Author: Jesse Baroka

HURLEY / ASHLAND – Union members of Local 139 are on the Picket Line in Hurley and Ashland protesting low wages and benefits provided by Manhattan Pipeline, LLc. Mike Ervin is the Organizing Director of Local 139 also says Manhattan is bring in out of state workers which while offering them substandard pay and benefits. […]

ASHLAND – Ashland County Jail Administrator Put on Paid Administrative Leave. The Ashland County Jail administrator who was involved in a single car accident with his vehicle early Sunday morning has been put on paid administrative leave. The Ashland Daily Press reports Kyle Cadotte was suspended on Monday, over a week after the accident. The […]

ASHLAND – The family of an infant that suffered brain damage while in the care of Essentia Health’s Ashland Clinic has been awarded almost $19 million by a jury in Bayfield County. The Ashland Daily Press reports Johnny Galligan was born in February of 2013 at Memorial Medical Center and was discharged four days after […]

NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP – A 57-year-old Negaunee man has died after what Michigan State Police are calling a ‘workshop accident at Superior Auto Parts in Negaunee Township.  Negaunee Post MSP Troopers responded to a first aid call just before 11:00 a.m. yesterday morning.  The MSP says further investigation revealed a workshop accident occurred.  The employee was […]

RED CLIFF- The candidates for the Tribal Council Primary election have been set. There are five candidates for Chairperson and four for Treasurer. The primary election will be held on Friday, May 5 at Legendary Waters Resort and Casino. Two candidates for each spot will advance to the general election on Tuesday, July 4. The […]

IRON RIVER – The West Iron County teacher arrested and charged in February for delivering marijuana to a minor is headed to trial. joseph Serbentas appeared in Iron County, Michigan Circuit Court Monday for a pretrial conference. He is charged with one felony count of controlled substance-delivery to a minor-marijuana.  The Iron County Circuit Court […]

LANSING – The deadline for Counties and Municipalities in Michigan to sign-up to receive funds from the multibillion-dollar opioid settlement with Teva, and Allergan Pharmaceuticals, CVS, and Walmart Pharmacy has been extended to Tuesday, May 2.  Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is encouraging municipalities to complete their participation forms by the deadline.  According to a […]

BESSEMER – Roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will reopen this week including the one in Bessemer.  MDOT maintains 85 roadside parks in Michigan including a total of 3 in Gogebic County and 3 in Ontonagon County. Parks will reopen this Friday. Drinking water at all the parks will not be […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — People in Wisconsin would receive fewer unemployment benefits and face stricter requirements to get them under eight bills scheduled for a vote in the Republican-controlled Assembly. The measures are Republicans’ response to the three-quarters of voters in the statewide April election who approved a nonbinding ballot question saying they believe able-bodied […]

MADISON – Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Says He’d Sign Medical Marijuana into Law. Medical marijuana may be on the way to becoming legal in Wisconsin. Democratic Governor Tony Evers says he’s likely to sign a medical marijuana bill if one is presented and Republicans in the Assembly are discussing the possibility. Evers says he’d like […]