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Hey hey Waukesha! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Waukesha-area gymnast made this week’s athlete-of-the-week shortlist?
  • How Waukesha firefighters helped contain a destructive Brookfield house fire

Also on today's calendar: Stories Around the Christmas Tree and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy with afternoon mist, temps: high: 37, low: 30.
  • Thursday: Cloudy with areas of drizzle, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cedarburg junior Grayson Rudich voted high school athlete of the week (jsonline.com) — A Cedarburg swimmer topped a regional athlete-of-the-week poll that also featured a Waukesha West/South gymnastics standout among the nominees. The story highlights strong recent performances in the pool and gym across southeastern Wisconsin, including big invitational wins and record-tying scores that local high school sports fans may recognize from recent meets.
   

• House fire causes extensive damage in Brookfield (gmtoday.com) — City of Waukesha firefighters helped battle a serious house fire in Brookfield Monday morning, where four residents escaped safely but the home suffered extensive damage. Brookfield crews led an aggressive attack on flames in the garage and main floor while multiple neighboring departments, including Waukesha, assisted or covered city stations during the incident.
   

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  • Powerball jackpot grows to $1.6B, fifth largest in US lottery history (wisn.com)

Brookfield

  • A Black man's hanging death in Brookfield leads to questions from community (wuwm.com)
  • Wisconsin Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Dec. 22, 2025 (jsonline.com)
  • Pius XI Catholic wins team of the week in pre-Christmas girls basketball rankings (jsonline.com)

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