FINALLY, ANIMAL STORIES.. TONIGHT, CHESNEY UPDATE… TOLD YOU LAST WEEK ABOUT CHESNEY, THE PRODIGAL KANGAROO, WHO TURNED UP MISSING IN WISCONSIN LAST WEEK… ONCE WAS LOST… NOW… IS FOUND… THEY PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS WHEN CHESNY WANDERED OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING.. DRONES, THE WORKS…. IN THE END… SAW SOME SEARCHERS AND JUST HOPPED RIGHT UP TO ‘EM… WHICH WAS GOOD… CHESNEY WEARS A DIAPER AND IT WAS GETTING A LITTLE RIPE… AND SOMETIMES INDEPENDENCE IS A LITTLE MORE HIGHLY RATED THAT IT IS…. SO NOW, CHESNEY THE KANGAROO IS BACK HOME AT SUNSHINE FARMS IN WISCONSIN…. HAPPY AND HOPPING, JUST LIKE BEFORE.##

Animal stories: Wisconsin kangaroo found after going missing

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Updated: 3:07 PM PDT Mar 31, 2026

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Chesney, the kangaroo who went missing in Wisconsin last week, has been found and returned home to Sunshine Farms.Searchers pulled out all the stops when Chesney wandered off Wednesday morning, using drones and other resources to locate the kangaroo. In the end, Chesney saw some searchers and hopped right up to them.Chesney wears a diaper, which was getting a little ripe during his adventure. Sometimes independence is a little more highly rated than it is.Now, Chesney is back home at Sunshine Farms in Wisconsin, happy and hopping just like before.

SALINAS, Calif. —

Chesney, the kangaroo who went missing in Wisconsin last week, has been found and returned home to Sunshine Farms.

Searchers pulled out all the stops when Chesney wandered off Wednesday morning, using drones and other resources to locate the kangaroo. In the end, Chesney saw some searchers and hopped right up to them.

Chesney wears a diaper, which was getting a little ripe during his adventure. Sometimes independence is a little more highly rated than it is.

Now, Chesney is back home at Sunshine Farms in Wisconsin, happy and hopping just like before.