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GOGEBIC COUNTY – As surveys of damage due to one of the heaviest snow season on record and then the resulting rapid snowmelt and associated flooding are completed, estimates of damage in six counties in the Western U.P. are beginning to flow in. Steve Derusha, 8th District Coordinator of the Michigan State Police’s Emergency Management […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for the Bad River Native American tribe are set to argue in court today that a federal judge should order Enbridge energy to shut down The Line 5 oil pipeline that the tribe says is at immediate risk of being exposed by erosion and rupturing on reservation land in Northern […]

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday that will prohibit companies from firing or otherwise retaliating against workers for receiving an abortion. The state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act had previously only protected individuals against employment discrimination if the abortion was to “save the life of the mother.” Legislation signed Wednesday will […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says that Republicans are “done negotiating” on a bill that would increase state aid to local governments, unveiling a new proposal that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP-controlled Senate have yet to agree to. The Assembly passed the latest version on Wednesday hours after Evers […]

N. WISCONSIN – The fire Danger remains VERY HIGH in Iron, Ashland, Bayfield Counties and much of Northern Wisconsin.  Burning is highly discouraged.   Rain moves in later today. 

UPPER MICHIGAN – Off Road Vehicle Season Beginning In Michigan, DNR Advises Caution. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds residents that with warmer weather, Off Road Vehicle Season has begun in the U.P., and with many trails already open, the DNR is recommending exercising caution. Trails in many areas may still be very soft […]

ASHLAND COUNTY – A court hearing is scheduled for this week as environmental and tribal advocates continue to voice concerns about an oil and gas pipeline that runs across northern Wisconsin. Line 5, operated by Enbridge Energy, goes through a reservation that is home to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The tribe […]

BARAGA – The Baraga County man arrested Thursday, May 11 after a year-long Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team investigation faces six felony charges in Baraga County District Court. 41-year-old Randy Owens was arraigned in Baraga County District Court Monday. He is charged with 6 felony counts of controlled substance-delivery/manufacturing less than 50 grams.  His cash […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Starting pay for Wisconsin public defenders and assistant district attorneys would increase to $36 an hour, or about $75,000 a year, under a Republican-authored plan the Legislature’s budget-writing committee. The raises, passed unanimously Tuesday, surpass what Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed in his $104 billion two-year budget. Low pay and high […]