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Outdoors

Avian influenza confirmed in Dickinson, Iron

State testing has confirmed avian influenza in two bald eagles found dead at separate sites in Dickinson and Iron counties. The birds were sent to the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory earlier this month after being collected along roadsides in the two counties, with ...

National walleye circuit to visit Marinette, Wis.

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Masters Walleye Circuit will come to Marinette, Wis., for a two-day tournament starting Friday. Daily live weigh-ins will take place at the Menekaunee Harbor beginning at 3 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday, June 4. The MWC welcomes everyone to watch the live weigh-ins ...

Campers warned against transporting firewood

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources urges the public to protect forests and trees by not transporting firewood long distances. Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, and campfires are a summer staple. Even after a tree has died, firewood can carry pests or ...

Wisconsin couple kills bear that attacked them in Medford home

MEDFORD, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin couple say they killed a bear that attacked them inside their home after they spotted it eating from their bird feeder. The Taylor County Sheriff’s office said the attack happened about 11 p.m. Friday at a home near Medford in northcentral Wisconsin. The ...

Salmon in the Classroom release

Students from Iron Mountain Central Middle School recently released 115 classroom-raised Chinook salmon into the Carp River in Marquette County. After the release, everyone toured the Marquette State Fish Hatchery. The students finished up the day with lunch at the Ellwood A. Mattson Lower ...

Trout catches highlight fishing season so far

IRON MOUNTAIN — Walleye, trout and bass action has been good as the spring fishing season gets into full swing. “Trout fishing has been really good, lots of limits caught,” said Ken Dabb at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. Both spinners and crawlers have been working, he ...