The Latest Breaking News from Lake Michigan

Nearshore salmon and trout on southern Lake Michigan top the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Victoria Moreno, 34, initially was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a child. She was ordered held without bail in a bond court hearing.

Updates from the return of the Chicago fishing advisory committee included the international appeal of fishing the Chicago River, an unexpected catfish stocking in the Chicago lagoons and talk of the return of meetings on the Lake Michigan fishery.

Victoria Moreno, 32 has been charged with the first degree murder of Josiah Brown after she pushed him into Lake Michigan, USA and watched him vomit twice in the water while he drowned.

Victoria Moreno is charged with the attempted murder of her nephew Josiah Brown

Josiah Brown, 3, was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m. Sunday, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Victoria Moreno is charged with attempted murder.

Avian flu is expected to spike again and Illinois is the latest Lake Michigan state to advice waterfowl hunters on what to notice and precautions for the upcoming seasons.

Victoria Moreno, 34, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery to a child, according to police. She appeared in court Wednesday.

The child is in critical condition at Lurie Children’s Hospital, fire officials said.

Bob Eagan earned Fish of the Week for a big freshwater drum caught from southern Lake Michigan.

William Dichtel’s research with colleague Brittany Trang found that heating a combination of a widely used solvent and lye can destroy many types of common cancer-causing PFAS found in Teflon pans and many other products.