The Kickapoo River in western Wisconsin gets its name from an Algonquin word that means "he who goes here, then there." I prefer a more literal translation, as in a river that pretty much kicked the ...

A swiftwater rescue was conducted in the afternoon hours of August 11, 2019 on the Kickapoo River between landing 10 and bridge 11, near Rockton, WI in the town of Whitestown. Sheriff Spears reports ...

Streets are barricaded throughout Vernon County as water rushed over dozens of roadways Friday. The Kickapoo River nearly tripled its height since Tuesday, according to data from the National Weather ...

Some of my life’s highest highs have come from travel experiences - kayaking the Apostle Islands, hiking to Macchu Picchu, chasing waterfalls in North Carolina, hiking the Wailea Ridge on Maui. But as ...

Aug. 26--Major flooding is a familiar occurrence for communities along the Kickapoo River in southwestern Wisconsin. But the magnitude of the water that swept through communities along the Kickapoo ...

For longtime pals Dave and Rob and I, it is time for the annual guys’ weekend, an escape to the illusory wilderness that Wisconsin often offers just around a bend or down a lesser traveled byway. The ...

More than 9 inches of rain fell on Vernon County over the weekend, swamping communities along the Kickapoo River and causing mudslides throughout the county, closing more than 100 roads by early ...

The Kickapoo Valley Reserve (KVR) is beginning a trial project to help reduce the amount of litter in the Kickapoo River this summer. The KVR is working with Wildcat Mountain State Park and a number ...