Man pleads guilty to stealing Black Lives Matter flag, fined $500
CHATHAM — A 42-year-old Dresden man was fined $500 after pleading guilty to stealing a Black Lives Matter flag.
Police probing bomb threat
London police are looking for a suspect after a bomb threat at a downtown restaurant.
Experts say more ‘smart’ technology is needed in the Great Lakes to monitor climate change
As climate change shows signs of altering the lakes’ ice cover, water temperatures, water levels and shorelines, experts are pushing plans to deploy more so-called smart technologies to monitor these changes. Read the full story by WBEZ-TV – Chicago, I…
Michigan issues Lake Erie watershed plan to curb harmful algal blooms
The state of Michigan has released an adaptive management plan to improve the water quality in Lake Erie in an effort to reduce the number of harmful algal blooms, but environmental groups worry the plan is flawed. Read the full story by the Daily Tel…
Hospitalizations, staff COVID-19 infections continue to rise in London-area
While single-day COVID-19 case numbers are beginning to fall due to changes in testing eligibility, the number of hospital staff and patients with the virus continues to go up.
DNR asks for comments on environmental impact of proposed Enbridge oil pipeline reroute in northern Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking for feedback on the environmental impact of the soon-to-be re-routed Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline through the northernmost part of the state. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel….
Contributions of Great Lakes science advocate being celebrated by Wisconsin Sea Grant
Bob Ragotzkie served as Wisconsin Sea Grant’s first director and was instrumental in bringing the program to life in the Great Lakes. Bob’s legacy is now being celebrated as Wisconsin Sea Grant celebrates its 50th anniversary. Read the full story…
Small earthquake again rattles Lake County, is second in as many days in Northeast Ohio
For the second time this week the earth moved under Lake Erie near Timberlake in Lake County, Ohio. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, both quakes took place about three miles below the surface of Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Akron Beaco…
Coast Guard begins ice-breaking operations in the western Great Lakes
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie commenced Operation Taconite to prevent newly formed ice from hampering commercial shipping across the western Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Sault News.
Changing Great Lakes latest threat to Michigan’s cherished Fishtown
The village of shanties along the Leland River on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula has endured for over 100 years. But surging Great Lakes water levels have increased flooding of the Leland River, prompting a $3.4 million effort to raise the foundations o…