UW-Madison research boat missing in Lake Michigan: 'Incalculable loss'
A UW-Madison doctoral student is asking people to be on the lookout after research boat used in her project went missing in Lake Michigan.
Lake Michigan Carferry Badger; resume service in 2024
Lake Michigan Carferry announced it has received the final permit required from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start rebuilding the dock infrastructure necessary to operate its car-and-passenger ferry, the Badger.
Port Milwaukee feels St. Lawrence Seaway union strike's impact
St. Lawrence Seaway union workers went on strike Sunday, shutting down a major canal that connects Milwaukee to ports overseas.
Milwaukee waterways cleanup, $450M funding deal reached
Federal, state and local officials have agreed to spend about $450 million to dredge contaminated sediment from Milwaukee's Lake Michigan harbor and area rivers.
Wicked waves pound Milwaukee's shoreline; gale warning in effect
Wicked waves lashed at Milwaukee's lakefront on Friday afternoon, Oct. 13 – and are expected to continue doing so until Saturday evening because of a gale warning that has been issued by the National Weather Service.
Waukesha water diversion; group monitors return of water to Lake Michigan
Under an agreement, Waukesha must treat and return all of the water it uses from Lake Michigan. One group is keeping a close eye on what is getting pumped back to the lake.
Waukesha Lake Michigan water switch begins Oct. 9
More than 70,000 people in Waukesha began getting new drinking water from Lake Michigan on Monday, Oct. 9. But homeowners are reminded – this transition could take days to complete.
Waukesha Lake Michigan water switch begins Oct. 9
Waukesha will begin its switch from groundwater to Lake Michigan water on Oct. 9.
Find a message in a bottle on Lake Michigan and win a stay in the tallest lighthouse on the Great Lakes
Messages in a bottle floating somewhere in Lake Michigan contain something extra - free stays at the White Shoal Light, a lighthouse situated between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsula.
Truck into Lake Michigan, Sheboygan woman dead
A Sheboygan woman is dead after her vehicle went into Lake Michigan on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Waukesha Lake Michigan water switch delayed, new date announced
Waukesha will begin its switch from groundwater to Lake Michigan water on Oct. 9, officials announced Thursday.
Milwaukee's McKinley Beach construction resumes in effort to reopen
At Milwaukee's McKinley Beach, construction resumed Thursday in an effort to reopen. The stretch of Lake Michigan shore has been closed since 2020.
Lake Michigan waterspouts, people along shore capture sight
Waterspouts out over Lake Michigan were spotted Wednesday morning, Sept. 13.
How a waterspout forms
People living along Lake Michigan's shoreline may have seen one of a couple of waterspouts that formed on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. How does a waterspout form? FOX6 Weather Experts Stephanie Barichello offers an explanation.
Lake Michigan water project, Waukesha celebrates completion
More than 70,000 people in Waukesha will soon start using Lake Michigan water – the biggest public works project in city history 20 years in the making.
Lake Michigan water project; Waukesha celebrates its completion
Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly, officials, and regional partners celebrate the completion of a project to deliver a safe and sustainable supply of Lake Michigan water from Milwaukee to Waukesha Water Utility customers.
Beating the heat at Lake Michigan
Wisconsinites flocked to Lake Michigan on Monday, Sept. 4 to beat the heat.
Lake Michigan schooner wreckage found intact; Wisconsin coastline
Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881
Man claims he found rat's foot in bowl of Olive Garden minestrone
"I took a bite, felt something stab the inside of my cheek, it felt like a needle," said Howie."I lunged and choked myself almost, so when I hacked it up and realized, into a napkin, it was, uh.'"
Virmond Park stairs, Lake Michigan shore access opens in Mequon
Virmond Park in Mequon held a grand opening Friday, Aug. 18 for a new floating stairway from the top of the park's bluff down to Lake Michigan.