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Hi there, Milwaukee! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Are you on Milwaukee’s list of 23,000 at-risk drivers?
  • How one Milwaukee family’s loss highlights a deadly year on city streets
  • What went wrong for the Badgers in Milwaukee against Western Michigan?

Also on today's calendar: Jeff Dunham: Artificial Intelligence Tour and 6 more events.

Find out what's happening in Milwaukeefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Milwaukeefor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Tuesday: Some snow in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 25 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Wednesday: A little snow in the p.m., temps: high: 22, low: 3.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very cold, with a high of 13 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tens of thousands of Milwaukee drivers face car towing deadline for unpaid parking tickets (tmj4.com) — Milwaukee drivers with five or more unpaid parking tickets have only days left before a new city towing policy kicks back in, putting their vehicles at real risk. A recent ordinance now requires habitual violators to address outstanding tickets, not just towing fees, with options for payment plans and multiple ways to pay online, by phone, mail, or at police district kiosks.
   

• Milwaukee mom of 4 killed crossing street one block from home, DUI driver arrested (scallywagandvagabond.com) — Milwaukee residents are mourning 48-year-old Robin Dieringer, a mother of four and breast cancer survivor, who was fatally struck by a suspected impaired driver just a block from her home near 41st and Townsend. Police arrested the driver, and family members are calling for justice and urging drivers to slow down as Milwaukee traffic deaths continue to mount.
   

• 3 things that stood out from Wisconsin men's hockey's loss to Western Michigan (chippewa.com) — Badgers men’s hockey dropped a game to Western Michigan in Milwaukee, with key missed chances like a Christian Fitzgerald breakaway standing out. The story also revisits Joe Pavelski’s memorable 2006 NCAA Frozen Four run in Milwaukee, highlighting past championship moments at the Bradley Center that many local fans still remember vividly.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Are you feeling like Rosie this morning?
    It dropped 20 degrees again overnight and my girl had to be coaxed with cheese to go outside and do her business. Please stay safe out on the roads… (Nextdoor Rufus King)
  • So I ran over a darn nail.
    first time on the vehicle I am driving getting a flat woke up yesterday and it being Sunday no real shops were open I did a quick search and waheeds… (Nextdoor Riverwest-NOLO)
  • Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants posted a job opening for Housekeeping Room Attendant - Kimpton Journeyman Hotel in Milwaukee. Apply here.
  • Oshkosh Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician/Janitor in Milwaukee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milwaukee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wauwatosa

  • Wauwatosa police investigate Mayfair Mall robbery reports (fox6now.com)
  • Ways to keep your kids entertained over winter break (spectrumnews1.com)
  • 'First Day Hikes' at Wisconsin State Parks on New Year's Day (fox6now.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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