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Jumping scheduled for today, Sunday

IRON MOUNTAIN — Today's Sanford Health Marshfield Clinic FIS Continental Cup ski jumping schedule at Pine Mountain calls for a trial round beginning at 9:30 a.m. and two competitions to follow. All times, however, are weather-dependent, including the possibility that competitive jumps ...

CF Lions to host Freeze Your Bass Off in March

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Falls Lions Club is bringing back a community tradition to raise funds in support of the Lions’ children’s cancer fund. Freeze Your Bass Off will return Saturday, March 14, at Runkle Lake Park complex in Crystal Falls, with festivities to kick off at 11 ...

US Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape. Trump said he was "absolutely ashamed" of some justices who ruled 6-3 against him, ...

Man charged in girlfriend’s death waives extradition

A Marinette County man accused of killing his girlfriend agreed Friday not to fight being brought back from Minnesota to face a first-degree intentional homicide charge. Robert Alan Chilcote, 29, of Porterfield, Wis., appeared virtually in Wright County District Court in Minnesota to waive ...

Sixteen banners reserved in Kingsford’s ‘Heroes’ program

KINGSFORD — Sixteen families are participating so far in the Hometown Heroes Banner Program, the Kingsford City Council learned this week. Signups to honor military veterans will be taken until March 31. Banners will be on display from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend for the ...

US 141 to see improvements in 2027

A U.S. 141 resurfacing and culvert replacement project is scheduled to begin in 2027 in Marinette County, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said. The project covers about 8.3 miles of U.S. 141 from County C in the village of Wausaukee north to County K in the town of Amberg. It had ...