Storms

A winter storm warning has been issued for much of southern and northeastern Wisconsin with places like Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay expected to get between 6 and 10 inches of snow. The National Weather Service expects snow to begin falling early Tuesday morning. By the afternoon, snowfall rates will increase to between 1 and…

In three years, Wisconsin is set to join dozens of other states with statewide networks of weather stations that aim to provide faster and better reports to farmers. Thanks to more than $3 million in grant funding, the University of Wisconsin-Madison now plans to establish 90 sites to monitor weather and soil conditions throughout the…

The maintenance backlog at national parks has almost doubled in the last five years, and deferred maintenance costs have grown seven times higher during that span at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin. The increase comes amid billions of dollars of federal investment under the Great American Outdoors Act. That’s prompting calls among Republicans…

Snowbanks blocked Colleen Rooney’s view of the water when she and her husband first arrived at their new lakeside home in rural Vilas County last month. “I actually had to hire someone to come take a skid loader and get the snow away from the garage so we could unload the truck,” Rooney said. The…

Average ice cover on the Great Lakes dropped to one of the lowest levels on record this winter as the region has witnessed warmer than normal temperatures. Less ice sets the stage for the lakes to warm up sooner earlier in the year, and researchers say that could affect water quality and the food web.…

Far northern Wisconsin has faced several extreme floods in the last decade that have caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure while also cutting off power for some living in the region. Now, Xcel Energy and Bayfield County are partnering to build the first microgrid through a utility program designed to promote…

Endurance athlete Brad Birkel took a little more than three days in October to run over 200 miles nearly nonstop. More impressive is where he ran it and how. Propelling himself day and night, and barely sleeping, the Middleton ultrarunner covered the entire segment of the North Country National Scenic Trail across the hilly northern…

Things have been a blur since 2020. The last few years have been marked by a contentious political climate and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, we saw the overturning of Roe v. Wade, trials related to the Jan. 6 insurrection of 2021 and a national increase in labor organizing. Stories from years past that…

Much of Wisconsin will likely see a white Christmas this year, but meteorologists are also expecting snowfall and cold temperatures to impact travel this holiday season. It’s not yet clear exactly how much snow is headed Wisconsin’s way, but the National Weather Service says the southern region of the state will likely get more than…

Blizzard and winter storm warnings remain in effect for the Duluth-Superior area and northern Wisconsin as some areas have already seen 10 inches of snow with more on the way. The Duluth office of the National Weather Service recorded 10.3 inches of snow as of noon Wednesday. “We’ve gotten absolutely pounded with snowfall today, seeing…