The body of a 14-year-old Milwaukee boy who went missing in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park on Tuesday was found.

Tales from Michigan City and New Buffalo make clear what can go wrong on the deadliest Great Lake — and what can go right with lifeguards present..

Floating about 500 feet offshore of Illinois Beach State Park, Hillary Glandon tightened her scuba goggles, grabbed a small masonite plate from a nearby kayak and dove beneath the Lake Michigan ...

The status of some current infrastructure projects plus others on their way was the focus of a recent presentation by the two local elected leaders of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff.

The two people were swimming in the lake at Washington Park Beach in Michigan City Sunday morning when they couldn’t escape the current.

WEST MICHIGAN — If you took a trip to a Lake Michigan beach over the past couple of days, you may have been shocked by the sharply colder water temperatures. Here's what happened!

Lake Michigan is the deadliest lake in America, statistics show. Yet, there are no lifeguards at 99% of our state's public beaches, all while coastal towns rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars ...

An angler caught a 39-year-old lake trout while fishing near Sheboygan on Lake Michigan. The fish is the oldest in the history of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mass marking program.

CBS News Detroit Coast Guard crews that included the Traverse City Air Station rescued five people from a disabled boat Wednesday on Lake Michigan. A good Samaritan was credited with a call at 9: ...

Tragedy over the Fourth of July weekend, as a “freak accident” amidst large waves kills a father and son on Indiana shore of Lake Michigan.

Can artificial reefs in Lake Michigan slow erosion and boost fish population? Researchers aim to find out.

The Michigan DNR will gradually reduce Hall Lake Dam water levels starting July 2025, addressing safety concerns and ensuring sustainable natural resources.