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🌱 Patch AM: Why MATC’s Oak Creek campus went into lockdown Wednesday night

Be sure to catch IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival on the Oak Creek Patch calendar

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What's up Oak Creek! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why MATC's Oak Creek campus went into lockdown Wednesday night
  • How Oak Creek volleyball pushed its winning streak to four straight

Also on today's calendar: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, warm and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
  • Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oak Creek motel stabbing, police seek person of interest (fox6now.com) — A stabbing at the Motel 6 near 13th and College in Oak Creek Wednesday night led to a precautionary lockdown of MATC's Oak Creek campus, though police say there's no ongoing public threat. Investigators are still looking for a person of interest and urge anyone with information or sightings to call Oak Creek police or Crime Stoppers rather than approach the individual.
   

• Volleyball Recap: Oak Creek Rolls to Its Fourth Straight Win (maxpreps.com) — Oak Creek's volleyball team extended its winning streak to four with a straight-set victory over Greendale, improving the Knights' record to 10–3 before later falling to Oconomowoc. For Oak Creek fans, the recap highlights the team's strong early-season form and how it stacks up against regional opponents as the schedule quickly continues.
   

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    Inadvertently drank some disappearing ink that my wife stored in a wine bottle. Went to the ER and sat in the waiting room a really long time before… (Nextdoor Shepard/Forest Hill)
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🗞 Nearby News

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Cudahy

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Franklin

  • Ex-Milwaukee city attorney will spend 6 weeks in prison, judge rules (jsonline.com)
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Ok Oak Creek! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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