Tuesday, September 16th, 2025
Good morning, Waukesha. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 16th of September.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ A Waukesha couple said they worry FEMA funds may be insufficient for flood victims after a basement flooded on Aug.10 and noted that a local non-profit—La Casa de Esperanza—will help those who do not qualify for federal assistance. TMJ-4
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Less than two months remain before the release of the 2025 We Energies Cookie Book, which will be available on November 1 and features 37 recipes selected from hundreds of submissions. Mary Turner bakes peaches and cream cookies using fresh peach jam from her backyard — and 97-year-old Alice Smith submits her 40-year recipe for cherry nut slices, both honoring a nearly 100-year tradition. CBS58
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Brookfield Academy senior Neerja Ahuja designed a candy wrapper that is biodegradable and edible for her class project — her innovation is meant to help her community and made her the FOX6 High School Hot Shot. FOX6
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Former Olympic speedskater Tony Goskowicz, a New Berlin Eisenhower graduate and 1995 World Junior 500-meter champion, is hospitalized with lung cancer that spread to his spine and needs emotional + financial support. FOX6
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