Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy launched a new tool to help people learn which lakes are open for swimming this summer. The new interactive map shows weekly beach samplings of ...

Samples taken earlier this week indicated that the toxin level given off by the algae is higher than normal, according to ...

Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy launched a new tool to help people learn which lakes are open for swimming this summer.The new interactive map shows weekly beach samplings of harmful ...

If a state lake has high levels of harmful toxins, ... North Platte KNOP-CD. Nebraska launches interactive map to track toxic algae at state lakes. Story by 10/11 NOW • 4m. L INCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) ...

Branched Oak State Recreation Area in Nebraska is hot spot for outdoor recreation. Many don't know it's also a birding oasis.

E. coli bacteria have been detected in three lakes in the Two Rivers area, raising concerns about water safety.

At Branched Oak Lake near Lincoln, dozens of these majestic birds were spotted Tuesday. Nebraska Game and Parks big game manager Kit Hams said he has seen around 70 bald eagles already, which is ...

Gremlin Cove Beach at Harlan County Lake is shut down due to high levels of E. coli, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A water sample from the beach had an E. coli level of 365.4 colonies ...

If Lake McConaughy is Nebraska's largest rain gauge or drought monitor, it's been dry out there. The big reservoir in western Nebraska is 51 percent full, and North Platte River flows feeding the ...

These are just a few Family Friendly Lakes across the state; for a full list, see the 2022 Nebraska Fishing Guide, which designates Family Friendly Lakes in its list of public fishing areas.

Neil Harrison, a 71-year-old lifelong Nebraska fisherman, no longer takes his dogs to lakes in the Norfolk area, and fishes there far less often. “When I was younger, none of this was going on ...

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