1/15/2026

IRONWOOD - A Slow-moving system will bring light to moderate snow to the region this afternoon and tonight, with a second Slow moving system moving through Friday and Saturday with light to moderate snow to the region followed by lake effect into Sunday.  Snow Sunday night and Monday will be very fine and susceptible to blowing in the wind. This and stronger winds of 20 to 35 mph may result in hazardous travel Sunday night and Monday.  Then Colder air settles into the region late this weekend into next week. This will bring subzero overnight lows and hazardous wind chills.

1/14/2026

WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP – One dead after an early morning house fire in Wakefield Township early yesterday morning.  The call to Kronberg Road came in just before 5:30am when Wakefield fire crews arrived, they found one resident outside who provided a general location of another resident trapped inside.  Attempts to rescue that individual was made but unsuccessful due to smoke and flames.  Firefighters subsequently gained entry equipped with self-contained breathing apparatus equipment and were able to locate the victim in a bedroom.  That individual was pronounced dead at the scene.  The incident remains under investigation; no names have been released.

1/14/2026

LAC DU FLAMBEAU - Town Chairman Matt Gaulke telling the Lakeland Times a mediation order is the next step to resolve a conflict between the town of Lac du Flambeau, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, and the U.S. DOJ after a nearly three-year road easement dispute is set for the 22nd. The conflict began in January 2023 when the tribal council blocked four roads over expired easements. Following a May 2023 DOJ lawsuit on the tribe’s behalf, U.S. District Judge William Conley ruled for the town on August 6, 2025. A March 2023 agreement temporarily reopened the roads, with the town paying nearly $600,000 in permit fees by October 2024. After the ruling, the DOJ appealed to the Seventh Circuit, citing fee reimbursement issues. Gaulke stressed during the announcement to the January 8th town board that the mediation was ordered by the court.