🌱 How a wrong-way I-43 drive near Belgium turned deadly
Belgium, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Belgium! 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:
- How a wrong-way I-43 drive near Belgium turned deadly
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- Friday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ozaukee County fatal wrong-way crash; sentencing for Ace Vue (fox6now.com) — A Milwaukee man faces sentencing after a wrong-way, high-speed crash on I-43 near mile marker 110 in the Town of Belgium that killed an Oostburg couple and gravely injured their daughter. Dashcam footage shows his car turning around on the freeway and driving south in the northbound lanes at over 90 mph as other drivers tried to avoid him. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Middle School Sport Practice
Cedar Grove-Belgium Area SD Cedar Grove, WI 53013
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HS Girls' Soccer →
Random Lake Hi Off Campus Location
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Baseball: Varsity vs. Manitowoc Lutheran (Away)
Oostburg SD Oostburg, WI 53070
4:00 pm -
Baseball: JV →
Random Lake Hi Living Word Lutheran High School
5:00 pm -
Puzzle Palooza
The Barn at Buechler Farms 587 S Royal Ave, Belgium, WI 53004
6:00 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Cedar Grove-Belgium Area SD Cedar Grove-Belgium School District, 321 N 2nd St, Cedar Grove
6:00 pm -
Verona Triathlon Training Group →
StarrFit, 548 S Park St Bld. 1, Port Washington
6:30 pm -
Senior Banquet
Cedar Grove-Belgium Area SD High School MAC
6:30 pm -
Lakeshore Productions (COMM) →
Random Lake Hi Rams Cafe Gathering Area
7:00 pm -
Robert La Follette Sr. Day
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A.P. Testing Dates
Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024 -
6th Grade Field Trip
Grafton SD Grafton, WI 53024
Wednesday May 13
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Track and Field: Eagle Girls Win VanderPan Invite (doorcountypulse.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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