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Dec 2025 23

I experienced Door County’s new Christmas Movie Trail

By Kristine Hansen | THINGS TO DO, COMMUNITY, Kristine Hansen

A new movie trail in Door County highlights filming locations for “A Cherry Pie Christmas.”

Dec 2025 22

What’s Happening in Wisconsin: Your View and the Badger State Buzz (Dec. 22–29)

By Ellie Bourdo | THINGS TO DO, COMMUNITY, Ellie Bourdo

Welcome to this week’s Wisconsin View and Badger State Buzz—two staples of the UpNorthNews newsletter.

What’s Happening in Wisconsin: Your View and the Badger State Buzz (Dec. 22–29)

Dec 2025 22

What will the weather be like in Wisconsin on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day?

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | WEATHER, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

What to know about Wisconsin weather on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Dec 2025 22

Congress gifts higher premiums to more than 300,000 Wisconsinites

By Public News Service | HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY, Public News Service

Heading into the holidays, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites will be burdened with wondering if they will be able to afford their health insurance next year, after Congress failed to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Dec 2025 19

As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants

By Wisconsin Watch | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Wisconsin Watch

As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants.

Obsolete power plants continue to cost ratepayers. Now, the push to generate unprecedented amounts of electricity for data centers risks creating another $1 billion in ‘stranded assets.’

Dec 2025 18

Line 5 fight continues as tribe sues U.S. Army Corps

By Public News Service | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Public News Service

The fight over the Line 5 pipeline continues as the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sues the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Dec 2025 18

A record number of people are expected to travel for the holidays. Here’s what to know in Wisconsin

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | THINGS TO DO, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

Holiday travel is again expected to hit record levels in 2025, with AAA estimating that more than 122 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the last few weeks of the year. Nearly 3 million more people will travel for the holidays this year...