🌱 Milwaukee Girl Shot + 100th Birthday

Up and at 'em, Caledonia! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing around Caledonia today.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and bitterly cold. High: 14 Low: 6.

Here are the top stories today in Caledonia:

1. A Milwaukee girl was shot and killed, now the father is charged with reckless homicide. 47-year-old Michael Huddleston admitted to shooting his daughter and called his actions a "mistake," prosecutors said.
2. Centarian Pete Christofferson celebrated his 100th birthday in a Caledonia senior living community Thursday. The manager of the property calls Christofferson "just such a firecracker."
3. Check the latest hospital capacity in the Caledonia area. Wisconsin hospitals are backed up due to the influx of COVID-19 patients and Patch is keeping track of local hospital numbers. (Caledonia Patch)

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