Bluff erosion: Slabs of concrete transported to homes in need of protection from Lake Michigan
RACINE COUNTY -- Progress is being made as it relates to combating the severe bluff erosion along Lake Michigan in Racine County.
RACINE COUNTY -- Progress is being made as it relates to combating the severe bluff erosion along Lake Michigan in Racine County.
Coast Guard responds for boat suffering dead battery on Lake Michigan near Port Washington
MILWAUKEE -- The Coast Guard on Monday, August 1st responded to a disabled boat on Lake Michigan near Port Washington.The call for this incident came in shortly before 6:00 p.m. -- after the boat sent a 'mayday' transmission.No one responded when Coast Guard officials tried to make contact with the boat, and an hour later, another 'mayday' transmission came in.Communication was then established between the boat and the Coast Guard.No one was hurt, and no one ended up being in distress.Officials with the Port Washington Fire Department towed the boat to shore.
MILWAUKEE -- The Coast Guard on Monday, August 1st responded to a disabled boat on Lake Michigan near Port Washington.The call for this incident came in shortly before 6:00 p.m. -- after the boat sent a 'mayday' transmission.No one responded when Coast Guard officials tried to make contact with the boat, and an hour later, another 'mayday' transmission came in.Communication was then established between the boat and the Coast Guard.No one was hurt, and no one ended up being in distress.Officials with the Port Washington Fire Department towed the boat to shore.
"It's hard to survive in that water:" Officials in Sheboygan reassess safety after 2 men die in Lake Michigan
SHEBOYGAN -- Three friends were thrown into Lake Michigan by high waves Sunday, July 17th -- and only one survived.
SHEBOYGAN -- Three friends were thrown into Lake Michigan by high waves Sunday, July 17th -- and only one survived.
2 men remain missing, swept into water in Sheboygan; 10 rescue calls in 2 hours for Coast Guard
SHEBOYGAN -- Officials on Sunday night, July 17th suspended the search and recovery efforts in Lake Michigan near the South Pier after three fishermen were swept into the water by high waves.
SHEBOYGAN -- Officials on Sunday night, July 17th suspended the search and recovery efforts in Lake Michigan near the South Pier after three fishermen were swept into the water by high waves.
Three rescued after boat sinks in Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE -- Three people are pulled to safety after their boat sinks in Lake Michigan near the 2400 block of N.
MILWAUKEE -- Three people are pulled to safety after their boat sinks in Lake Michigan near the 2400 block of N.
"Waukesha's only option:" Plan to divert Lake Michigan water okayed by Great Lakes states
CHICAGO -- A council representing the eight Great Lakes states voted on Tuesday, June 21st to allow Waukesha unprecedented access to Lake Michigan as its drinking water source.
CHICAGO -- A council representing the eight Great Lakes states voted on Tuesday, June 21st to allow Waukesha unprecedented access to Lake Michigan as its drinking water source.
"It's gonna affect everything:" Some in Racine concerned over proposal to divert water from lake for Waukesha
WAUKESHA -- The city of Waukesha needs water -- and the effort to get it is involving eight states that border the Great Lakes.
WAUKESHA -- The city of Waukesha needs water -- and the effort to get it is involving eight states that border the Great Lakes.
“We are concerned:" Racine Co. executive issues "declaration of emergency" due to severe erosion
CALEDONIA/MOUNT PLEASANT -- Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave on Thursday, May 26th issued a "declaration of emergency" in Racine County due to severe bluff erosion happening along Lake Michigan in Caledonia and Mount Pleasant.According to Delagrave, because of the increase in water levels on Lake Michigan, and the combination of wave action and unstable bluffs, the erosion of the bluffs has accelerated at an unprecedented rate.“We are concerned the homes as well as public utilities and infrastructure will fall victim to Lake Michigan in coming days and weeks.
CALEDONIA/MOUNT PLEASANT -- Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave on Thursday, May 26th issued a "declaration of emergency" in Racine County due to severe bluff erosion happening along Lake Michigan in Caledonia and Mount Pleasant.According to Delagrave, because of the increase in water levels on Lake Michigan, and the combination of wave action and unstable bluffs, the erosion of the bluffs has accelerated at an unprecedented rate.“We are concerned the homes as well as public utilities and infrastructure will fall victim to Lake Michigan in coming days and weeks.
Officials survey lakefront erosion in Mount Pleasant: "I've seen it over the years; never to this extent"
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Homes along Lake Michigan in Mount Pleasant are losing ground faster than anyone has ever seen.
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Homes along Lake Michigan in Mount Pleasant are losing ground faster than anyone has ever seen.
Police: Good Samaritans jump into action, rescue four people after boat capsized on Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police say four people were rescued by Good Samaritans Sunday morning, May 15th when their boat began to take on water on Lake Michigan.Police were alerted to a call of a capsized boat on Lake Michigan around 7:45 a.m.Two men and two juvenile females went into the water after their boat capsized.Each boater was rescued by other boaters in the area.No one was hurt.
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police say four people were rescued by Good Samaritans Sunday morning, May 15th when their boat began to take on water on Lake Michigan.Police were alerted to a call of a capsized boat on Lake Michigan around 7:45 a.m.Two men and two juvenile females went into the water after their boat capsized.Each boater was rescued by other boaters in the area.No one was hurt.
Higher Lake Michigan water levels affect beaches, boaters
CHICAGO — Lake Michigan water levels are up, making beaches smaller but helping boaters.Steve Hungness is chief of operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Chicago District.
CHICAGO — Lake Michigan water levels are up, making beaches smaller but helping boaters.Steve Hungness is chief of operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Chicago District.
Group volunteers their time to clear hundreds of tires illegally dumped in Kenosha: "Warms your heart"
KENOSHA COUNTY -- FOX6 News on Sunday, May 1st told you about supper club officials, forced to clean up hundreds of tires dumped along Lake Michigan in Kenosha.
KENOSHA COUNTY -- FOX6 News on Sunday, May 1st told you about supper club officials, forced to clean up hundreds of tires dumped along Lake Michigan in Kenosha.
"Frustrating:" Restaurant must pay for cleanup of hundreds of tires dumped near Lake Michigan
KENOSHA COUNTY -- An illegal dumping ground in Kenosha County is turning the lakeshore into an eyesore.
KENOSHA COUNTY -- An illegal dumping ground in Kenosha County is turning the lakeshore into an eyesore.
Grandmother says boy making remarkable recovery after he & his mother pulled from Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE -- A two-year-old boy is making a remarkable recovery after he and his mother were pulled from Lake Michigan on Monday, March 28th.
MILWAUKEE -- A two-year-old boy is making a remarkable recovery after he and his mother were pulled from Lake Michigan on Monday, March 28th.
21-year-old woman dies after she and two-year-old boy were pulled from Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE -- A woman and a child were pulled from Lake Michigan after going into the water near the McKinley Marina on Monday afternoon, March 28th in what police were calling an attempted suicide.
MILWAUKEE -- A woman and a child were pulled from Lake Michigan after going into the water near the McKinley Marina on Monday afternoon, March 28th in what police were calling an attempted suicide.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing kayaker in Port Washington
PORT WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard suspended the search Thursday morning, March 17th for 27-year-old Marcus Beilman of West Bend -- the man who went missing on a kayak on Lake Michigan Wednesday afternoon, March 16th.
PORT WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard suspended the search Thursday morning, March 17th for 27-year-old Marcus Beilman of West Bend -- the man who went missing on a kayak on Lake Michigan Wednesday afternoon, March 16th.
High winds draw surfers, photographers to Milwaukee's Lakefront
MILWAUKEE -- The wind wasn't as strong on Wednesday, February 24th as it was on Friday, February 19th, when a Wind Warning was in effect -- but still, a Wind Advisory was issued by the National Weather Service for Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties on Wednesday, as wind gusts in the 40 mile-per-hour range were expected.The wind was racing off of Lake Michigan on Wednesday -- causing some to stop and enjoy an otherwise cold and cloudy day.
MILWAUKEE -- The wind wasn't as strong on Wednesday, February 24th as it was on Friday, February 19th, when a Wind Warning was in effect -- but still, a Wind Advisory was issued by the National Weather Service for Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties on Wednesday, as wind gusts in the 40 mile-per-hour range were expected.The wind was racing off of Lake Michigan on Wednesday -- causing some to stop and enjoy an otherwise cold and cloudy day.
Great Lakes cities group opposes Waukesha water withdrawal
CHICAGO — An organization representing more than 100 local governments is fighting an effort by Waukesha to use Lake Michigan as its drinking water source.The Great Lakes and St.
CHICAGO — An organization representing more than 100 local governments is fighting an effort by Waukesha to use Lake Michigan as its drinking water source.The Great Lakes and St.
"Feel the cold:" Folks brave the elements and take the Polar Bear Plunge into Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE -- We've had a cold start for the first day of 2016.
MILWAUKEE -- We've had a cold start for the first day of 2016.
High winds lead to high waves: Winter storm leaves behind damage along lakefront in Kenosha
KENOSHA -- A winter storm brought snow, sleet, freezing rain and high winds on Monday, December 28th, and left some damage behind along the lakefront in Kenosha.Kenosha Department of Public Works officials confirmed for FOX6 News they were working on Tuesday to clean up the mess near the Southport Marina.There's no word at this point as to a damage estimate.The photos you'll see below were taken by Miguel Castro.
KENOSHA -- A winter storm brought snow, sleet, freezing rain and high winds on Monday, December 28th, and left some damage behind along the lakefront in Kenosha.Kenosha Department of Public Works officials confirmed for FOX6 News they were working on Tuesday to clean up the mess near the Southport Marina.There's no word at this point as to a damage estimate.The photos you'll see below were taken by Miguel Castro.