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Oct 2025 2

This challenge encourages Wisconsin hikers to hit the Ice Age Trail in October

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

This Ice Age Trail hiking challenge encourages people to get outside

Oct 2025 1

Millions of birds have already migrated south for winter. What to know about fall migration in Wisconsin.

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

What to know the Wisconsin bird migration.

Sep 2025 30

Get to know your 2025-26 Milwaukee Bucks NBA Team

By Brook Bolen | SPORTS, COMMUNITY, Brook Bolen

After three straight seasons with a first-round playoff exit, the Milwaukee Bucks will look for a deeper run this year in a wide-open Eastern Conference.

Last season’s Milwaukee Bucks adventure was, to put it gently, a disjointed rollercoaster.

Sep 2025 30

These 21 moments defined the Milwaukee Brewers’ regular season

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

Moments that defined the Milwaukee Brewers' season.

Sep 2025 29

Madison’s Henry Vilas Zoo is about to get even cooler with arrival of new polar bear

By Sam Cohen | ANIMALS, COMMUNITY, Sam Cohen

The Henry Vilas Zoo is getting ready to welcome a new polar bear to its crew. Here’s everything you need to know about Nora’s arrival from the Oregon Zoo.

Given that polar bears are classified by the U.S. Endangered Species Act as being threatened due to their decreased Arctic habitat, the Henry Vilas Zoo is hoping to use this opportunity as “a tremendous step forward towards helping the overall polar bear population.”

Sep 2025 25

Buc-ee’s is set to break ground in Badger Country

By Sam Cohen | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Sam Cohen

Famed gas station chain Buc-ee’s is opening a new location in Wisconsin, the first in the state. Here’s what you need to know about the 73,000-square foot store.

Wisconsin is set to join the iconic elite with its very own Buc-ee’s location in Oak Creek, making it the first in the Badger State.

Sep 2025 25

‘Magnificent’ monarch migration has begun, with sightings in WI

By Public News Service | NATURE, COMMUNITY, Public News Service

Wildlife experts call this a magical time of year as monarch butterflies have begun their migration from their northern breeding grounds to Central Mexico for the winter, with recent sightings in Wisconsin.