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🌱 Patch AM: Packers, Bears Release Injury Reports Ahead Of Wild Card Matchup
Be sure to catch Improv Comedy with Fish Sticks on the Green Bay Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Key Packers injuries emerge ahead of Wild Card clash with Bears
- How Green Bay students could directly shape new school safety measures
- Could this Green Bay drug case change how long suspects sit jailed?
Also on today's calendar: Improv Comedy with Fish Sticks and 9 more events.
Find out what's happening in Green Bayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Green Bayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, with a high of 41 and low of 35 degrees.
- Friday: A bit of snow and rain, temps: high: 40, low: 27.
- Saturday: Intermittent wet snow, 2-4", with a high of 33 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Packers, Bears Release Injury Reports Ahead Of Wild Card Matchup (patch.com) — Green Bay fans get a detailed look at the Packers’ injury situation as the team prepares for Saturday night’s Wild Card showdown against the Bears at Soldier Field. Several key Packers, including Warren Brinson and Dontayvion Wicks, were limited in Tuesday’s walk-through, while Bo Melton sat out, and Green Bay enters the playoffs as a slight road favorite. 
2. Green Bay Board of Education discusses safety with intra-city student council (wbay.com) — Green Bay students and school leaders are working together on new safety efforts, including a proposed student-led “school safety ambassador” program for the Green Bay Area Public School District. Sparked by a September gun incident at Preble High School, the ambassadors would help shape drills, procedures, and communication, giving students a stronger voice in how safety is handled in their buildings.
3. Green Bay drug ring suspect asks for charges to be dismissed due to lengthy court delays (fox11online.com) — A defendant tied to an alleged Chicago-to-Green Bay drug ring is asking an appeals court to throw out his Brown County case, arguing long delays in getting a lawyer and a preliminary hearing violated his rights. His attorney also wants a new rule that would free jailed defendants without counsel after seven days, a change that could significantly affect Green Bay-area courts.
4. UWGB reaches construction milestone on new Cofrin Technology and Education Center (wbay.com) — UW-Green Bay has placed the final structural beam on its new five-story, $101 million Cofrin Technology and Education Center, which will replace the aging Cofrin Library. The project, years in the making, is designed as a modern hub for students, faculty, and the wider Green Bay community, with completion expected in spring 2027.
5. WE THE PEOPLE: The history of booyah, a Belgian dish that's become a northeast Wisconsin tradition (wbay.com) — A Green Bay cook is keeping the region’s beloved booyah tradition simmering daily at his Booyah Shed, using slow-cooked chicken and big kettles to serve locals hearty comfort food. The story traces booyah’s Belgian roots in northeast Wisconsin and how it evolved into a staple at church picnics, festivals, and family gatherings across the area.
📸 Around Green Bay
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Green Bay
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- Hockey: Boys Varsity Game
Blueline Family Ice Center
7:00 pm - Wolf Feeding
Green Bay, WI Calendar , 1660 E Shore Drive , Green Bay
1:30 pm - Dance Team Practice
AHS Auxiliary Gym
3:30 pm - Basketball: Boys JV-2 Game
Ashwaubenon High School
5:40 pm - Basketball: Girls JV-2 Game
De Pere High School
5:40 pm - Basketball: Boys JV-1 Game
Ashwaubenon High School
5:45 pm - Basketball: Girls JV-1 Game
De Pere High School
5:45 pm - Improv Comedy with Fish Sticks
Cup O Joy Music Venue, 525 N Taylor St, Green Bay, WI 54303
7:30 pm - Danen Kane at CupOJoy
Cup O Joy , 525 N Taylor St , Green Bay
7:30 pm - 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
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
Friday January 16
Saturday January 17
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💬 Chatter
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Bentley was LOST on January 7, 2026 in Green Bay, WI 54311 near Golden Meadow Dr & Valley Heights Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information… (Nextdoor Lombardi) - This little pup was at my door about 30 minutes ago.
I saw it on my Ring and went outside to see if he/she was still there but no luck. I’m on Hillside Heights. (Nextdoor Bellevue-I43/172)
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