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

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.
   

📸 Around Oak Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Creek

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• Fall Children's Consignment Sale →
  Forest Park Middle School, 8225 W Forest Hill Ave, Franklin
  9:00 am
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Veterans Park, 1010 N Lincoln Memorial Dr, Milwaukee
  10:00 am
• ERV-toberfest- Food & beer Festival →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Oak Creek Farmers Market →
  Oak Creek WI
• Author Talk: Malcolm McDowell Woods at Oak Creek Public Library →
  Oak Creek Public Library, 8040 S 6th St, Oak Creek
  1:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Cross Country Meet
  Lake Denoon Middle School, W216S10586 Crowbar Dr, Muskego
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Trivia Fun for Everyone →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Halloween Costume Swap at Oak Creek Public Library →
  Oak Creek Public Library, 8040 S 6th St, Oak Creek
  10:00 am
• Trivia Fun for Everyone →
  Erv's Mug, 130 W Ryan Rd, Oak Creek
  8:00 pm

📣 Oak Creek Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 12
• Druckrey Invitational →
  South Milwaukee WI
Sunday September 13
• BOB LOG III →
  X-Ray Arcade | Games, Music, and More, 5036 S Packard Ave, Cudahy
  7:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Mindful Movement for PD - Cudahy →
  Kelly Senior Center, 6100 S Lake Dr, Cudahy
  11:30 am
• Celebrations Committee Meeting →
  South Milwaukee, WI Calendar, 2424 15th Ave, South Milwaukee
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
  Cudahy City Hall, 5050 S Lake Dr, Cudahy
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Grant Park Invite →
  South Milwaukee WI

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• First time posting...
  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)

• Carvana posted a job opening for Customer Service Delivery Advocate in Oak Creek. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead - Part-Time in Oak Creek. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Creek here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Milwaukee

• Wisconsin Lottery Pick 3, Pick 4 results for Sept. 8, 2026 (jsonline.com)
• Third Space Brewing marks 10 years with a month of events (onmilwaukee.com)
• THU AM News: AI's role in healthcare expanding as tech develops; Pro-AI group running data center ads in Wisconsin (wisbusiness.com)

Cudahy

• Prayers Veer Post Punk With New Single, "No Tengo Calma" (knotfest.com)

Franklin

• Ex-Milwaukee city attorney will spend 6 weeks in prison, judge rules (jsonline.com)
• Manufacturing Quality Engineer (washu.edu)

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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