Some abandoned towns offer nothing but derelict storefronts and homes, but not far from Madison is one ghost town whose ...

A swiftwater rescue was conducted in the afternoon hours of August 11, 2019 on the Kickapoo River between landing 10 and bridge 11, near Rockton, WI in the town of Whitestown. Sheriff Spears reports ...

Some of my life’s highest highs have come from travel experiences - kayaking the Apostle Islands, hiking to Macchu Picchu, chasing waterfalls in North Carolina, hiking the Wailea Ridge on Maui. But as ...

For longtime pals Dave and Rob and I, it is time for the annual guys’ weekend, an escape to the illusory wilderness that Wisconsin often offers just around a bend or down a lesser traveled byway. The ...

The Kickapoo River in western Wisconsin gets its name from an Algonquin word that means "he who goes here, then there." I prefer a more literal translation, as in a river that pretty much kicked the ...

The Kickapoo's current is two to three miles per hour and 90 percent of the depth is waist deep or shallower for the average adult. Whitewater rafting down the Colorado River it is not, but the draw ...

Streets are barricaded throughout Vernon County as water rushed over dozens of roadways Friday. The Kickapoo River nearly tripled its height since Tuesday, according to data from the National Weather ...

Improving water quality in the Kickapoo River and adjacent watersheds by working with voluntary landowners is the purpose of a grant to Mississippi Valley Conservancy from the Minnesota-based McKnight ...

Four people were rescued Sunday from the Kickapoo River near Rockton. Rain from overnight north of Ontario caused the river to quickly rise, causing unsafe conditions. The women, ranging in age from ...