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Good day Waukesha! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why a masked stranger roamed a Waukesha apartment for an hour.
  • Community rallies around Waukesha family after sudden marathon tragedy.
  • How Waukesha's Bourbon Dinner turns rare whiskey into local grants.

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Friday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 68, low: 55.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'Creepy and horrifying': Waukesha residents startled after masked person spends hour inside apartment building (tmj4.com) — A Waukesha family was shaken after security footage showed a masked woman spending about an hour inside their Wisteria Lane apartment building overnight, prompting worries about safety and firearms. Police later located the woman and said she was homeless seeking warmth, directing her to resources, while neighbors plan lock changes and added security and residents double-check doors.
   

2. Runner who died during half marathon was from Waukesha (gmtoday.com) — A 36-year-old Waukesha man, John Meise, collapsed during a Milwaukee half marathon Sunday and later died at Froedtert Hospital, with the cause of death still under review. His family is being supported through a GoFundMe that has already raised more than $90,000, as organizers and the race community share condolences and emphasize established safety protocols.
   

3. Waukesha Rotary Club to host annual Bourbon Dinner (gmtoday.com) — Waukesha residents can support local nonprofits at the Rotary Club's second annual Bourbon Dinner fundraiser on Oct. 15, held at Interstate Music in Menomonee Falls. Last year's event generated over $36,000 for 18 area charities, and this year's evening includes high-end bourbon raffles and Green Bay Packers tickets, with tickets and donations available through online registration.
   

4. Wisconsin Confirms EHD in Cattle Amid Deer Outbreak (dairyherd.com) — Cattle in Waukesha County have tested positive for epizootic hemorrhagic disease, the first confirmed cattle cases in Wisconsin since 2013 and part of a wider deer outbreak that includes hundreds of suspected local deer deaths. State veterinarians stress the virus doesn't infect people but urge herd owners to work closely with their vets on insect control and monitoring unusual lesions.
   

5. Menomonee Falls gas station shootout, man sentenced to prison (fox6now.com) — Waukesha County prosecutors secured a prison sentence for 18-year-old Rodrick Stewart after a shootout at a Menomonee Falls gas station left bystanders scrambling for cover. Stewart pleaded no contest to two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and received seven-and-a-half years in prison plus five years of supervision, while related charges against his brother were dismissed without prejudice.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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