🌱 How a vehicle fire is disrupting I-43 through River Hills today

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• How a vehicle fire is disrupting I-43 through River Hills today

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 45 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Some sun, breezy and colder, temps: high: 28, low: 23.
• Saturday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 11 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vehicle fire closes I-43 SB at Brown Deer Road (tmj4.com) — A vehicle fire has shut down I-43 southbound at the Brown Deer Road exit in River Hills, and authorities expect the closure to last about an hour. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is on scene, and drivers are urged to use alternate routes while the situation is handled.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• First Grade Winter Show
  Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217
  1:30 pm
• Brown Deer & Glendale Intake Court
  Glendale, WI Calendar , 5909 N Milwaukee River Parkway , Glendale
  3:00 pm
• PARKWAY WINTER PLAY PERFORMANCE
  Glendale-River Hills SD Milwaukee, WI 53209
  4:00 pm
• Intake Court
  Council Chambers , 5909 N Milwaukee River Parkway , Glendale
  5:00 pm
• Whitefish Bay Police Department Neighborhood Watch Meeting
  Whitefish Bay, WI Calendar Milwaukee, WI 53217
  7:00 pm
• HS Band Concert
  Whitefish Bay Hi Milwaukee, WI 53217
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• 4th Grade Field Trip (Deane)
  Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217
• Cozy Winter Gear Day!
  Stormonth El Milwaukee, WI 53217
• Fine Arts Assembly
  Whitefish Bay Hi Milwaukee, WI 53217
• Hot Chocolate w/HS Principal
  Whitefish Bay Hi Milwaukee, WI 53217
  7:45 am
• Audubon Toddlers: Who’s Getting Sleepy?
  Schlitz Audubon Nature Center , Schlitz Audubon Center , 1111 E Brown Deer Rd , Bayside
  9:30 am
• Playdate at the Library
  Brown Deer Public Library , 4301 W Brown Deer Rd , Brown Deer
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Two right lanes are cleared on the I-43 southbound on-ramp from Brown Deer westbound in Milwaukee County due to a fire.
  7:28PM on Dec 16: All lanes are blocked on the I-43 southbound on ramp from Brown Deer westbound due to a fire. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Brown Deer

• WED AM News: Circulating bill would make changes to WEDC grant program; Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa files suit challenging Line 5 reroute permit (wisbusiness.com)

Glendale

• Midwestern University in Glendale offers free dental screenings for kids (yourvalley.net)

Whitefish Bay

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-- The Patch AM Team

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