🌱 Patch AM: Packers, Bears Release Injury Reports Ahead Of Wild Card Matchup

Morning Green Bay! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Key Packers injuries could shape Saturday’s Wild Card showdown
• What led to hate‑crime charges after a confrontation at Colburn Park?
• Why more travelers are choosing Green Bay’s airport over bigger hubs

Also on today's calendar: Improv Comedy with Fish Sticks and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 42, low: 34.
• Friday: A bit of snow and rain, with a high of 37 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Packers, Bears Release Injury Reports Ahead Of Wild Card Matchup (patch.com) — Green Bay fans get an early look at who might suit up as the Packers prepare for a Saturday Wild Card showdown against the Bears, with several key starters listed as limited. The report details which Packers are nursing injuries, who returned as full participants, and how Chicago’s own injury issues could shape this high-stakes playoff clash.
   

2. Green Bay man charged with hate crime and threatening officers (wbay.com) — A Green Bay man is charged with multiple offenses, including hate‑crime‑enhanced counts, after an alleged armed confrontation and threats at Colburn Park. Police say he used racial slurs, displayed a handgun, and later threatened officers, leading to a $150,000 cash bond and a February 11 court date that local residents may want to follow.
   

3. Austin Straubel International Airport sees 11.7% increase in passengers from 2024-25 (wbay.com) — Passenger traffic at Green Bay’s Austin Straubel International Airport is surging, with November 2025 up 11.7% over the previous year and 2025 on track to be the busiest since 2011. Travelers are flocking to the local airport for its quick security, easy parking, and competitive fares, and airlines are responding by adding more seats and flights in and out of Green Bay.
   

4. Wisconsin diocese investigates possible canonization for local catechist who had visions of Blessed Mother (catholicvote.org) — Green Bay’s Catholic diocese is formally gathering testimony on Adele Brise, a 19th-century catechist tied to the Marian apparitions at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. Local faithful are invited to mail in personal accounts as part of a Vatican-style investigation that could lead to the region’s first canonized saint.
   

5. Wisconsin counties turn to artificial intelligence for 911 dispatch centers (wbay.com) — From a Green Bay dateline, this report explains how several large Wisconsin counties, including nearby Outagamie, are rolling out artificial intelligence to handle non-emergency 911 calls. The goal is to free up human dispatchers for true emergencies while AI systems learn local geography and routine call types.
   

📸 Around Green Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Green Bay

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Thursday January 8

• Dance Team Practice
  AHS Fieldhouse Commons
  3:30 pm
• Fantastic Flyers
  Green Bay, WI Calendar , 1660 E Shore Drive , Green Bay
  4:00 pm
• Wrestling: Boys JV-1 Match
  Ashwaubenon High School
  6:00 pm
• Wrestling: Boys Varsity Match
  Ashwaubenon High School
  6:30 pm
• Hockey: Boys Varsity Game
  Blueline Family Ice Center
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Wolf Feeding
  Green Bay, WI Calendar , 1660 E Shore Drive , Green Bay
  1:30 pm
• Dance Team Practice
  AHS Auxiliary Gym
  3:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Improv Comedy with Fish Sticks
  Cup O Joy Music Venue, 525 N Taylor St, Green Bay, WI 54303
  7:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Danen Kane at CupOJoy
  Cup O Joy , 525 N Taylor St , Green Bay
  7:30 pm

Saturday January 17

• Candlelight: Tribute to Queen
  National Railroad Museum , 2285 S Broadway , Ashwaubenon
  6:30 pm
• Bent Grass
  Cup O Joy , 525 N Taylor St , Green Bay
  7:30 pm
• Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
  National Railroad Museum , 2285 S Broadway , Ashwaubenon
  8:45 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

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