Instead of using traps or dynamite, some Wisconsin landowners are peacefully resolving beaver conflicts with flow devices.

At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before. But he's never heard of a mock beaver dam - much less constructed one.

Sophia Franklin is three months pregnant and is believed to be with 40-year-old Gary Day, the unborn child's father.

The BDAs span an unnamed, man-made channel that drains overflow from a reservoir on Hoffman’s cranberry farm ... of beaver dam analogs at Briggs Wetland near Beloit, Wisconsin.

An Amber Alert was issued Monday night for 16-year-old Sophia Franklin; she's believed to be with the 40-year-old father of her unborn baby.

An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing teenager in Beaver Dam. 16-year-old Sophia Franklin was last seen at her residence in Beaver Dam at 9 p.m. on February 2, 2025. She is 3 ...

BEAVER DAM, Wis. (WKOW) -- Authorities issued an Amber Alert Monday night for a 16-year-old who they say is three months ...

Jim Hoffman, owner of Hoffman Construction, is busy with his latest project -- and it doesn't include heavy roadwork.

Beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but state permitting is arduous.