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DNR Service Center counters, call center closed today, Thursday 

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds the public that counter service at all DNR service centers, the DNR statewide call center and email service will be unavailable today and Thursday. All DNR Customer and Outreach Services staff will be attending training for continued customer service excellence, including important program-specific training. The training dates were selected because they coincide with the lowest license sales and phone call volume during that time of the year. The DNR Tipline, Emergency Spills line and Wisconsin Emergency ...

LSSU’s first year experience program builds connections

SAULT STE. MARIE — Before their first semester begins, more than 30 incoming Lake Superior State University students in the College of Great Lakes Ecology and Education spent a day exploring Sault Ste. Marie, connecting with their new classmates, and contributing to the community. The ...

German-themed fundraiser in IM on Friday for Holy Spirit

IRON MOUNTAIN — Prost! A taste of Germany is coming to Iron Mountain, and it’s bringing beer brats, pretzels, decadent desserts and plenty of Gemutlichkeit — all for a great cause. A German-themed fundraiser benefiting the “kids” at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Norway is set for ...

Tree cutter from Gwinn electrocuted on job site

GWINN — A 50-year-old Gwinn man who owned a tree removal business was electrocuted Thursday on a job site in Marquette County, state officials said. Jayson Dutiel of A Cut Above Tree and Lawn Care LLC was working Thursday at a private residence in Forsyth Township when a tree he cut fell ...

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be put in place before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision leaves room ...

Where things stand in Michigan’s Line 5 saga

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) More than a decade into Michigan’s debate about Enbridge Energy’s Line 5, the question of how to keep oil from spilling out of the aging ...