The Newton Lake Workgroup has recommended introducing a predatory fish species to West Newton Lake as part of its suggestions to remediate the Newton lakes following the illegal introduction of ...

People collect mussels from the shore, but do they also exist in freshwater ecosystems? Just how many of these inconspicuous ...

The status of eight fish on the list remains unchanged, and only two—the gilt darter and silver chub—are classified as ...

Wolverines are the most prominent members of the weasel family. Their Latin name is Gulo gulo, meaning glutton, because they ...

CO Nicholas Prachar was investigating a boating while intoxicated case when the suspect fled on foot. ... The suspect was ...

The world's smallest birds aren't easy to find at the best of times, but you might discover a hummingbird or two at these ...

Illinois is getting set to close on property that officials want to buy to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

It was a busy opener on Lake Vermilion, and success was mixed. He responded to a cabin fire on Lake Vermilion while out on ...

If you’ve been in Frankfort at all in the last couple of years, you may have seen some people out in the woods, looking up into hemlock trees or nailing a metal tag to the base of a hemlock. If so, ...

"Fishes of the Chicago Region," a guide to fishes of the Chicago region by Francis Veraldi, Stephen Pescitelli and Philip Willink (University of Chicago Press), will be formally released on June 3. It ...

May 10—Somewhat surprisingly, perhaps, fishing pressure this past winter on Lake of the Woods didn't set a record, despite ideal ice conditions and marginal snow cover that made it easy to get around.