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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Bacterial cells have lots of interesting abilities. They can pass a kind of memory onto offspring; easily share genes; and ...

Lake Mendota bacteria evolve rapidly with seasonal changes, adapting to conditions yet returning yearly to near-original ...

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

It will take place from Feb. 3-8 at Lake Mendota during the annual Frozen Assets Festival. Competitors race along the ice at approximately 60 mph. People can get the best-viewing experience from ...