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FBI Announces End of Temple Shooting Investigation
Authorities say attack was not directed by a white supremacist group or part of ongoing threat to Sikh community.
Mark Schaaf, Patch Staff
Mark Schaaf, Patch Staff
- Oak Creek, WI
Email: mark.schaaf@patch.com
Phone: 262-497-1633
Hometown: Prairie du Chien, WI
Birthday 5-6-85
Bio: Being a journalist is the only career I've ever wanted for myself, and I'm so blessed that I'm getting to do it professionally. I grew up reading newspapers and by the third grade, I was making my own newspapers out of printer paper and putting them out on the porch at night, so when my dad got the Wisconsin State Journal in the morning, mine would be right next to it. (true story - my parents still have the copies) I have a passion for good journalism and I'm happy to be bringing that enthusiasm to Patch.
I grew up in Prairie du Chien and attended college at UW-Eau Claire where I served as editor of The Spectator. I worked for NOW Newspapers for 3 1/2 years before heading over to Patch to be the editor in Oak Creek.
Besides journalism, I'm passionate about music (Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, Jack White) and the Milwaukee Brewers; I enjoy reading (non-fiction, mostly) and Sunday nights on HBO; and I believe Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK but he did not act alone.
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Community Celebrates Interchange, Expanded Drexel Avenue
The interchange, which officials hope will jump-start economic development, will likely open at the beginning of next week.
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All-Conference Honors Roll In For Oak Creek Athletes
With the fall sports season concluded, many Oak Creek Knights landed on all-conference teams.
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FBI To Release Details on Sikh Temple Shooting Investigation
The Milwaukee FBI office is expected to release a statement later today.
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Religious Leaflets Make Way Into 'Little Free Library'
An Oak Creek resident says doomsday-predicting pamphlets have entered into a movement to promote literacy and community.
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How Much Do School Administrators Make?
Local administrator salaries are mostly in line with other Milwaukee County districts. Use our interactive database to see which school administrators are the highest and lowest paid throughout the state of Wisconsin.
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Some Drivers Too Eager For Drexel Ave. Reopening
Police stopped several vehicles over the weekend for driving around barricades in the Drexel Avenue roadway and interchange projects.
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Cash Stolen in Break-Ins at Two Business
Two businesses in the WJ-Kuhn anchored building on Howell Avenue suffered losses.
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Marathon Gas Station is Closed
The station at the corner of Howell and Ryan has been dark for more than a week.
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YoFresh Yogurt Readies for Opening
The frozen yogurt chain is set to make its debut at the corner of Puetz and Howell.
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Wrong-Way Driver Arrested For Third OWI
A man was seen driving near 13th and Rawson in the wrong lanes and without his lights on early Thursday morning. Police arrested him in the parking lot of South Shore Cinema.
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19-Year-Old Arrested in Craigslist Robbery
A 24-year-old man trying to sell iPhones through Craigslist was robbed in an Oak Creek mobile home park Oct. 26. Police arrested a suspect Wednesday.
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Obama Praises Oak Creek Sikh Community
In his Diwali message, Obama says the country was "reminded that the beauty of America remains our diversity and our right to religious freedom" after Aug. 5 attacks.
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More Video Released From Sikh Temple Shootings
Officers can be seen closing in on gunman Wade Michael Page and asking where Lt. Brian Murphy is.
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Oak Creek Holds Line On Taxes, Spending
The municipal property tax levy stays mostly status quo, while the city spends less and employs fewer.
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20 Oak Creek Facebook Pages You Should 'Like'
Check out some of the top Oak Creek-centric pages available on Facebook.
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Vet Clinic Proposal Finds Support, Concerns
The Oak Creek Plan Commission unanimously recommended plans for a new veterinary clinic on Howell Avenue, while neighbors are concerned about a potential second business.
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Officers Recall Sikh Temple Shooting in First TV Interview
A CBS Evening News story on the Aug. 5 shootings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin includes previously-unreleased video from an Oak Creek squad car.
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Larson Elected Leader of Senate Democrats
State Sen. Chris Larson is now the minority leader of the Wisconsin state Senate.
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Ribbon-Cutting Set For Drexel Interchange
A ceremony will be held to open the interchange and an expanded Drexel Avenue on Nov. 20.
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