1/02/2026

MICHIGAMME TOWNSHIP  - A Marquette County man and teenager were both injured after their snowmobile collided in Michigamme Township Wednesday.  The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said it responded to a snowmobile crash along Trail 8 at around 11:00 a.m.  A snowmobile driven by the 73-year-old Ely Township man collided with one driven by a 15-year-old boy from Michigamme.  The crash remains under investigation.  The 73-year-old man was thrown from his snowmobile; The sheriff’s office did not specify the condition of the teen. Both were taken to a nearby hospital. 

1/02/2026

RADISSON, WI - A Northwest Wisconsin man is behind bars after a deadly stabbing in Sawyer County.  It happened on Tuesday in the town of Radisson, which is about 26 miles from Hayward.  According to the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office.  When they arrived, they found 61-year-old Lynette Coaty’s body with stab wounds.  Police arrested 37-year-old Yevhen Kravchenko, of Radisson about 2 hours later.  He’s now being held in the Sawyer County Jail and is awaiting his first court appearance.

1/02/2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired yesterday. The arrival of the New Year's Day deadline with no fix from Congress cemented higher health costs for millions of Americans, including many self-employed workers, small business owners, farmers and ranchers. The change represents a failure by lawmakers to address an affordability issue that many Americans have raised as a top concern ahead of the 2026 midterms. Premium costs are expected to rise by 114% this year, according to an analysis by the health care research nonprofit KFF.