The 37-year-old man said the current pulled him out, and he was unable to swim back, according to the Racine County Sheriff's Office. A 37-year-old Racine man was rescued from Lake Michigan on Oct. 3 ...

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Fishing duo Cole and Jay explore wild jungle-like conditions in search of crappie. Don’t expect correct change when paying ...

Fishing duo Cole and Jay discover a magic crappie spot, though challenges remain.

The last glacial event in Pennsylvania occurred 20,000 years ago during the late Wisconsinan Age and drastically shaped the landscape today. The glacier first advanced in a southwesterly direction, ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reports that the Benzie Road wildfire near Houghton Lake in Roscommon County is “100% contained.” Firefighter crews will be dousing ...

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Muskegon Lake, between Lake Michigan and the city that bears its name, has been removed from a U.S. and Canadian list of most polluted sites after decades of cleanup efforts and community engagement, ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker talks with Rachel Maddow about his threat to leave the National Governors Association if the group won't speak out against Donald Trump's use of the National Guard ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that began Sunday in the north region of Michigan’s lower peninsula. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) says the ...

Firefighters on Monday, Oct. 6, were battling a wildfire in Roscommon County that had grown to more than 85 acres. "With fire danger extremely high across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula today, ...

With fire danger at extreme levels across much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is urging the public to use caution as firefighters work to contain a ...