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NORTHERN WISCONSIN – Dark Sky Week Begins Saturday, and Northern Wisconsin Has Great Star Gazing Opportunities. Saturday is the beginning of International Dark Sky week. Folks are encouraged to turn off the lights and enjoy the night sky, which in the U.P. can make for spectacular stargazing, however light pollution can have a detrimental effect […]
FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SNOWMELT IN EFFECT UNTIL 12:30 PM THURSDAY for Iron, Ashland, Bayfield and Price Counties. Spring snow melt will continue with above normal temperatures this week. A near record amount of water stored in the snowpack will be released. This will cause rapid snowmelt runoff and lead to ponding of water and quick […]
IRONWOOD – Ironwood Voters Will See Bond Issue on Ballot That Would Increase Property Taxes. Ironwood voters will go to the polls on May 2nd, and one of the items on the balled is a $16 million bond that would fund safety refurbishment of the Luther K. Wright school building. The money would fund infrastructure […]
ASHLAND – A property on Main Street in Ashland that the city is considering buying may need repairs totaling upwards of $1 million. TheDailyPress reports the property at 514 Main Street West is for sale by the county for $80,000. The county used the building for its Health and Human Services Department and moved due […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have identified the two Wisconsin police officers and a suspect who were killed in a shootout. The state Department of Justice said Monday Emily Breidenbach of the Chetek Police Department and Hunter Scheel of the Cameron Police Department were killed in the firefight Saturday in Cameron. According to the Justice […]
LANSING – Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has launched an app designed to help anyone, including first responders, prevent opioid misuse and reduce opioid overdose deaths. OpiRescue aims to do this by addressing education, prevention, and tracking of overdose reversals. The app was funded through a supplemental substance use prevention treatment block […]
IRONWOOD – The 148th Fighter Wing started night flying last night, with flights scheduled again for tonight and tomorrow night. Residents in northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan may hear jets taking off, flying and landing. The Minnesota National Guard says the F-16s flights will be on the ground by 11:00pm.
GOGEBIC COUNTY – The appeal for an Ironwood man convicted of three separate counts of criminal sexual conduct 1st degree, has been denied. Trent Perlich was convicted in July 2021 and sentenced to 25 to 50 years’ imprisonment for each conviction in October 2021. Perlich filed an appeal claiming that “the prosecutor improperly vouched for […]
IRONWOOD – Gas prices in Michigan are up 10 cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.62 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 7 cents more than this time last month but still 34 cents less than this time last year. Most expensive gas price averages: Marquette […]
MINOCQUA – Minocqua Residents Have Refused another Tax Increase, now town leaders say the Budget Can’t Be Cut Any Further. Although a couple of very interesting and important races dominated the recent election, voters in Minoqua Also decided against an increase in the property tax levy to just over nine percent. The LakelandTimes reports the […]