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Hi Oak Creek! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What neighbors saw after deadly gunfire at an Oak Creek apartment
  • How Oak Creek’s library is cutting your Libby wait times in 2026
  • How long will Oak Creek’s retired coal plant stay on your bill?

Also on today's calendar: Winter Break Trivia Fun on MONDAY 12/29.

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

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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

  • Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Sunday: Becoming windier with rain, temps: high: 47, low: 20.
  • Monday: Windy; a little snow, with a high of 25 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

1. Homicide Investigation Underway After 22-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot in Oak Creek Apartment Complex (hoodline.com) — Oak Creek police are investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex near South 20th Street and West College Avenue that left 22-year-old Antonio Luis Ares dead in his vehicle. Investigators say the attack appears isolated, but they’re urging anyone with information to contact Detective Ben Lockwood as residents describe a heavy police presence and multiple gunshots.
   

2. Oak Creek Public Library Joins Milwaukee County's $100K Digital Upgrade with "Lucky Day" Collection (hoodline.com) — Oak Creek Public Library is rolling out a new “Lucky Day” digital collection on January 1 that will let you instantly borrow popular e-books and audiobooks with no holds. Backed by a $5,100 city investment in Milwaukee County’s $100,000 upgrade, the library will track usage in 2026 and may boost funding to further cut wait times for in-demand titles.
   

3. As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1B on shuttered power plants (telegraphherald.com) — Oak Creek residents are still helping pay off We Energies’ aging coal plant in their backyard, part of nearly $1 billion Wisconsinites owe on shuttered or soon-to-close power plants. As massive AI-driven data centers demand huge new power supplies, regulators and lawmakers are wrestling with how to prevent another wave of costly “stranded assets” from landing on ratepayers’ bills for decades.
   

4. WIAA task force conducts initial conference realignment review (rivernewsonline.com) — Oak Creek High School is among the schools seeking changes in conference placement as the WIAA’s Conference Realignment Task Force advances several proposals for 2025-26 non-football sports. A combined plan involving Oak Creek and other Milwaukee-area schools will be reviewed Jan. 15, with final decisions expected from the WIAA Board of Control in March 2026.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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