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Man accused in Menominee County camper fire, IM hit-and-run

A 21-year-old Stephenson man was arrested today after he allegedly hit a person with his vehicle in an Iron Mountain parking lot Sunday night and then set fire to a camper at a Menominee County home early today, according to state police at the Iron Mountain post. The hit-and-run victim was treated for injuries at a local hospital and released, troopers said in a news release. The suspect was at the Dickinson County Jail. His name was not released pending arraignment. Troopers from the Iron Mountain MSP Post and Iron Mountain police were dispatched at 7:07 p.m. Sunday after ...

Wisconsin regulators approve lower rate hikes for We Energies and WPS

State regulators approved electric rate increases for two of Wisconsin’s biggest utility companies Thursday, but the size of the rate hikes came in lower than the utilities requested. We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, both owned by the same parent company, filed applications in ...

No Daily News on Veterans Day

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no mail delivery on the federal Veterans Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Wednesday. The Daily News offices will be open Wednesday as usual. The regular publishing schedule will resume Thursday.

Infant dies from measles as Wisconsin outbreak grows

A Wisconsin infant has died of measles — the first death from the viral illness since 1990, the state health department reported Thursday. The death comes as Wisconsin has experienced the largest number of measles cases in more than 35 years, Dr. Ryan Westergaard, chief medical officer ...

School, township, county meetings set for the week

Iron Mountain Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. Iron Mountain Tree Board will meet at 4 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. Florence County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today in room 259 of the high school in Florence, Wis. The agenda includes a library plan and a shared services agreement with the Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District for business-finance manager. For more, go to https://www.myflorence.org/page/board-of-education/. Iron Mountain School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the media center at 300 W. B St., Iron ...

Iron Mountain school donates to all-access playground

IRON MOUNTAIN — Students at Iron Mountain School took part in the Lake Antoine Park Partners fundraiser for the all-access playground at the lake. Through combined efforts from students, teachers, families and the community, they raised $1,630.28. At North Elementary, Principal Ashley ...