Hayley Herzig, 22, has been sturgeon spearing now for six years.She didn't expect her first harvest to be larger than herself."It was very ex ...

According to the Wisconsin DNR, spearers reported Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes are experiencing a shift in water clarity as some areas with clear water on Saturday were murkier on Sunday, ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR said spearers were met with calm winds and sunshine for the third day of the 2025 spearing ...

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie on Monday wrote in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of ...

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 ...

Chicago could see its biggest snowfall of the season as a winter storm rolls into town Wednesday and Thursday. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the entire Chicago area including Boone, Cook, ...

The National Weather Service says a potential winter storm system could bring six inches or more of snow to the Chicagoland ...

Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday that Illinois plans to annex Green Bay and rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois” in his latest dig at the Trump administration. In ...

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

A 29-year-old Fond du Lac man with active warrants was apprehended after a foot pursuit on Sunday. According to the Fond du ...

The lake sturgeon spearing season began with a substantial catch of 169 sturgeons across the Winnebago System.