In a time when there’s gobs of depressing news filling the air-/net-waves, isn’t it a comfort to know that a Wisconsinite (probably) holds the current record for world’s largest pumpkin? That Jackson County prison inmates wear wacky old-timey prison uniforms? That a single squirrel can knock out power to 1,500 homes and businesses? I didn’t think so, either. But it’s all true ...

1,800 pound pumpkin elicits fist pump | Chris Stevens of New Richmond, Wis., submitted his giant gourd at the Stillwater Harvest Fest on Saturday. When the official weight was announced, the 32-year-old contractor pumped his fist and the crowd roared ... WEAU.com

Some Wis. prison inmates look like zebras | ... in Jackson County, where some inmates on work release are readily spotted by their black-and-white striped uniforms. But that may soon change, jail Sgt. Stephen Spangler said. "They were something that the captain at the time wanted to do - something different, so he used them, but we will likely switch back to something a little less embarrassing." Leader-Telegram

Locally electrocuted squirrel annoys thousands | The culprit behind this Friday morning mess: a squirrel. The rodent infiltrated this fenced-off, barbed wire-protected electric station near Fall Creek. It climbed this breaker, hung about 20 feet up. "This is where the energized line comes in," Josh says. "It made contact between here and here." One touch was enough ... WQOW.com