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In today's newsletter:

  • Milwaukee mourns young father killed in south side crash
  • See what’s debuting in Milwaukee Rep’s newly revamped studio space
  • How a Milwaukee teen’s shoe sale turned into an armed robbery

Also on today's calendar: Kids & Screens and 9 more events.

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  • Saturday: A mix of snow and rain, temps: high: 36, low: 25.
  • Sunday: Morning snow showers; windy, with a high of 33 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Milwaukee father dies in crash days before 30th birthday (wisn.com) — A 29-year-old Milwaukee father, D’Monte Owens, was killed late Wednesday in a crash at 76th and Morgan on the city’s south side, just days before his 30th birthday. Family and friends are mourning a devoted dad who leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter and was weeks away from a wedding celebration abroad.
   

• Milwaukee Rep announces opening date, first production for Herro-Franke studio (biztimes.com subscription) — Milwaukee theater fans can look forward to the newly reimagined Herro-Franke Studio at Milwaukee Rep opening with Ayad Akhtar’s play “McNeal” from Feb. 10 to March 22. The intimate black-box space now offers flexible seating, expanded production capabilities, and upgraded amenities as part of the broader Associated Bank Theater Center renovation project.
   

• 14-year-old robbed at gunpoint trying to sell shoes, 2 arrested (wisn.com) — A Milwaukee 14-year-old was robbed at gunpoint in nearby Cudahy while trying to sell $200 shoes, leading to the arrest of two South Milwaukee teens and recovery of the gun and shoes. Cudahy and South Milwaukee police, along with Milwaukee County juvenile and criminal justice facilities, are now handling referred armed robbery charges.
   

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  • Wauwatosa house fire: 1 person taken to hospital, pet found dead (fox6now.com)
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