Page 4 - Kickapoo River News Today

The Waterpark Capital of the World is once again preparing for visitors to descend on the region.

We explore a natural area in southwest Wisconsin. The Kickapoo Nature Reserve not only features trout streams and water coming down over rock ledges but also holds great Indigenous significance.

Farmers face an elevated risk of suicide. After Brenda Statz’s husband, Leon, lost his battle with depression, she is trying to spare others from his fate.

READSTOWN, Wis. (WXOW) - Day Creek Rd. runs from Highway 61 and Highway 14 on the border of Crawford and Vernon Counties.

According to the La Crosse National Weather Service (NWS) there is an above normal chance of flooding this spring for area rivers.

"Wisconsin Waters: The Ancient History of Lakes, Rivers and Waterfalls" follows "Wisconsin State Parks" with a similar format, a combination of narrative text, illustrations, 20 maps and 82 color photos.

Repeated flooding in some communities pushed residents to move to higher ground. But getting the resources and buy-in isn't easy, even in towns where residents have been flooded again and again.

Whether it is enjoying peak fall colors or visiting a pumpkin patch, Wandering Wisconsin suggests some places to go for a fall getaway.

The Pecatonica River runs two blocks from Laurie Thomas’s mother’s stoop in Freeport, Ill. After a recent two-day deluge, floodwaters reached the basement’s ceiling.

The shifting trends and escalating flood risk raises urgent questions about the countrys readiness to cope with rainfall extremes.