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Mar 2026 4

12 wonderful & women-owned businesses in Milwaukee

By Britteny Dee | LOCAL BUSINESS, EVERGREEN, Britteny Dee

Discover Milwaukee’s top women-owned businesses, from an ice cream shop for dogs to a holistic wellness center.

Milwaukee is home to a vibrant community of women-owned businesses spanning industries like retail, food and beverage, and wellness, to name just a few.

Mar 2026 2

11 mind-boggling facts about Wisconsin

By Erin Yarnall | LOCAL HISTORY, EVERGREEN, Erin Yarnall

You may think you know all about the Badger State, but there are some facts about Wisconsin that are truly surprising, even to long-time Wisconsinites.

There are some facts about Wisconsin that even the most dedicated residents of the Badger State might be shocked to find out.

Feb 2026 2

Meet Jimmy, Wisconsin’s own weather-predicting groundhog

By Erin Yarnall | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Erin Yarnall

Move over, Punxsatawney Phil. Sun Prairie is home to its own weather-predicting groundhog and unique Groundhog Day traditions.

The tradition of having a groundhog predict the weather was based on the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog sees its shadow after emerging from its burrow, it will go back inside the burrow because six more weeks of winter are on the way. I

Jan 2026 20

Scientists race to protect Lake Superior from invasive mussels

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

Last August, Lauren Isbell dove around Mott Island Dock at Isle Royale National Park, plucking invasive zebra mussels from the lakebed – sometimes with her fingers, other times with a credit-card sized piece of plastic attached to a lanyard on her wrist. As Isbell...

Jan 2026 13

10 impressive records broken by Wisconsinites

By Erin Yarnall | LOCAL CULTURE, EVERGREEN, Erin Yarnall

From sports feats, to scientific wonders, to a huge collection of memorabilia, Wisconsinites have shattered plenty of fascinating, and impressive, records.

While many of the records broken by Wisconsinites are connected to sports, the state and its residents also claim some pretty silly, yet no less impressive, records as well.

Jan 2026 7

Here are some ways you can help winter birds in Wisconsin

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

Spring bird migration may be awhile away, but there are a range of winter birds in Wisconsin that you can support over the next few months. Goldfinches, sparrows, woodpeckers and chickadees are a few of the species that stick around in Wisconsin through the cold...