Tuesday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 90 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Wednesday: Very warm; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 68.
Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Franklin man, 25, dies from gunshot at Eagle Sports Range in Cudahy (bluewaterhealthyliving.com) — A 25-year-old Franklin man died after being shot in the chest at Eagle Sports Range in nearby Cudahy on August 28, despite immediate aid from staff and first responders. Cudahy police and range management are still investigating the cause, and no one else was injured.
• Vitas wins double bronze on weekend to lead five American Badgers at World Rowing Championships (uwbadgers.com) — A Franklin native and 2024 Olympian captured two bronze medals at the 2026 World Rowing Championships, leading a strong showing by Wisconsin alumni on Team USA. Her performances in the women's quadruple sculls and mixed double sculls came down to fractions of a second against world-record crews.
Child Development Days Highland View El Highland View, 5900 S 51st St, Greendale, WI 53129, USA 8:30 am
Monday September 7
No School - Labor Day Whitnall SD Hales Corners, WI 53130
No School - Labor Day Holiday Greendale SD Greendale, WI 53129
NO School - Happy Labor Day! College Park El Greendale, WI 53129
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Went on a date last night and I was a little bored so I said, "Hey, I'm not really feeling it." She was like, "Oh my God, me either." So we went our separate ways. No games, no pretending, just pure… (Nextdoor Franklin/Crooked Creek)
With a new one going up near me and I've never been to one . . . what do you like best/least about Costco? Any salad can be a Caesar salad if you stab it enough. (See how I snuck that in there) (Nextdoor Franklin/Crooked Creek)
Saputo, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator - 3rd Shift in Franklin. Apply here.
Expeditors International of Washington posted a job opening for Domestic Transportation Agent (Second Shift) in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Greendale
Which South Milwaukee area high school alumni will be active during the week beginning Monday, Aug. 31? (mkesouth.com)
Greenfield
One last hurrah for summer. jumping for joy at Sky Zone trampoline park in Greenfield (tmj4.com)
New CAVA restaurant proposed in Glendale (jsonline.com)
Oak Creek
Oak Creek Medicaid anesthesia payments reach $2,647 in 2024, seeing 332.5% year-over-year rise (mkesouth.com)
WI: Derse Inc. to Build New Headquarters in Oak Creek, Creating 65 New Jobs (tradeandindustrydev.com)
Talk on Data Center Reform is Cheap. Our Electricity Bills Are Not. (ucs.org)
Ok Franklin! 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
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