FELCH TOWNSHIP — Six Mile Lake again has nesting loons, raising the possibility a chick might be produced for a second straight year. While scanning the small side pool where the lake flows into Six Mile Creek, I thought I caught sight of a loon in the water. That, to my embarrassment, ...

Under a massive banner reading “Fighting for American farmers,” staunch allies of President Donald Trump gathered Friday at a farm near Chippewa Falls to tout the president’s agriculture policies. Trump told the gathered crowd Friday that farmers’ costs will fall after the end of ...

HOUGHTON COUNTY — The body of a 57-year-old Hancock was recovered Wednesday morning after an apparent drowning in Hancock Township. Michigan State Police from the Calumet post responded about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a body in Lake Superior near McLain State Park and the breakwall ...

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved a plan on Thursday to increase tuition across the state’s public university system for the fourth time in as many years. The Board of Regents voted 15-1 to approve the proposal. It will raise in-state undergraduate tuition by 2% and ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — From a giant steam-powered mining engine to a rare World War II combat glider and a glimpse of everyday life on the early Menominee Iron Range, visitors can experience some of the area’s most remarkable treasures Sunday during a special season opener at the Menominee Range ...

POWERS — North Central Area School has named the top students for the Class of 2026. — Benjamin Stage, son of Ryan and Amanda Stage of Hermansville, has earned the title of valedictorian with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.85. He has volunteered his time in helping with ...