GARDNER, Wis. (AP) — Authorities issued ice safety warnings Saturday after two people went through the ice in the bay of Green Bay, a week after nearly three-dozen people were rescued from a floating chunk of ice that broke away from shore. The latest incident happened when two men were ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds the public to make ice safety a priority when heading out for Free Fishing Weekend. The DNR does not monitor local ice conditions or the thickness of the ice and urges anglers to practice safety during winter fishing ...

HERMANSVILLE — Due to the increasing chance of COVID-19 virus transmission, the U.P. Trappers’ annual youth workshop scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, has been canceled. “It is with great disappointment that we have decided to cancel this event,” said Roy Dahlgren, president of U.P. ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — Northern Saddle Club is having its annual winter meeting and potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Friday at Homestead Town Hall in Homestead, Wis.   The club is a family-oriented trail riding group that works with the Florence County Forestry and Parks Department to establish ...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s fourth state elk hunt closed Dec. 17 with three of the four hunters successfully filling their tags, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said. “All four hunters had multiple opportunities to harvest bull elk across the Clam Lake Elk Range,” said ...

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirms a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in the town of Underhill in Oconto County. The deer was a 1-year-old hunter-harvested buck taken during the 2021 gun deer season. This is the first confirmed wild ...