Katie Thoresen

Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It's a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it's been on the decline since the early 1900s.

As you start wrapping up gifts for the holidays, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding people how to properly dispose of all those ribbons and bows.

Wisconsin Green Fire hopes its latest reports will spark conversations and action to support forests and the forest products industry in the state.

The National Weather Service Green Bay is warning of the potential for snow squalls Wednesday.

WXPR | By Katie Thoresen Published December 12, 2024 at 5:28 AM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

A volunteer fire department in Vilas County has been working with its local high school and community college to help fill gaps in its own department.

The tri-county Human Service Center will be phased out on December 31st, instead those services will go to each counties newly created Human Service Departments.

Lakeland Pantry Director Lorna Springate says the pantry in Arbor Vitae has seen an increase in need the last couple of years as grocery prices remain high.

Before the ice moved in, the Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community and Wisconsin DNR staff spread more than 400 pounds of wild rice seed on Spur Lake in Oneida County. Part of the strategy with this year’s seeding was how to best protect against waterfowl.

United Airlines will resume flights between Rhinelander and Chicago this summer.