In the winter, Lake Mendota is covered in ice, but when this thaws in summer, it’s engulfed by algae. These cyclical shifts ...

The Madison Fire Department is responding to Lake Mendota on reports of a vehicle in the water Thursday afternoon.

Lake Mendota in Wisconsin is transformed by the changing seasons – covered by ice in winter, and by algae in summer – and a ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A person was rescued from their vehicle after it broke through the ice on Lake Mendota Thursday. At around 3 ...

The Madison Fire Department Lake Rescue Team was sent to Lake Mendota near Picnic Point shortly before 4 p.m. and launched ...

The Madison Fire Department responded to Lake Mendota near Picnic Point on Wednesday, Jan. 16, for an occupied vehicle that ...

This will the first time the games, which feature race courses for ice kites and wing sails, will be held in North America.

The team analyzed genetic material from microbes in a one-of-a-kind archive of water samples collected over 20 years from Lake Mendota in Wisconsin. Like Bill Murray in the movie “Groundhog Day,” ...

It was jutting out of a sandy ridge in Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota—a body of water skirting Madison, the state capital—and she knew it was a remarkable find. “What I did not understand was ...

Madison will host the World Ice and Sailing Association World Championship for the first time in America next month.

A 20-year study in Lake Mendota shows bacteria evolving seasonally, with genetic variations resetting annually. A 2012 extreme weather event caused lasting gene shifts, highlighting microbial ...

Plus, the pleasant 80-degree temperatures are perfect for enjoying the Memorial Union Terrace and the water activities on Lake Mendota. If you want to experience the city at its most vibrant ...