SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WILX) - Another body of water is getting a new name - at least according to Illinois. In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of ...

The Friends of Starkweather Creek are calling on the City of Madison, Dane County and the Wisconsin Air National Guard to address the root cause of PFAS contamination in the ...

Wisconsin DNR invites public to discuss walleye in Shawano Lake; meeting offers in-person and virtual attendance.

Congressmen reintroduce SPEAR Act, a bill intended to keep the lake sturgeon in Wisconsin from protections of the federal ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season.

A group of Wisconsin lawmakers have filed legislation to protect sturgeon spearing in the state. The bill would exempt ...

When water freezes, it expands and becomes less dense. Ice floats on water. But if the lake ice is thick, when puddles form ...

Chris Baumgart asked Public Investigator why high-end homes on Lake Drive seemed to have gotten their lead pipes replaced ...

The U.S. could lose up to 15 million acres of forestland to development by 2060. One effort to keep forests intact is to give landowners a financial incentive through the carbon market.