In the early 2000s, many thought the river was too far gone It's perhaps no surprise that the Kinnickinnic River watershed received the worst overall grade out of Milwaukee’s watersheds ...

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office responded to a water emergency near North 21st Street and West Mount Vernon Avenue.

The Milwaukee Police Department recovered a body from the Milwaukee River on July 21, following a search that began the previous night. The person jumped into the water on the 100 block of North ...

Divers searched the water near Cherry and Water streets for almost an hour. The fire department confirmed the body was there at least overnight. Milwaukee police said the body is of a 22-year-old.

The RNC will take place just west of the river from July 15-18. The presidential nominating convention will be held at Fiserv Forum, the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Baird Center.

Sturgeon prefer water temperatures of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or higher to begin spawning, according to the DNR. On Tuesday the Milwaukee River water was 37 degrees.

Super-cooled water is unable to form a solid ice cover because the water is moving. So slushy frazil ice forms and flows downstream. Ice on Milwaukee River near West Bend (Credit: Amanda H.) ...