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Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Pepper Elementary School enrolled 3 American Indian students in 2024-25 (seoaklandnews.com) — Pepper Elementary, in the Oak Park school district, enrolled three American Indian students out of 416 in the 2024-25 school year, with African American students making up the vast majority. The story tracks a decade of enrollment trends at Pepper and notes that Oak Park High School has the district's highest American Indian enrollment, while statewide student numbers continue to decline.
2. Uber driver dead, passenger hurt in Oak Park crash; man charged (bnd.com) — Oak Park residents are learning more about last week's fatal crash at Eight Mile and Coolidge, where police say a 19-year-old driver ran a red light while intoxicated, killing an Uber driver and critically injuring a passenger. The suspect faces serious OWI charges, a $2 million bond, and strict conditions, while local officials urge safer, sober driving on city roads.
3. Families demand answers 7 weeks after 2 men were killed in Oak Park shooting (fox2detroit.com) — Families of two young men killed seven weeks ago in an Oak Park shooting are still waiting for arrests and clearer answers from investigators. The victims, college-bound students staying at an Airbnb near Coolidge and Nine Mile, were shot while asleep after a party, and police say the case remains a top priority while they seek more information from the public.
4. One of Oak Park's first craft breweries to close this year (detroitnews.com) — Unexpected Craft Brewing Company, one of Oak Park's first breweries, will close toward the end of this year as owners Martha and Edward Stencel retire. Until then, they're keeping regular hours on 11 Mile, and residents will still have Dog and Pony Show Brewing nearby once Unexpected pours its last beers.
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