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Tiffany urges US DOJ to investigate tribe over road access payments

Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says the U.S. Department of Justice should investigate the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for charging the Town of Lac du Flambeau hundreds of thousands of dollars to use roads crossing reservation land. In a letter sent Tuesday to U.S. ...

Porcupine Mountains Music Festival opens today

ONTONAGON — The 19th-annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival opens today at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Ontonagon County. The festival is presented by the Friends of The Porkies, which represents all users of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The festival, ...

UP State Fair attendance rises from last year

By Daily Press Staff ESCANABA — The 2025 U.P. State Fair wrapped up Sunday after a week of strong attendance and community support, organizers said. Fairgoers packed the midway, barns, and grandstand, driving record gate revenue and vendor sales, despite bouts of rain and heat. Overall, ...

Free well water nitrate testing at Marinette County Fair

WAUSAUKEE, Wis. — Scott Reuss, University of Wisconsin-Extension regional crops/soils educator, will conduct free well water nitrate testing from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Marinette County Fair in Wausaukee. He will be located between the two wings of the main exhibit building, across from ...

Wisconsin court commissioner resigns after dispute over immigration warrant

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court commissioner has resigned from his job after he asked to see an immigration arrest warrant, the latest conflict between judges and President Donald Trump's administration over the Republican's sweeping immigration crackdown. Peter Navis, who worked as ...