The Great Lakes are seeing near-record warm water temperatures right now, which means there’s a higher chance for lake effect snow when the weather turns cold. As of Thursday, all five of the lakes were about 4 to 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than their long-term average for the last ...
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on the North Central Forest Draft Regional Master Plan and Environmental Analysis, which outlines proposed future resource management and public use and development of DNR-managed properties within the North Central Forest Ecological Landscape. The public may submit comments through a variety of opportunities, including in-person meetings. The North Central Forest Ecological Landscape encompasses 9,500 square miles in northern Wisconsin and includes all or portions of these 20 counties: Ashland, ...
Despite worries over rising temperatures, it turns out anglers have a greater effect on fish populations than global warming. That’s according to a new study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A team of state, federal and university researchers published the study earlier this ...
To celebrate Indigenous People’s Day, Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly announced a package of bills Monday that would grant rights to Devil’s Lake State Park and reinstitute a law that effectively banned mining. The proposal to grant “rights of nature” to Wisconsin’s most ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday that he will not run for governor, opting instead to seek a third term as the state's top law enforcement official. The governor's race is wide open after Democratic incumbent Tony Evers, 73, announced ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Monday asked a judge to immediately put on hold his order that would require elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered Wisconsin voters before the next statewide election in February. The state ...
