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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 […]

ONTONAGON – Bridgework Has Begun Ontonagon County and the Western U.P. Now that Spring seems to have settled in the U.P., more road work projects will be taking place in the area. The Michigan Department of Transportation has started work on three bridges in Iron and Ontonagon Counties, US-45 over the east branch of the […]

UPPER MICHIGAN – As the summer travel season gets underway, authorities will remind Michigan residents to buckle their seatbelts.  The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement campaign started yesterday and runs until June 4.  Police officers from local departments, sheriff’s offices and the Michigan State Police will enforce […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s budget forecast has dipped slightly, but the latest projection still calls for the state to collect about $6.9 billion more than anticipated by the end of June. The latest projection Monday from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates that taxes collected over the next two years will be down about […]

CRYSTAL FALLS – A former West Iron County teacher pled guilty to two felony charges in Iron County, Michigan for distributing marijuana to a minor.  Joseph Serbentas appeared in Iron County Circuit Court Monday. He pleaded guilty to two charges, including Using a computer to Commit a Crime, and Distributing a Controlled Substance to a […]

ASHLAND – Three Arrested in Drug Bust in Ashland County. Ashland County Sheriff’s executing a search warrant in Sanborn Township have arrested three on drug charges. The search at the residence stemmed from an investigation into drug trafficking. Officers located 34 grams of fentanyl, packaging, firearms and $6,200 cash. Police then arrested Daniel Pineiro-Bigboy, Eva […]

BARAGA – A yearlong Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team investigation ended with a Baraga County man being jailed Thursday.  UPSET says the man faces three counts of delivery of cocaine and one count of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine.  The subject was lodged at the Baraga County jail. His name will not be […]

IRONWOOD – Drivers will continue to see lower prices at the pump, as the state average for a gallon of regular gas has dropped four more cents over the past week.  According to AAA of Michigan, the state average now sits at $3.34 per gallon of regular unleaded gas. This price is 37 cents less […]

BAYFIELD COUNTY – Reconstruction of a nearly 70-year-old bridge on Highway 27 in Bayfield County is underway. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation begins work on the Ounce River Bridge along Highway 27 in Bayfield County. The bridge, built in 1954, is ready to be replaced. Work includes demolition of the old bridge, constructing a new […]