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Escanaba motorcyclist dies in collision in NE Wisconsin

OCONTO COUNTY, Wis. — A 39-year-old Escanaba man was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a truck in Oconto County. The crash happened about 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of County Trunk Highway S and Schwartz Road in Chase, a small town slightly northwest of Green Bay. “A preliminary investigation indicates that a truck was stopped at the stop sign on Schwartz Road, facing south. The truck then proceeded into the intersection, where it was struck on the passenger-side box area of the truck by an eastbound motorcycle traveling on CTH ...

Two dogs treated after IM house fire

IRON MOUNTAIN — Firefighters removed two dogs from a house fire Sunday night at 107 Fourth St. in Iron Mountain, initiating resuscitation before transferring care of the dogs to Iron Mountain Police Department and Integrity Care EMS, said Chad Hedmark, deputy director of fire services. Iron Mountain Fire Department arrived in under three minutes after being dispatched to the fire at 9:01 p.m., Hedmark said in a news release. Firefighters found heavy smoke showing from the rear of the home, with one crew making entry into the first floor from the front to begin extinguishment and ...

Report: Mackinac Bridge not at risk of collision collapse

The Mackinac Bridge Authority last week reviewed a report evaluating the bridge’s vulnerability to collapse, commissioned in response to the 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after the bridge was struck by a container ship. According to the study, the Mackinac ...

LSSU receives state funds to renovate CASET Building

SAULT STE. MARIE — Lake Superior State University has received a $30 million Capital Outlay appropriation in the State of Michigan’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget to support the renovation and expansion of LSSU’s Center for Applied Science and Engineering Technology, or CASET. The ...

Nature’s Water Park offers a slow ride on a ‘Wild River’

FLORENCE, Wis. — Nature’s Water Park, which operates at the Oxbow on the Pine River in Florence County, is just what the name implies. Karl Nelson started the business of renting tubes, kayaks and paddle boards to people seven years ago and now has a contract through the state of ...

Vietnam vet Chapman honored as Dickinson Veteran of the Year

IRON MOUNTAIN — Vietnam veteran Gary Chapman has been named Dickinson County Veteran of the Year in recognition of his decades of service to fellow veterans and the community. The 2026 selection was made by the Dickinson County Veteran Service Office, along with the Dickinson County ...