🌱 Patch AM: Why a Brookfield golf course death still haunts one family

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Brookfield golf course death still haunts one family

Also on today's calendar: Waukesha JBF Kids Sale- EVERYTHING for kids at 50-90% Off Retail! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid; a morning thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
• Thursday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hanging deaths raise both suspicions and more questions than answers (finalcall.com) — A Brookfield Hills Golf Course hanging death is drawing renewed scrutiny as part of a broader national pattern of Black people found hanged and often quickly ruled suicides. Advocates and the family of Milwaukee man Tory Medley, who died in Brookfield in 2025, are pressing for deeper investigations, better forensics, and even congressional and international reviews of such cases.
   

📸 Around Brookfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Waukesha JBF Kids Sale- EVERYTHING for kids at 50-90% Off Retail! →
  1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• Old Falls Renaissance Faire →
  Old Falls Village Park, N96W15791 County Line Rd, Menomonee Falls
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Brookfield International Friendship Association →
  Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Notice of Informal Gathering with Irgens Partners →
  Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
  1:30 pm
• Information Technology Subcommittee →
  Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Waukesha JBF HUGE KIDS MEGA SALE- 50-90% OFF EVERYTHING FOR KIDS! →
  1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  9:00 am
• HAWS Mobile Visits The GOAT Bar & Grill
  The GOAT Bar & Grill, N63W23675 Main St suite 101r, Sussex
  12:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Economic Development Committee →
  Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
  5:00 pm
• Public Hearing re Proposed Amendment to the Project Plan for Tax Incremental District #9 →
  Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
  6:30 pm
• Plan Commission →
  Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
  6:30 pm
• Parks & Recreation Commission →
  Brookfield Calendar, 2000 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Missing dog on Lilly Road.
  Please contact us if you know any information! (Nextdoor Brookfield East Passage)
• @ everyone
  I would like to share an amazing experience we all had on the Wisconsin Dells Winery tour that I organized yesterday. I had 15 people signed up. We… (Nextdoor Fountain Plaza)

• CSM Corporation posted a job opening for Laundry Associate (Sunday and Monday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM) in Brookfield. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Brookfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Menomonee Falls

• Menomonee Falls Kwik Trip theft; police seek suspects (fox6now.com)
• Volleyball Recap: New Berlin West Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory (maxpreps.com)

Pewaukee

• Wisconsin Originals: Meet the athletes who ruled the field, court and track (chippewa.com)
• DNR reports rise in Wisconsin boating crashes this year (spectrumnews1.com)

Ok Brookfield! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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