Photos: State Journal photographers best images from October
A look at some of the photos from the month of October by State Journal photographers Amber Arnold, John Hart and Owen Ziliak
The season’s waning crop of dahlia blooms are harvested by Hmong workers at Cher’s Garden, a floral and produce farm on the Norths Side of Madison, Wis. as part of a weekly effort to collect the flowers for sale at area farmer’s markets Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. Cutting a few of the blooms in the early morning hours is Phoua Lee. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison senior Jess Randall, of Onalaska, dresses as a flamingo as she helps make a video for the College of Letters and Science during the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association’s annual Fill the Hill fundraising event on Bascom Hill in Madison, Wis. Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin forward Victory Onuetu (6) drives to the basket against the defense of Wisconsin-Parkside guard Brian Hawthorne (15) during the second half of an exhibition game between the teams at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin middle blocker Jaela Auguste (4) blocks a shot by Michigan, with setter Charlie Fuerbringer (24), at left, in the fourth set of a game at the UW Field House in Madison, Wis. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick (10) points and yells towards the Milwaukee bullpen after hitting a solo home run to tie the Tampa Bay Rays 4-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning during game two of the World Series on Friday, Oct. 24, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis. The home run was just Frelick’s fifth on the season, and his first since July 11.
UW-Madison professor and principal investigator of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, Francis Halzen, who won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics, shows one of the original neutrino detectors from the AMANDA project, Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array, that hangs in his office in downtown Madison, Wis. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
As the seasonal change of color begins to take hold in the area, a cyclist on Arboretum Drive is framed by a red/orange display of maple leaves in Madison, Wis. Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
McFarland/Deerfield volleyball player Waylen Brattlie feeds grain to his family’s Angus herd at their farm in Marshall, Wis. Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Taking advantage of afternoon temperatures in the low 80’s, Andrea Fresca’s and her daughter, Ahnyel, 4, enjoy a day at the beach during a trip to the shoreline of Lake Wingra at Vials Park in Madison, Wis. Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Baraboo landowners, from left, Vera Shie, and Lisa and Doug McClung attend a rally at the state Capitol against the 765,000-volt transmission line that is being proposed to stretch across much of the Driftless Area before heading south toward the Illinois border in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. Shie, who has a 40-acre crop farm, and the McClungs, who raise sheep on their 25-acre farm, said the proposed power line would go through their properties. “It’s just heart wrenching,” said Lisa McClung. “We can’t stay if it comes through.” AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
A Milwaukee Brewers fan dressed as a Racing Sausage celebrates after the Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the 2026 World Series in five game five games on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 in Madison, Wis.
Waunakee football players line up for the national anthem before the start of a game against Monona Grove at Waunakee High School in Madison, Wis. Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin guard Eian Elmer (55) has his shot blocked by Oklahoma State forward Latrell Allmond (8) on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.
Wisconsin forward Rosalie Tremblay (28) scores against Minnesota State goaltender Jaya Schippel (38) and defenseman Lauren Zawoyski (17) in the third period of a game at LaBahn Arena in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin outside hitter Decelise Champion (16) prepares to serve during a matchup against Maryland at the Wisconsin Fieldhouse in Madison, Wis. Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Young visitors to the Wisconsin State Capitol view the building’s rotunda in Madison, Wis. Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
A pass intended for Wisconsin tight end Jacob Harris (89) is broken up by DUPLICATE***USC linebacker Desman Stephens II (8)***USC running back King Miller (8) during the first half of a matchup between the teams at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras (24) yells after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays to make the Brewers’ World Series lead over the Rays 2-0 on Friday, Oct. 24, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.
A speaker cocks back their arm to throw the crumpled paper containing their remarks towards Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Madison City Attorney Michael Haas after the end of their allotted time to speak at a Madison City Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis.
Gianna Dugan, left, and Victoria Shveytser, employees at Michelangelo’s Coffee House, hand out candy wearing paper mache cat heads made by Dugan outside the shop on State Street during Madison’s Central Business Improvement District Downtown Family Halloween event in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
A pair of kayakers enjoy a cool, quiet morning on Lake Wingra on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026 in Madison, Wis.
John Hunter gets ready to record video for social media of him and his cat, Georgie, as he makes one of his elephants on a pottery wheel in the basement studio at his home in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
The signature tables and chairs of the UW-Madison Terrace are cleaned for the final time of the season as Wisconsin Union workers begin the annual task of packing up the sunburst-designed furniture for winter storage in Madison, Wis. Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Julian Walters spreads his arms while speaking before a ribbon cutting for Park Lofts on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026 in Madison, Wis.
Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras (24) fields a throw from the cutoff man before getting in position to tag Tampa Bay Rays catcher Liam Hicks (34) out at home plate during during game two of the World Series on Friday, Oct. 24, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.
Wisconsin outside hitter Eva Travis (5) is greeted by fans as she takes the court before the start of the team’s third set during a match against Maryland at the Wisconsin Fieldhouse in Madison, Wis. Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
A Milwaukee Brewers fan celebrates after the team clinched its first World Series title in franchise history on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 in Madison, Wis.
Wisconsin wide receiver Malachi Coleman (4) catches a pass in the end zone for a touchdown against Michigan State on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at Camp Randall in Madison, Wis.
Wisconsin fans celebrate the team’s win over USC at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Stuart Herro, left, greets patient advocate Angie Ingraham, who brought cookies for Herro, at the front door of his home in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Wisconsin Historical Society Director of Curatorial Services Leo Landis, left, and Wisconsin Historical Society Circulation Librarian Laura Hemming stand next to the original bratwurst suit from the Milwaukee Brewers sausage races on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 at the State Archive Preservation Facility in Madison, Wis.
Kennedy Elementary School fourth-graders Cody Kornkamsee, left, and Wyatt Gebhart, center, spin classmate Vincent Bravo on a rotating stool while visiting a exhibit demonstrating concepts of momentum during the Wisconsin Science Festival’s Field Trip Day in the Discovery Building of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. An annual celebration of science, technology, engineering, art, and math for people of all ages, the ten-day-long festival features activities and events in over 100 Wisconsin cities. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Supporters of defendants in the Ridglan Farms beagle rescue case rally outside the Dane County Courthouse in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026 as 47 activists were scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing regarding their alleged roles in rescuing 22 beagles from the commercial breeder in Blue Mounds, Wis. earlier in the year. Attending with her beagle, Dory, one of the dogs relocated after the facility surrendered its state breeding and sales license, is Lindsay Stevens of Milwaukee, Wis. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
Carrie Skurzewski, 57, a resident at Solace Home, and Julie Swanson, a death doula, visit a memorial set up for Bobby, a Solace Home resident who died the previous night after being transferred to Agrace hospice two days earlier, in the entryway of the home in Madison, Wis. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Skurzewski and Swanson added Marigold flowers and battery-operated candles to the memorial, and shared fond memories of Bobby. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Madison LaFollette’s Mika Oriedo, left, and Madison East’s Florian Hagen converge on the ball during the first half of a game between the teams at Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wis. Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL
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