Good morning!

Ellie here. We’ve talked a lot about Election Day in Wisconsin, and we’ve got one more detail to share with you.

We’ll be hosting a live stream all through election night, keeping you up to date on the key races, numbers, and everything in between.

UpNorthNews’ founding editor Pat Kreitlow will be hosting the live stream, and I’ll be jumping in from Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley’s election night event.

We’ll keep you up to date with more information coming soon. Be sure to tune in to get all the election updates you need to know!

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Ellie Bourdo

Newsletter Editor, UpNorthNews

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First, a few headlines from around the state:

🗞 The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin has been decided. Smart privacy glass, made in Tomah, took the top spot. (WKOW)

🗞 There are lots of key races in this midterm election. Here are the Wisconsin districts that could swing control of the Legislature. (Wisconsin Watch)

🗞 Among the many issues that have been topics of conversation in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial election, toll roads have also come up in discussion. (WPR)

What’s better than the fall colors in Wisconsin? Cows and fall colors!

Here’s an awesome photo of just that, from our reader Julie M.

“Even the cows love fall and the cooler temperatures!”

Show me your Wisconsin view!

Wisconsin makers are reviving heritage crafts: Where to learn weaving, pottery, and more

Founded in 2025 in Ashland, the Woodspirit School of Traditional Craft’s classes range from basketry to textile arts, along with wood turning and wood carving. (Woodspirit School of Traditional Craft)

One of my favorite activities is learning a new hobby, and heritage crafts such as weaving, knitting, woodcarving, sewing, and pottery are back in style for people of all ages.

If you’re looking to try your hand at a new hobby, here are the places to do so across our state.

Meet the Milwaukee artist behind the viral Jackson Chourio chalk mural

Katie Bogan lies next to the chalk mural of Milwaukee Brewer Jackson Chourio that she created at 111 E. Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Milwaukee while the Brewers played the Tampa Bay Rays in games 1 and 2 of the World Series Oct. 23 and 24 at American Family Field. (USA Today via Reuters Connect)

People are commemorating the Milwaukee Brewers’ historic season in a multitude of ways. One artist did so through chalk.

Meet the artist behind this viral mural of Brewers star, Jackson Chourio, and what inspired her design.

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