ROCKFORD, Ill. — Voters will decide some referendum issues which will appear on the March 17 primary election ballot, including a school sales tax, an ambulance tax for the North Park Fire District, ...

The 2026 sturgeon spearing season closed Feb. 16 on the Upriver Lakes and Feb. 23 on Lake Winnebago. Spearers harvested a total of 1,540 sturgeon from the entire system, a significant increase from ...

The sturgeon spearing season on Wisconsin's Lake Winnebago system is closing early for the first time since 2015. The closure was triggered after spearers reached 90% of the harvest cap for adult ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- Sturgeon spearing season is part of "How WI Live" in Northeast Wisconsin, and on Lake Winnebago, the warm temperatures may be taking a toll. Conditions are impacting mainly ...

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Some Wisconsinites headed to the polls Tuesday, Feb. 17, for just a handful of contested primary races. The spring primary determines who advances to the general election April 7. In Wisconsin, spring ...

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Feeling deflated because your New Year’s resolution didn’t make it out of January without flopping? Join the crowd whose 2026 goals have already been taken out with the trash. The second Friday of ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- After much anticipation, and long lines of vehicles heading onto the ice Saturday morning, day one of he 2026 sturgeon spearing campaign is in the books. About two miles off ...

Lake Winnebago registered 779 sturgeon through Sunday, reaching 56% of the adult female harvest cap. Upriver Lakes spearers hit the 90% trigger and the season will close at 1 p.m. Monday. Abigail ...

The first day of the sturgeon spearing season began Saturday, Feb. 14, on Lake Winnebago. The Lake Winnebago system is home to the world's largest freshwater sturgeon population. The Winnebago System ...