Man Arrested Again on Drunk Driving Offense

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A Lac du Flambeau man was arrested on his seventh driving offense on Saturday. Troopers from the State Patrol’s Wausau Post responded at about 1:25 a.m. to a report of a single-vehicle crash near mile marker 195 on Highway 51 in Marathon County. The car was found in the ditch and the driver, 53-year-old Daniel … Read more

Public Meetings Scheduled on DNR Regulation Changes

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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is holding public, in-person meetings in Ontonagon and Marquette counties to regulation change proposals for the state’s fisheries. Proposals to Lake Gogebic’s Walleye regulation changes will be discussed at a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, the 8th from 4 to 6 pm CDT at the Gogebic-Ontonagon School District Building. The … Read more

Mercer Crash Victims Identified

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The names of the two people involved in a single-vehicle crash just south of Mercer have been released. According to a press release, 29-year -old Walker Alan Kempen of Mercer was killed with his vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 51 left the road and rolled several times at Tower Ridge Road early evening on March … Read more

Everything Sweet and Maple to Found in Phelps This Saturday

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The 14th Annual Phelps Maple Syrup Fest is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Phelps School. Phelps is considered the Maple Syrup Capital of Wisconsin and the festival will celebrate everything maple, from sap to syrup. There will be sugar bush tours, tree-tapping demonstrations, cooking with maple syrup demos, maple taffy-making on the … Read more

Protests Scheduled for Saturday in the U.P.

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On Saturday, a number of communities in the U.P. will take part in a nationwide series of protests demanding change in the U.S. government. “Hands Off!” protests are scheduled for Marquette, Escanaba, Houghton, Ironwood and Sault Ste. Marie. Paul Hughes, co-organizer of Lake Superior Indivisible says that at least 300 people are expected to walk … Read more

Community Assistance Being Sought By Michigan State Police

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The Michigan State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating and identifying the perpetrators of a break-in at the Faith Fellowship Church on US-2 in Crystal Falls last Monday. Michigan State Police troopers responded to the break-in call early evening last Mondayh. A jar containing somewhere between $600 and $800 in various denominations … Read more

Areas of Northern Wisconsin Affected By Storms to Get Help

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Late Tuesday, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency for the northern part of the state due to damage caused by Sunday’s ice storm. The emergency declaration helps ensure state agencies, local partners, utility companies and emergency management agencies can continue to work together and respond quickly to the damage caused by the … Read more

New Motor Vehicle Child Safety Law Going Into Effect in Michigan

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Starting Tuesday, the 2nd, Michigan’s updated laws regarding adolescent passengers will take affect. The two bill package passed the legislature in 2023 that aligned Michigan law with current recommendations from pediatricians for young passenger safety. The law require children under 2 to be in rear-facing car seats, children under 5 to be in forward-facing seats, … Read more