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BDP Chamber to host annual Community Picnic on Saturday

PEMBINE, Wis. — The Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Community Picnic from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Pembine Legion Park, offering a full afternoon of family activities. “The picnic has been a long-time returning event that the community looks forward ...

Man reportedly shot videos under dresses with camera in his shoe

MARQUETTE — An Ishpeming Township man has been charged for reportedly taking video under women’s dresses using a camera concealed in his shoe. Nicholas Arcaro, 30, was arraigned Tuesday in 96th District Court in Marquette County on eight felony counts of capturing an image of an unclothed ...

Marinette man accused in teen’s 2025 drowning claims mental incompetence

MARINETTE, Wis. — A Marinette man accused of homicide in the August 2025 drowning of a 13-year-old boy pleaded not guilty by mental disease or defect Tuesday in Marinette County Circuit Court. Tylor Robert Birch, 22, appeared before Judge James A. Morrison to enter the plea. Birch is ...

Barnes drops out of Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Mandela Barnes dropped out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor on Thursday amid news the state party had reviewed past allegations of inappropriate behavior, further shaking up the race less than two weeks before the Aug. 11 election. The former ...

Wisconsin’s appeals court reverses restoring collective bargaining

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday restored a 2011 anti-union law that abolished collective bargaining rights, in a setback for unions and public workers. Unions are expected to appeal, sending the case to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which is controlled by liberal ...

New Isle Royale Heritage Alliance launched

ISLE ROYALE — National Park Service officials have announced the launch of the Isle Royale Heritage Alliance, a new effort to advance coordinated protection and improvement of Isle Royale National Park’s historic structures — approximately 90 cabins, 19 fishery buildings and four lighthouses. The alliance will be powered by volunteers, with coordination by the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation, the designated nonprofit park partner for Lake Superior’s five national parks. “The Cultural Resources Management Plan and Wilderness Stewardship Plan for the park include a ...