🌱 Car Crashes Into House + Man Charged With Bus Killing

Good morning, Menomonee Falls. Ethan Duran here with the Tuesday newsletter. Let's get started.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and mild. High: 46 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories today in Menomonee Falls:

1. A car crashed into a home near Main and Rock Pointe in Menomonee Falls, and caused a gas leak in the basement. (WDJT)
2. A Florida man was charged Friday with first-degree intentional homicide after he was accused of stabbing and killing a man on a Pewaukee bus. (Greater Milwaukee Today)
3. A former Waukesha alderwoman's bond has been set to $10K after she was charged with multiple felonies. (Waukesha Patch)
4. Check out Menomonee Falls weekday events here. (Menomonee Falls Patch)
5. Here are the latest job openings in the Menomonee Falls area. (Menomonee Falls Patch)
6. See Saturday's high school sports results for basketball, wrestling and gymnastics. (Post-Crescent)
7. Get scores for boys' and girls' Friday high school basketball games. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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Today in Menomonee Falls:

From my notebook:

• Ben Franklin Elementary: "Mrs. Skalla’s 4K class is learning how to play the Dreidel game." (Facebook)
• Shady Lane Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "Power has been restored. The school is warming up and we have power in all of our rooms, and phones are working again. Thanks for your patience!" (Facebook)
• Menomonee Falls Community Education & Recreation: "Our very own Recreation Supervisor, Dan Zeroth talks Flag Rugby and Wisconsin Tag Rugby this morning on 1250 AM The Fan. Check it out!" (Facebook)
• North Middle School: "Financial Life Skills Classes attend Junior Achievement this week! It was a great opportunity to learn about personal finances, budgeting and ways to save money! We appreciated the MFHS high school volunteers and North alumni who helped ..." (Facebook)
• Shady Lane Elementary School Menomonee Falls: "Shady Lane is experiencing a power supply issue that affects the heat in the building. We are currently operating at a safe temperature of 60 degrees and will continue to keep the school in session as nearly all classrooms have natural l..." (Facebook)
• School District of Menomonee Falls: "Applications are now being accepted for students to apply for one of the five Career Academies: - Business - Creative - Healthcare - STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) - Educator" (Facebook)
• Menomonee Falls High School: "Interested in joining a Career Academy?" (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, SE Menomonee Falls: "Mechanic - I’m looking for a good mechanic in the Menomonee Falls area. - My car’s heat is only working at highway speeds so I need to have the problem diagnosed and fixed. I’d prefer not to go to the dealership since they charge crazy a..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Creekwood Highlands: "Cleaning Person - Does anyone have a good recommendation on a cleaning person or service? We ‘d like to have someone do a thorough house cleaning prior to the holidays. Thanks! Ken" (Nextdoor)
• Joseph from Nextdoor's Community Engagement Team, Nextdoor: "Shoveling safety tips and getting/offering help shoveling - Neighbors, Did you know that about 11,500 people visit the emergency room every year due to snow shoveling injuries? If you need help shoveling or wish to offer your assistan..." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, SE Menomonee Falls: "Spectrum Mobile - Does anyone have experience about Spectrum Mobile that you can share? - How is the coverage? Reliability of service?" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Shady Lane and Roosevelt: "Does anyone know why the Arby's on County Line Rd has been closed since Friday Dec. - 10th? I'm guessing short staffed?????" (Nextdoor)

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— Ethan Duran

About me: I'm a Milwaukeean keeping watch over the state of Wisconsin. You can reach me at ethan.duran@patch.com.