Air quality may improve — EGLE

July 20, 2026

IRON MOUNTAIN — Today looks to continue a trend of slow improvement in air quality, although some smoke from wildfires in Canada is expected to linger, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. EGLE on Sunday said it would maintain the lowest level of alert throughout the state today, while conditions might slowly get better. Due to increased online traffic, MiAir air monitoring station measurements were unavailable to the public over the weekend. On Sunday, pollutant levels in the Upper Peninsula were unhealthy but below the hazardous levels ...

State sending IM schools $3.1M for infrastructure improvements

July 20, 2026

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Iron Mountain School District will receive $3,101,274 from the Michigan Department of Education as part of more than $224 million awarded in infrastructure competitive grants throughout the state. The grant will pay for projects at four district buildings, including ...

Cox drops out of GOP primary for Michigan governor and endorses James

July 20, 2026

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Former attorney general Mike Cox is ending his campaign for Michigan governor and backing U.S. Rep. John James, his campaign announced Friday ...

Councils, IC Board to meet this week

July 20, 2026

Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes additional paving on Hughitt Street and Prospect Avenue. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Kingsford City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. The agenda includes the proposed sale of three lots on Evergreen Court and a public safety request to purchase a new patrol vehicle. For more, go to https://www.kingsfordmi.gov/. Iron County Board will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the courthouse annex in Crystal Falls. The board will hear the Iron County ...

Crowley reenters Wisconsin’s primary for governor with Evers’ endorsement

July 20, 2026

Two weeks after shuttering his bid for Wisconsin governor, David Crowley reentered the state’s Democratic primary on Saturday, with the Milwaukee County executive boasting a last-minute backing from outgoing Gov. Tony Evers in a seeming move to best position the party for success in ...

Missing man found dead in Marinette County lake

July 20, 2026

TOWN OF DUNBAR, Wis. — Dive team members Sunday recovered the body of a 73-year-old Dunbar man who apparently drowned in a Marinette County lake. Harold L. Patz had been reported missing early evening July 12 from Twin Lake Road in the Town of Dunbar, touching off a week of searches on the ground and in the water that included K9s, drones, boats, underwater remote-operated vehicles and multiple dive teams, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller stated in a news release. Patz was found deceased about 12:54 p.m. Sunday in West Twin Lake, according to the news release. A full obituary ...