4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (250+ words) MADISON, Wis. (WAOW) " Jiggly Junco has won this year's Wisconsin Fat Bird Week competition after beating Wood Duck with a Dad Bod in the final round. The dark-eyed junco received 59% of votes cast in the final matchup, while the wood…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (360+ words) MADISON, Wis. " Wisconsin Fat Bird Week returns May 8-15, with eight particularly rotund native birds competing in a March Madness-style bracket where people vote daily for their favorite chubby contestant. Shelly Torkelson from the Natural Resources Foundation says each contestant is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (149+ words) WAOW WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) " Wisconsin Public Service is extending its peregrine falcon chick naming contest until Sunday, May 10, after the competition broke voting records. Thousands of customers have voted to name this year's chicks, which are set to hatch at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (202+ words) NELSONVILLE, Wis. (WAOW) - A Portage County woman is being recognized for her efforts advocating for safe drinking water for neighbors." Nelsonville resident Lisa Anderson is 1 of 4 recipients of the 2026 "MEA Environmental Justice Award." A Portage County woman is being recognized…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (199+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) -Wisconsin Public Service is asking customers to vote on naming its peregrine falcon chicks after their favorite Wisconsin news anchors. Peregrine falcon with three eggs in Weston (Courtesy: WPS) The names with the most votes will go…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (640+ words) A group of birdwatchers met in Hillsborough County to learn how to count a Wood Stork colony. "HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) -- A simple look out the window at your favorite bird could do more than brighten the day. In fact,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (34+ words) WAOW Two kayakers rescued from Wisconsin River in Plover after falling into water PLOVER, Wis. (WAOW) " Rescue crews pulled two kayakers from the Wisconsin River late yesterd" Watch 9 News Live...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (619+ words) RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) - For the last two mild winters, Frank Schroyer hasn't been seeing as many winter finches. The local birder says it could have been just low population years or it could be that winters weren't harsh enough for…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (327+ words) WAUPACA, Wis. (WAOW) - Students of Waupaca county spent the day learning outside the classroom exploring conservation topics out on the trails of Hartman Creek State Park. Students rotated through field stations, learning all about conservation and how to protect the…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (142+ words) STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WAOW) " Wisconsin's annual Drain Campaign begins Friday and runs through the weekend. It coincides with the Wisconsin DNR Free Fishing Weekend and Invasive Species Action Month. Volunteers and paid staff will be at boat landings conducting watercraft…...