The distinctive, merry sounds of a steam calliope float through the streets of downtown Baraboo, Wisconsin. It’s a curious accompaniment to those serenely paddling along the Baraboo River or sampling ...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) — Columbia County sheriff's deputies and Wisconsin State Patrol troopers helped rescue a man from frigid waters after he crashed his car into the Baraboo River following a ...

BARABOO, Wis. — A kayaker who found themselves stranded in the Baraboo River Saturday afternoon was successfully rescued by first responders after their kayak capsized, according to the Baraboo Fire ...

Attempting to put some polish on its "diamond in the rough," city officials' plans are moving forward to revitalize land along the Baraboo River. Mayor Pat Liston said re-development of the river ...

COLUMBIA COUNTY (WKOW) — The Baraboo River left some Sauk County towns coping with flood water damage, but it is now Columbia County’s turn to watch the river. Not for flooded buildings, but flooded ...

A Michigan man is facing a slew of felony and misdemeanor charges after an on-and-off-road chase ended at the banks of the Baraboo River. Gracian Yanatha Chabi, 28, of Clinton Township, a Detroit ...

NORTH FREEDOM — The first Fall Color Paddle hosted by Baraboo River Canoe & Kayak Rental will launch Saturday at North Freedom Park. The event will offer kayak and canoe rentals for a trip down the ...

Divers from the Sauk County Sheriff’s Department plan to search the Baraboo River for a missing man. Frank O. Shimnoik, 57, of Rock Springs was reported missing Sunday by his nephew who told deputies ...

Sandhill cranes fly into a roost site at the Leopold-Pine Island Important Bird Area on the Wisconsin River near Baraboo.

Sept. 07--NORTH FREEDOM-- As snakes, fish and a scared squirrel swam in the rising flood waters from the Baraboo River surrounding her home here, an exhausted Beverly Wendling wasn't ready to throw in ...