuffin sets off fire alarm
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Brookfield|News|
Police Report: Election Sign Disputes and Pellet Guns
Latest police calls include a string of incidents at businesses along Capitol Drive.
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Waukesha, WI|News|
Update on I-94 Lane Closures
Two new I-94 entrance ramps in Waukesha County were closed Saturday and will be closed until June.
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Brookfield|News|
Update on I-94 Lane Closures
Two new I-94 entrance ramps in Waukesha County were closed Saturday and will be closed until June.
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Brookfield|News|
Town of Brookfield Takes Center Stage
The governor signed a bill at Town Hall, and a resident started an effort to change the town into a village.
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Resident Starts Petition to Incorporate Town of Brookfield as a Village
Town resident Jay Walt has started the formal paperwork to seek state approval for the Town of Brookfield to become a village.
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
If the Town of Brookfield approves the Poplar Creek redevelopment, these long-familiar town businesses could be razed.
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Brookfield|News|
Governor Signs Bill to Pave Way for Von Maur Project
New law gives town unique authority for Von Maur redevelopment and said he would consider expanding the authority to all towns.
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Elmbrook Education Foundation Raises $20K
The foundation's Winter Social event at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts raised money for scholarships and grants to Elmbrook schools.
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Dixon Principal Honored as WI Principal of the Year
Dixon Elementary School Principal Jeanne Siegenthaler fights back tears as she accepts award as Wisconsin's Elementary School Principal of the Year.
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