Michigan governments are slated to receive almost $42 million over 11 years from a $1.2 billion national opioid settlement with Kroger after allegations that the company contributed to the epidemic. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is encouraging municipalities to make a decision soon, as the deadline for local governments and counties to register to receive … Read more
Early voting for the August 6th primary is underway and will continue through Sunday August 4th. In Iron County will take place at four sites. Iron River, Caspian and Gaastra, along with Iron River Township and Stambaugh Township can vote at the Iron River City Hall. Crystal Falls City Hall will host for Crystal Falls, … Read more
Speed and alcohol are thought to be possible factors in a single vehicle crash Saturday night north of Brule in Douglas county. The Wisconsin State Patrol’s Spo0ner post said a car driving southbound on Highway H just south of Koho Road around 8:30 pm lost control, ran off the road and stuck a tree. When … Read more
The Michigan Department of Transportation is evaluating the traffic signal at the US-2/M-28 (Sunday Lake Street) intersection in Wakefield, Gogebic County. The traffic signal at US-2 and M-28 will be put into flash mode beginning at just before noon today, Friday, and will continue flashing through the fall. The study of the sign is designed … Read more
A situation in which a man became violent with process server ended up with the man being charged with false imprisonment and battery. TheDailyPress reports Kim Kingsley, 72, of Washburn, appeared in front of Circuit Judge John P. Anderson and asked the judge to dismiss the charges against him as he acted under emotion duress. … Read more
At the most recent of the Iron County Finance Committee, members voted to spend the remaining funds the county received from the American Rescue Plan Act on items already worked into the budget for the current fiscal year in order to save those budgeted funds. TheDailyGlobe reports the finance committee is an arm of the … Read more
Certain students across Wisconsin will soon be able to be admitted directly to the Universities of Wisconsin. Direct Admit Wisconsin is a new program that allows some high school students to automatically be accepted to 10 University of Wisconsin locations. Qualified high school students will received emails to their school accounts letting them know they’ve … Read more
Volunteers are being sought by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to act as hunter education instructors. Instructors are needed all over the state to promote safe, respnsible and ethical hunting practices. Since the program started in 1967, more than 1 million hunters across the state have been trained and certified by more than 20,000 … Read more
Long time Lac du Flambeau resident, business owner and Fire Chief Chris Mayer died suddenly on Thursday. TheLakelandTimes reports that besides owning Crickets Bar, Mayer also served on the Vilas County board from 2004 to 2014 and the Lac du Flambeau town board from 2015-2021. He was a member of the Lac du Flambeau volunteer … Read more
Theres a lot on the line in the next few months…the title of the best snack in Michigan is at stake, and the competition could use competitors from the U.P. The Michigan Snack Competition will see companies facing off in categories like crunchy cravings…and there’s about $30K in cash prizes on the line. The mission … Read more