Bird flu has descimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

Monitors with a bird tracking organization say hundreds of ducks have succumbed to bird flu along Lake Michigan.

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

Multiple schools are canceling classes due to what officials are calling a large number of illnesses among students and staff members.

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

The outbreak started in December and has now spread from a few reports in the suburbs to hundreds in the city, along Lake ...

Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu ...

Northwestern University and four other schools are being investigated by the Trump Administration’s Department of Education ...

Reports of dead birds washing up on beaches along Lake Michigan are sparking new fears over bird flu. Over the weekend, ...

The Somerset County Conservancy will host a waterfowl identification outing at 9 a.m. March 8 at Somerset Lake. Attendees should meet in the parking area at the Mike Ohler Pavilion on the lake’s ...

Ashley Bosa, Boise State University When a wildfire notification goes off on your mobile phone, it can trigger all kinds of emotions and confusion. You might glance outside and see no smoke. Across ...