Sammie Clark, beaver researcher with Urban Rivers joined WGN’s Evening News at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the contest.

A large beaver spotted in Bubbly Creek on the southwest branch of the Chicago River has sparked a citywide naming effort after a viral Reddit post from the nonprofit Urban Rivers. Conservationists say ...

A beaver with a big, possibly pregnant belly, living along the Chicago River, has gone viral on social media. Now, Chicago-based environmental non-profit, Urban Rivers, wants your help to name it.

Divers in Florida’s Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including ...

Vermont’s own Johannes von Trapp, the youngest member of the famous Trapp Family Singers, is an American hunter.

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.

The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho have long fought for water sovereignty on the Wind River Indian Reservation, but their effort is being challenged by federal legislation and a changing water ...

By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Eastern Kentucky is reeling again from flood waters with at least eight people dead after a weekend of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, according to Gov. Andy ...

Much of the commonwealth remains under flood watches or warnings Sunday morning after some areas received more than 6 inches of rain within a 48-hour period.

If you’re scoring at home, the University of Louisville men’s basketball team has delivered a record of 18-6, 11-2 and 3-0 ...

President Donald Trump last week paused for 30 days his plan to slap 25% tariffs on products coming from Canada and Mexico, but the U.S. auto sector is still reeling at the negotiations that will ...

When people survive catastrophic events such as wildfires or hurricanes, and then are left to cope with loss, they may ...