During the first week of June, a boat sprayed chemicals into the waters of Anvil Lake in Vilas County for the first time.It was applying an herbicide…

The City of Rhinelander's municipal Well 7, now shut off because of PFAS concerns, is located at the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport.Credit Ben…

Ron L. Zabler admits Oneida County winters have been harsh on his family’s cabin in the woods.Some of the paint may be peeling, but that makes this place…

Every summer month for the last 16 years, Dick and Judi Oehler have been coming to this exact spot on the Deerskin River east of Eagle River.Like always,…

Standing at Grand Traverse Harbor on the Keweenaw Peninsula, a look right reveals picturesque yellow-sand beaches and unassuming seasonal homes.A look…

From a few yards away, a woman and four small children watch a massive machine rumble to life.They stand, look, and point as a boat is lifted by the Burnt…

In a month, Wisconsin will miss a deadline for action on the chemical contaminant PFAS.That’s the substance found in drinking water in Rhinelander and…

As the crow flies, Wildcat Falls near Watersmeet and the Upper Wisconsin River Legacy Forest near Land O’Lakes are only 15 miles apart, on opposite sides…

Badger Minerals plans to begin drilling in eastern Oneida County in less than a month, according to documents filed with the county.The mining exploration…

A WXPR investigation has found over a seven-year period in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the City of Rhinelander spread almost 400 tons of sewage sludge…