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One of the women involved in the Slender Man stabbing will soon appear before the Waukesha County Circuit Court judge who sentenced her to 25 years in a state mental facility to request her release.  Anissa Weier, now 19 years old, has spent the last 3½ years at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute after a jury found her not criminally responsible due to a mental disease in the stabbing that nearly killed a classmate in a sensationalized crime that gained worldwide coverage. Weier was 12 when she and Morgan Geyser lured Payton Leutner into the woods, stabbed her 19 times and told police th...

UpdatedMon, Mar 1, 2021 at 3:17 pm CT Replies(5) The Brookfield East High School Black Student Union condemned the Common Council action on a Black History Month resolution. (Scott Anderson/Patch) BROOKFIELD, WI— The Brookfield East High School and Brookfield Central Black Student Union on Monday condemned the Common Council's action on February's Black History Month resolution. "While we're happy to see the city of Brookfield begin to discuss some issues Black Americans face in the area, we are disappointed that the specific issue of racism and inequality were overlooked in the proclamat...

UpdatedThu, Feb 18, 2021 at 1:44 pm CT Reply Mark Kassab, 14, of Brookfield Central High School died Wednesday in his sleep. (Scott Anderson/Patch) BROOKFIELD, WI—The School District of Elmbrook is mourning the loss of one of its students. Mark Kassab, 14, of Brookfield died Wednesday in his sleep. He had undiagnosed congenital heart disease, according to a condolence announcement posted on ISM Brookfield. Kassab was a freshman at Brookfield Central High School. He was an avid swimmer and a cross country runner, according to the post. The district confirmed that he attended Brookfield Cent...

UpdatedThu, Feb 11, 2021 at 11:47 am CT Reply(1) Students from Brookfield worked together with Alderman Mike Hallquist, and Shane Arnold, board member of Mentor Greater Milwaukee, to craft Brookfield’s first resolution celebrating Black History Month. (Shutterstock) Alderman Mike Hallquist, and Shane Arnold, board member of Mentor Greater Milwaukee, worked with students to craft Brookfield’s first resolution celebrating Black History Month. (City of Brookfield) Alderman Mike Hallquist said the students did a great job and were impressed with their passion for social justice. (City of Br...

Reply If there's one thing to say about 2020, it's that it was a year unlike any other. (Patch Graphic) (Patch) BROOKFIELD, WI— If there's one thing to say about 2020, it's that it was a unique year. While the coronavirus pandemic undoubtedly dominated the headlines this year, other stories caught our readers' attention, including from the updates on the closings and openings of businesses, to local Black Lives Matters rallies and odd crime stories. Brookfield Patch has also offered stories on how businesses are coping with the pandemic as well as how residents are helping each other. Sub...