A man found on an ice slab in Oshkosh, Wis., refused a rescue attempt on the grounds his location was ideal for fishing, a would-be rescuer says. Lt.

By Reinsch, Lee Marie Eight years into the cleanup of the lower Fox River, tons of toxins have been removed, and proponents of clean water see light at the end of the culvert.

By PAUL A. SMITH Calumet Harbor -- The Calumet pulls out of its dock just after sunrise, chugging west through a veil of steam that rises from the warm waters of Lake Winnebago.

By The Wisconsin State Journal Feb. 11--The sturgeon spearing seasons, which began Saturday on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes, will close Tuesday at 12:30 p.m., the Department of Natural Resources announced Monday.

By Steve Wideman, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis. Dec. 11--GRAND CHUTE -- The cost estimate to restore the Fox River system of 17 boat locks has dropped from $23 million to $15 million, said the head of the waterway's navigational system authority.