IRON MOUNTAIN — All schools in Dickinson and Iron counties — as well as North Central in Menominee County and the Wisconsin school districts of Niagara, Florence, Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine and Goodman-Armstrong Creek — will be closed Friday, most due to the extreme cold. A couple of local ...

Tribes in Wisconsin and beyond are opposing the Trump administration’s proposal to end protections for millions of acres of roadless areas on national forest land. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to repeal the “roadless rule” that’s been in place for 25 years. About 58 ...

According to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis, Wisconsin’s general fund balance at the end of the biennium, June 30, 2027, is projected to be $2.37 billion, about $1.53 billion above the projected balance when the 2025-27 biennial budget was enacted last year. According to the LFB on ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Braumart has been a community landmark for 100 years. The group Friends of the Braumart has launched its Kickstart The Braumart campaign to ensure it remains a local hub for entertainment, learning and connecting for years to come. “It’s important to preserve this ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — An extreme cold watch will be in effect from Thursday night through Saturday afternoon for the Upper Peninsula, the National Weather Service said. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as minus 32 degrees below zero Fahrenheit are possible, forecasters said. At Iron ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Plans are taking shape for a Safe Routes to School grant application that will make it safer to walk or bike to school in Iron Mountain. The plan would mainly improve sidewalks around the high school campus and along Fifth Street, leading to North Elementary School, according ...