Here's your local news for Tuesday, October 31, 2023:

• We investigate the DNR-approved exploratory drilling plan near Birch Lake, which is within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area,
• Interview our Thursday reporter on her recent opinion piece in Isthmus newspaper,
• Hear how climate change could effect trick-or-treating in the years ahead,
• Discuss how UW-Madison and its students are responding to the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict,
• Learn about the common shrew - a wonderfully weird mammal,
• And much more.