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Couple treated for smoke inhalation in Homestead fire

TOWN OF HOMESTEAD, Wis. — A couple had to be treated for smoke inhalation after being unable to escape a burning home without assistance early Wednesday in Florence County. A caller told the Florence County Sheriff’s Office just before 3 a.m. Wednesday the house in the Town of Homestead was filling with smoke but he could not get his disabled wife out on his own, according to a news release. A Florence County Sheriff’s deputy arrived within minutes and was able to safely carry the disabled woman out of the burning house, the news release states. Both the man and woman were ...

Proposed Copperwood Mine in UP to get $50M in state grants

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) State taxpayers will spend up to $50 million on the polarizing Copperwood Mine in the far western Upper Peninsula after a vote Tuesday by the ...

Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs

TORONTO (AP) — Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply. The confrontation ...

Two rescued after going over waterfall in Gogebic County

WAKEFIELD —Two people had only minor injuries but needed to be rescued Monday after being swept over Rainbow Falls in Gogebic County, according to the sheriff’s office. The Gogebic County Sheriff’s deputies began searching the area by Black River Trail about 1:39 p.m. Monday, with ...

Conservation District budget to be presented

KINGSFORD — The proposed budget of the Dickinson Conservation District for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 will be presented to the Dickinson Conservation District Board for final approval at the regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3. The public is invited to comment on the proposed budget. Copies of the proposed budget are available at the Dickinson Conservation District Office, 420 N. Hooper St. in Kingsford.

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 ...