Author: Jesse Baroka

HURLEY – Election Day is Tuesday in Iron County and throughout Wisconsin. Voters in Wisconsin head to the polls on Tuesday. An open seat on the state Supreme Court will be on the ballot across the state, with former Supreme Court justice Daniel Kelly and Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz running for the seat […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System students will have to pay hundreds of dollars more to attend classes next year under a plan approved by system officials. The Board of Regents voted overwhelmingly yesterday for a proposal increasing student tuition, fees and room and board rates starting this fall. The average annual cost […]

ASHLAND – Ashland Getting Closer to Starting Work on Improvement Project. The city of Ashland is moving towards a project that will expand campgrounds and improve local parks in the area. The city expects work on the $2 million project to begin sometime next year. The Ashland Daily Press reports that with inflation, the cost […]

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY…Then a WINTER STORM WATCH GOES IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING…  A large early spring storm is expected to affect the Great Lakes Region starting tonight. This round of snow will bring accumulations of 2 to 6 inches […]

BESSEMER – There’s to many deer in Bessemer according to Bessemer Council member Linda Nelson. An increasing deer population and the kindness of residents has made for a problem in Bessemer. Councilperson Linda Nelson opened the discussion at the meeting and said she had seen 15 deer crossing the road in front of her on […]

WAKEFIELD – Wakefield City Council Moves Ahead with Grant Application for Campground Improvement. This past Monday, the Wakefield City Council met and voted to apply for state grant funding to help finance expansion of the Eddy Park Campground.  If the application is approved, the grant would provide $300,000 towards the $2.5 million project. The resolution […]

ESCANABA – An Escanaba man is facing criminal charges after calling in a false report of danger at a Hospital in Escanaba.  Escanaba Department of Public Safety responded to the hospital on a report of a male subject hiding near the emergency room entrance with a rifle.  Officers made contact with the subject and discovered […]

EAST LANSING – The Michigan DNR is considering making new ‘smokeless’ campgrounds to accommodate those who are breathing compromised.  Wood burning fires release lingering fine particles into the air. To combat that, the new areas will have no fire pits at all. These sites are options for people who have health risks and those who […]

MARQUETTE – There is a drug shortage in the United States.  The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs released a report last week on the shortage.  According to the report, the supply of critical medications like Lidocaine, Adderall and anti-bacterial drugs is not meeting demand with most of those drugs being manufactured overseas.  […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel says an income tax rate reduction expected to be triggered next month by the state’s high revenues will be temporary and will revert back to the normal rate the following year. The state’s income tax is expected to be reduced from 4.25% to 4.05% because […]