Two men were pulled from the water without injuries after their boat capsized on Lake Winnebago on Saturday morning. According to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department, the two occupants of the boat — ages 60 and 63 — were wearing life jackets and were pulled from the water by other boaters when their boat capsized [...]

Heavy rains over the weekend caused the City of Fond du Lac to send untreated water into Lake Winnebago from two locations. Fond du Lac Public Works Director Jordan Skiff confirmed Monday afternoon that bypassing of the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant occurred late Sunday morning. Water was diverted from the sewer treatment plant and from [...]

Sailing 600,000 kilometers—more than 37,000 miles—is an impressive feat even aboard modern luxury yachts. It’s downright astounding to do it without using a single drop of oil. At 102-feet long and 49-feet wide, the €12.5 million MS Tûranor PlanetSolar is the largest solar-powered ship to sail the seven seas. It just became the first watercraft [...]

OSHKOSH – It’s a picture perfect day on Lake Winnebago, but there is a familiar buzz in the air. The lake flies are back. For two weeks now, the feisty fly has started to appear on piers, bushes and more. Early Friday morning a team of scientists from the DNR and UW-Oshkosh set out to [...]

DYCKESVILLE – An effort is underway to clean up area beaches. That’s what one Pulaski-based inventor hopes to do to do by turning zebra mussel shells into sand. The inventor patented something called the Beachmaker to do just that. This is a typical sight on beaches across the area: what was once shoreline is now [...]

Wisconsin is not fully enforcing strict phosphorus limits adopted two years ago to reduce lake-algae blooms that make people sick, a Gannett Wisconsin Media review has found. That’s despite the state Department of Natural Resources secretary’s alarm at foul conditions in a lake in northwestern Wisconsin last summer. The state Legislature in 2010 approved DNR [...]

The Village of Winneconne could see a new resort and marina on the banks of the Wolf River. A developer identified as Winn-Win Resort Inc. is pursuing the redevelopment of a parcel of land located at 111 North 1st St. in Winneconne into an upper-midscale hotel and marina resort, positioned along the banks of the [...]

Oshkosh – zebra mussels are back near Lake Winnebago, spreading out across shorelines and clogging boat channels. The Department of Natural Resources says the zebra mussel population is “extremely high” right now, and that’s causing problems for area boaters and residents. People who come to the lake regularly near Oshkosh are noticing a changing look the beaches. [...]

SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has tagged a 125-year-old sturgeon that’s bigger than a linebacker. Officials found the over 7-foot-3-inch long, 240-pound female on the Wolf River near Shawano on Tuesday. DNR sturgeon biologist Ron Bruch says she’s the largest they’ve tagged on the Lake Winnebago system since they started [...]

OSHKOSH – Oshkosh’s Menominee Park could be seeing some changes over the next few years. The city is currently developing a master plan for the park, getting input from residents Wednesday night. The more than 100 acre park is located on city’s east side along Lake Winnebago. For more than a century, the park has [...]