Sporting News preseason college basketball Top 25: Houston, Purdue lead the way

The ever-so-common criticism of NCAA basketball during the payment/portal era is perhaps the only thing about the sport that hasn’t changed in the past two decades. Critics have complained, “We don’t get to know the players” since the NBA Draft...

Golden oyster mushrooms cultivated, sold in Florida: Scientist urges caution

Michelle Jusino sitting on a log blanketed with golden oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) in Madison, Wisconsin. Captured by co-author Dr. Daniel Lindner during the 2025 Mycological Society of America meeting. Photo credit: Daniel...

Milwaukee Public Museum hosts first-ever Powwow

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Earlier this afternoon, Nov. 1, the Milwaukee Public Museum hosted their first-ever Powwow, as Native American Heritage Month officially gets underway. The Three Rives Powwow showcased the diverse dance styles and drumming...

Hongos ostra dorados cultivados y vendidos en Florida: Científica recomienda precaución

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Hongos ostra dorados (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) fructificando sobre un tronco caído en Mazomanie, Wisconsin. Esta especie...

Developer partners with union workers to build Wisconsin data center

The Blueprint Vantage Data Centers will construct a $15B data center campus in Port Washington. Oracle and OpenAI are major investors in the Lighthouse data center project. Union workers will be employed during three years of construction. The...

Archaeologists dig into Wisconsin’s ancient effigy mounds in new book

When Robert Birmingham moved to Madison more than 30 years ago to start his job at the Wisconsin Historical Society, he was “blown away” by how many effigy mounds were in the city and the surrounding lakes. “That’s really what got me interested in...

Creating a new narrative: VSAC employees who were first in their families to graduate from college share their stories and advice

For many first-generation college students, the path to higher education is anything but straightforward. A first-generation student is a person whose parents did not complete a four-year degree. And without a parent’s roadmap to college...

November 3, 1956 - ‘The Wizard of Oz’ airs for the first time on television

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, Nov. 3, 1956, “The Wizard of Oz” aired for the first time on television. An estimated 45 million viewers tuned in to CBS to watch the classic film. This was 17 years after its big screen debut. Oconomowoc,...

Relocating Between Milwaukee and Chicago

Considering relocating to Wisconsin, but torn between the lively streets of Chicago and the charming neighborhoods of Milwaukee? What if we told you there’s a hidden gem that blends the best of both cities? Welcome to Kenosha, the Midwest’s quiet...

Milwaukee Weather: Quiet night, warmer Tuesday

Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Stephanie Barichello MILWAUKEE - A few clouds tonight with temperatures dropping into the 30s and low 40s. Partly sunny and breezy Tuesday with temperatures around 60, then mid 50s and windy on Wednesday. A chance...

Right-wing law firm complains about Wisconsin election data management

Chief Inspector Megan Williamson processes absentee ballots at the Hawthorne Library on Madison's East Side. (Henry Redman | Wisconsin Examiner) The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a right-wing law firm, complained in a letter to the U.S....

Car-Free ‘Meet Me On Milwaukee’ Events Will Return To Wicker Park Next Year

WICKER PARK — A pilot program that temporarily banned cars for several Sundays this year along a section of Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park was a success, organizers said — and it will return in 2026. Dubbed “Meet Me On Milwaukee,” the monthly...

Gophers Rise to No. 2 in Latest USCHO Poll

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota women's hockey team climbed to No. 2 in this week's USCHO.com national poll, released Monday, Nov. 3. The Gophers had previously held the No. 3 spot for the first six weeks of the 2025-26 campaign....

Wisconsin employers invited to workforce sustainability roundtable in Kimberly

KIMBERLY (NBC 26) — Wisconsin employers are being asked to join a vital conversation on how to build stronger, more resilient workforces amid a persistent labor shortage. Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) is teaming up with Family Friendly...

4 of Milwaukee’s ‘Hidden’ Restaurants

Photo by Rebel Squid, Courtesy of Outlaw Oyster Killer chocoflan in a Piggly Wiggly? Yep. With these unexpected food finds, there’s more than meets the eye. READ MORE FROM OUR “HIDDEN MILWAUKEE” FEATURE HERE. INSIDE THE BUBBLER, 3158 S. HOWELL...

Badgers skunk Minnesota for first time in 42 years amid hockey sweep

The last time a University of Wisconsin men’s goaltender blanked Minnesota in Madison, the Border Battle between these old rivals was more personal than it is today. On Nov. 12, 1983, Gary Baxter recorded 33 saves in shutting down the high-scoring...

Check out the best Press-Gazette photos from October      

Terror on the Fox actor Ellyssa Van Rossum of Wrightstown poses for a portrait inside the haunted attraction on Oct. 3, 2025, in Ashwaubenon, Wis.Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinWinneconne High School's Dallas Walker (54) celebrates...

Meet the Recipient of the First Frank Lloyd Wright Endowed Professorship

Architectural historian Anna Andrzejewski has been teaching a popular class on the famous architect at UW-Madison since 2016. But her new role "sends chills down her spine." In 1886, a then-unknown Frank Lloyd Wright enrolled at the University of...

Tesla sued by family who says faulty doors led to death of parents in fiery Wisconsin crash

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

The November supermoon appears this week. Here's how to see it in Wisconsin

The closest supermoon of the year will rise over Wisconsin this week. The November full moon will be the second of three consecutive supermoons in 2025. The November moon will also coincide with the peak of the Northern Taurids meteor shower and...