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Michigan Supreme Court asked to hear Line 5 challenge

After the Michigan Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold a key permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project, members of four Native American Tribes and three environmental organizations are asking the Michigan Supreme Court to review the lower court’s decision, arguing it violates the ...

Miller wins as judge in Marinette County

Incumbent Judge Peggy L. Miller prevailed in a close race Tuesday against challenger DeShea D. Morrow to retain her position as Marinette County Circuit Court Branch 1 judge in Marinette County. According to unofficial results posted by the Marinette County clerk’s office, Miller received ...

WPS works to repair outages

IRON MOUNTAIN — Crews continued to work Wednesday to restore power in northern Wisconsin after a weekend ice storm toppled trees and power poles. Wisconsin Public Service on Tuesday had said it hoped to have most power restored by the end of the day, but nearly 5,000 of its customers remained without service Wednesday afternoon “due to ongoing hazardous conditions.” As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, WPS listed as out of service 378 customers in Florence County, 424 in Marinette County and 2,053 in Forest County. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday declared a state of emergency. The ...

School board, town races in Florence County

TOWN OF AURORA: Tony McCarthy, with 214 votes, was elected chairperson over Fredrick J. Harvath, 156 votes. Winning seats as supervisors were incumbent Gary Moore, 247 votes, and Elise Neuens, 243 votes. Supervisor candidate Mark S. Sullivan finished out of the running with 107 votes. TOWN OF COMMONWEALTH: Terry Priddy was elected chairperson over Amy E. Wellnitz, 93 to 45. Michael Bednarski received 23 votes as a write-in to fill a supervisor’s seat formerly held by Priddy. TOWN OF FLORENCE: Two supervisor races were closely contested. Challenger Tom Tuchalski defeated incumbent ...

Wisconsin, Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and GOP

A trio of spring elections offered early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the federal government and the outsize role being played by billionaire Elon Musk in the early days of his new administration. In the marquee ...