With this year’s turnout of over 2,200 anglers from 21 different states, the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber says a total of $20,000 was donated. Walleye Weekend raised a total of $20,000. (Iowa ...

State environmental officials are calling an invasive plant’s resurgence at East Lake Okoboji the largest vegetation boom the Iowa Great Lakes have seen in more than 30 years.

Great Lakes cruises are projected to welcome over 22,000 passengers this year, a nearly 10% increase from 2024, with ships making more than 700 port visits in Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, New ...

Thunderstorms packing destructive winds and torrential rain will be relentless along the edges of a ridge of high pressure ...

A large heat dome will dominate the weather pattern across the eastern two-thirds of the nation into late June and will ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) is hosting a day of festivities for the grand opening of its expansion later this month. On Saturday, June 28, NMGL will celebrate ...

Wildfire smoke gives Chicago, Detroit some of world’s worst air quality. Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to plague the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, with multiple states under ...

Several states are expecting extreme heat, with the heat index, or feels-like temperature, surging past 100 degrees.

If you think stunning beaches are reserved for coastal areas only, think again. These gorgeous Great Lakes beaches will give ...

OKOBOJI, Iowa (KCAU) — What started in 1981 as a small broomball tournament has turned into one of the biggest weekends of the year in the Iowa Great Lakes region. This year’s University of ...

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa -- The monument to victims of the Spirit Lake massacre which stands on Pillsbury's Point on West Lake Okoboji is probably one of the most familiar landmarks in the Iowa Great ...