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Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Juveniles' fight at Waukesha park leads to individuals getting pepper sprayed (gmtoday.com) — A planned fight among juveniles at Horeb Park in Waukesha ended with two teens pepper sprayed and a realistic-looking replica gun recovered by police. Officers say all the youths had arranged to meet at the park to fight, and they're urging parents to discuss the serious risks of carrying imitation firearms in public.
• Sparking an interest: Students get hands-on look at skilled trades at Experience the Trades Expo (gmtoday.com) — More than 1,100 local middle and high school students gathered at the Waukesha County Expo Center to explore hands-on careers in construction, manufacturing and skilled trades. With over 30 employers, including several with Waukesha operations, students tried activities like virtual welding and 3D printing while talking directly with professionals about future training and job paths.
• Brookfield retail theft, police chase; man sentenced to prison (fox6now.com) — A Waukesha County judge has sentenced Elenzo Harvester to five years in prison plus five years' supervision for a Brookfield retail theft that escalated into a dangerous police chase injuring an officer. The February incident began with stolen laptops on Bluemound Road and continued onto I‑94 before Harvester was captured, with Waukesha County prosecutors and local police agencies building the case.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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