By Shereen Siewert Members of a grassroots environmental group will move forward on independent soil tests in Wausau’s Riverside Park at their own expense, after being granted approval Tuesday by…
By Shereen Siewert Wausau could be required to undergo an aerial disposition study related to past burning at the city’s water treatment site, Public Works Director Eric Lindman told city…
By Shereen Siewert The Department of Natural Resources is soliciting public comments before approving funding to the city of Wausau through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. Wausau applied for…
By Shereen Siewert The proposed Wausau Siphon Pipeline Crossing may result in the “incidental taking” of a rare turtle under a permit the Department of Natural Resources proposes to issue…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The gray wolf population in Wisconsin may have stabilized after nearing extinction decades ago, state wildlife officials said. The population ranges from 914 to 978 wolves,…
By Shereen Siewert The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources this week dismantled and cleared the property where a fugitive wanted for three years on child sex charges was hiding near…
By Shereen Siewert Citizens for a Clean Wausau, a local grassroots environmental group, will expand their environmental justice efforts thanks to a grant from the Center for Health, Environment and…
By Shereen Siewert One person is dead after the UTV he was driving Thursday rolled over, pinning him beneath the vehicle, according to police. The crash, at the Camp Holiday…
The PSA star, deployed in the wild. Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock.com Wendy Melillo, American University School of Communication Smokey Bear turned 75 today. The star of the longest-running public-service advertising campaign in…
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW NEWS RELEASE — Requests to consider updating rules related to recreational vehicle regulations and rules pertaining to wetland mitigation are among the items the Wisconsin Natural…
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging the public to beware of online hunting and fishing license scams leaving purchasers with an empty hook and wallet. Misleading…
By Shereen Siewert State officials are asking 125 municipalities, including Wausau, to sample and analyze water flowing in and out of wastewater treatment facilities for possible contaminants, according to the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources wants to add nearly 20 miles of all-terrain vehicle routes in the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest. The agency has…
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW Wildlife biologists from several Midwestern states, members of Wisconsin Tribal Nations, plus state and federal conservation groups are meeting again today in Madison to discuss chronic…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources scientists are searching for sick snakes. Agency biologists are looking for snakes infected with snake fungal disease, or SFD. The disease…
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES NEWS RELEASE RHINELANDER – Over the past several years Wisconsin has received a record-breaking amount of precipitation resulting in high water and flooding issues in…
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Great Lakes regional leaders will meet next month to consider a federal strategy for preventing Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan and discuss helping foot…
By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Eds: Updates with details on building budget, background. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee approved money Tuesday to…
