Ann Nelson, lead volunteer at Pantry Partners, said volunteers are selling fleece mittens at events this year as they work to find new ways to sustain their mission.
Lisa Bernard, the development and communications supervisor for the Dane County Humane Society, said some older pets need extra care and supervision, but they also need regular activity.
Select Dick’s locations, including the East Towne Mall and West Towne Mall stores in Madison, are opening early Thursday to offer the new championship products.
Mad City Ghost Walks explores spots around the city with a haunted history. The company was founded in 2024 by a team of storytellers who enjoy talking about scary topics.
Alexandra Holsclaw, lead marketing communications specialist for Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin Inc., said they are seeing a variety of trending costumes coming from their locations this year.
Hope Blooms, located at 3200-3400 E. Racine St. at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Janesville, offers wigs, wig styling, skin care items, information and more for anyone in cancer treatment at no charge.
The casino has 1,300 slot machines and 33 game tables.
Plans to add a 312-room hotel and 2,000-seat conference center are underway. That portion is set to open in fall 2027.
The 70,000-square-foot waterpark reopened Friday, Oct. 9, with a new volcano-themed waterslide, an upgraded zero-depth kids’ zone, refreshed dining spaces and a new see-through roof.
Clean Lakes Alliance is a Madison-based nonprofit that works to protect lakes, streams and wetlands. Caitlin McAleavey, the watershed programs associate director, is asking the community to keep leaves out of the streets and storm drains as residents work on their yards this fall.
The 16th Wisconsin Science Festival returns with more than 800 events planned throughout the state through Oct. 25 at venues such as museums, libraries and schools.
The nonprofit is looking to collect 500 bikes this fall to support the 2027 bike giveaway program. Each fall, the organization reaches out to nonprofits, schools and tribes around the state and asks if they want to apply for up to 100 bikes to give out to recipients.
Brad Woodall, a former Brewers pitcher, made plans to watch the Brewers at his Florida home on Sunday, where he was surveying for damage from the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias.
The attraction started in 2011 by Jacob Eugster and has continued to grow and expand since. Organizers said 120 scare actors are participating in this year’s haunt
Aaron Vokoun has transformed his home into a Harry Potter-style walk-through experience, open to the public Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Halloween weekend.
A pumpkin train ride takes around 35 mintues, and takes passengers through the Wisconsin Dells countryside. All children age 12 and under receive a free pumpkin or gourd as well.
One way to take action against hunger is to put on your favorite orange attire and snap a picture to upload to the WMTV15 News gallery. Each of the first 500 pictures posted there provides nearly $100 in groceries thanks to the Alliant Energy Foundation.
Schuster’s Haunted Forest is open for the season on Saturday, Sept. 26. The attraction will be open Thursdays, Oct. 22 and 29, and Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31.
Choose Your Own Adventure Day features a pirate-themed scavenger hunt, author readings, historical reenactments, a chance to watch model trains, and more.
Winners of the National Christmas Tree Association’s national tree contest get to provide the White House Christmas tree. Silent Night Evergreens has earned this title three times before in 1998, 2003 and 2017.
Overture Galleries’ fall exhibitions are now open in the Playhouse Gallery and Rotunda Gallery through Nov. 15. Exhibitions in Galleries I, II and III run through Nov. 29.
“A New Moon Rises” puts the moon’s landscape on display with images captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft that studies the moon and was launched by NASA in 2009.
Moise said young children should stay away from AI altogether. For older kids and adults, though, she said it can be a useful tool if they understand the difference between using AI as a consultant instead of using it to copy.
The Sauk Prairie Early Learning Center is a childcare center located at 100 21st Street in Prairie du Sac that offers care for infants up to children age 5.
Squires said it can be helpful for families to practice their walking route and using crosswalks before school starts, so they have a better understanding of how it will look on the first day.
If you’re interested in driving a school bus but have never done so before, you can schedule a test drive with the transportation department to see what it’s like.
MRP relaunched Classroom Kickstart, an annual program in which teachers can shop for up to 25 books to help fill their classroom libraries at no charge.
On July 15, the Downtown Janesville Business Improvement District launched Windows of Possibility, a new program that allows artists to display large-scale pieces.
Lisa Tollefson, the Rock County Clerk, said her team started planning for this election while working on their 2026 budget last year, but a lot of the work happened in the spring. That’s when they helped candidates file paperwork to run for office and when they begin preparing ballots.
Freymiller said parents who can begin shifting routines now should do so. For those who haven’t started, mid-August is a recommended target for getting children waking up at their normal school-year time.
