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• What investigators say happened inside a Franklin strip club’s VIP lounge

Also on today's calendar: Miracle on 34th Street and 5 more events.

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• Saturday: A snow shower in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 27, low: 22.
• Monday: Ice, then rain, with a high of 39 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Four men arrested in Franklin strip club human trafficking case (wisn.com) — Four men have been charged after a long-running human trafficking investigation centered on the On the Border Gentlemen’s Club in Franklin near 27th and Elm Road. Prosecutors say women were coerced, abused, and forced to surrender earnings, with some sex acts allegedly occurring in the club’s VIP lounge. The club remains open while the case proceeds in court.
   

📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Miracle on 34th Street
  Martin Luther High School, 5201 S 76th St, Greendale
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Forte Theatre Company presents: Miracle on 34th Street
  Martin Luther High School, 5201 S 76th St, Greendale
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Nuncrackers
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  2:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Winter Break Trivia Fun on MONDAY 12/29
  130 W Ryan Rd , Oak Creek
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Happy Elvis Eve!
  Sunset Playhouse , 700 Wall St , Elm Grove
  7:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• Hope for the Holidays

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Stuff the Sleigh 5K
  5530 Middle Rd , Racine
  4:00 pm
• Stuff the Sleigh 5K Run/Walk - Caledonia, WI
  5530 Middle Rd , Racine
  4:00 pm
• SOLD OUT!! NEW DUELING PIANOS @ THE MUSKEGO FABHOUSE
  The Muskego FABhouse , S76W17745 Janesville Rd , Muskego
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Family singalong, Southridge Mall
  Southridge Mall , 5300 S 76th St , Greendale
  11:00 am
• Miracle on 34th Street
  Martin Luther High School , 5201 S 76th St , Greendale
  12:00 pm

Monday December 22

• No School - Winter Break
  Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Reports of fire prompting evacuation at Mayfair mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
  11:47AM on Dec 18: Reports suggest that the mall has reopened following either a small fire or a fire drill, per local social media sources. As a… (Nextdoor )

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(02008) - 7352 W Rawson Ave in Franklin. Apply here.
• Aerotek posted a job opening for Electrical Assembler in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greendale

• Seeing Santa to Maxximize your merriment (wtmj.com)

Greenfield

• AI-powered police cameras face pushback from Wisconsin communities (wpr.org)
• MKE Music Rewind: ‘Song Sung Blue' documentary (2008) (milwaukeerecord.com)
• "90s baby living in a 50s Christmas": The Greenfield Christmas collector with thousands of vintage decorations (tmj4.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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