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Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Woman escapes massive fire at Froedtert Hospital, man hurt in flames (wisn.com) — A fire in Froedtert Hospital's parking garage in Wauwatosa left an 88-year-old driver injured and forced the closure of Parking Garage One while damage is assessed. Officials say the man drove through a construction area, causing a gasoline leak that ignited and spread to multiple vehicles, sending thick smoke through the busy lot as patients and staff rushed to escape.
• Milwaukee-area programs survive WIAA golf regional tournament cuts (jsonline.com) — Wauwatosa golfers have reason to celebrate as Wauwatosa East/West's Khloe Eimermann and Vivian Jensen advanced individually from the Dretzka Park WIAA girls golf regional with strong scores in a tough field. The roundup details which Milwaukee-area teams and players, including several nearby schools, are moving on to sectional play early next week.
• Nolan Wells' death: Protesters march for justice in... (rollingout.com) — Students at Wauwatosa West High School walked out this week and marched to Firefly Park, joining a growing national movement demanding more answers in the death of Mississippi college football player Nolan Wells. Their demonstration, part of wider protests from Wisconsin to Atlanta and New Orleans, calls for greater transparency and potential further investigation beyond a grand jury's accidental‑drowning finding.
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