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🌱 Patch AM: Green Bay Packers' Starting Running Back Charged With Misdemeanor Battery

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Good day Green Bay! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Packers star back faces charges after domestic incident near Green Bay
  • Which Green Bay schools will still be construction zones this fall?
  • How will new airport managers change your experience at Austin Straubel?

Also on today's calendar: Jenny's Memorial Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 73, low: 64.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Green Bay Packers' Starting Running Back Charged With Misdemeanor Battery (patch.com) — Green Bay readers will be watching closely as Packers running back Josh Jacobs faces newly filed misdemeanor battery and property damage charges stemming from a domestic incident at his home near the city. Brown County prosecutors reduced the original counts after further forensic review, while the NFL and team officials weigh possible discipline and roster moves ahead of the season opener.
   

2. Green Bay schools starting the school year as construction projects continue (wbay.com) — Families in Green Bay should expect some ongoing construction as the new school year begins, with 10 projects underway across the Green Bay Area Public School District. District leaders say they're consolidating several elementaries, upgrading HVAC and learning spaces, and working to keep sites safe and classroom time undisrupted while parents stay informed through school administrators.
   

3. Vantage Group outlines early plans for Austin Straubel International Airport (wbay.com) — Major changes are coming to Green Bay's Austin Straubel International Airport as new operator Vantage Group begins rebranding, upgrading amenities, and planning infrastructure projects like new jet bridges and HVAC systems. Leaders say they're working closely with Brown County to attract more flights, develop airport land for jobs, and create a more welcoming, hospitality-focused travel hub for the community.
   

4. Tom Tiffany campaigns on taxes and returning surplus while groups protest at Green Bay event (wbay.com) — A day before the weekend, Green Bay hosted a campaign stop by Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany, who promoted tax cuts and returning the state surplus to residents. Outside, protesters questioned his environmental voting record, while Democratic nominee David Crowley highlighted his own health care expansion plans during a separate visit elsewhere in the state.
   

5. WPS, We Energies donate $225,000 to improve public safety (fox11online.com) — Green Bay residents should know that Wisconsin Public Service and We Energies are awarding $225,000 in safety grants to nearly 120 first responder agencies across Wisconsin, including several in northeast Wisconsin. Departments in nearby communities like Howard, Hobart-Lawrence, Luxemburg, and New Franken are receiving new lifesaving tools, from radiation detectors and drones to AEDs and rescue saws, aimed at improving everyday public safety.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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