6/19/2025

BAYFIELD COUNTY - A fire destroyed a home and a garage in Bayfield County early yesterday morning.  The Washburn Fire Department responded to the scene around 3:45 am in Bayview Township.  When fire crews arrived, they found both the garage and house fully engulfed in flames with fire conditions intensifying. Both structures were deemed a total loss. No injuries were reported.  Authorities say the fire likely started in the garage, which had motorcycles and a tractor inside.

6/19/2025

IRONWOOD - The Michigan State Police Post in Wakefield is teaming up with the Gogebic-Iron County Airport to offer a course in defensive driving for teens. The free course will have two sessions on June 28th, the first from 9 am to noon and the second from 1 pm to 4. With young people out of school and getting around in cars, defensive driving skills are key to staying safe out on the road. There are still spots available for the Teen Defensive Driving Course. Contact Trooper Joe Renaud at the Wakefield Post of the Michigan State Police or email him at renaudj@michigan.gov.

6/19/2025

CRYSTAL FALLS - The Iron County, Michigan Sheriff’s Department arrested a man from Crystal Falls after he fired a weapon during an argument with his neighbor. Deputies were dispatched to a report by a neighbor Tuesday evening and when the arrived on the scene were told one of the two parties in the argument had discharged a weapon and then retreated to his home. 72-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Jablonski was arrested and booked into the Iron County Correctional Facilty on charges of assault with intent to murder, carrying a concealed weapon and malicious destruction of fire or police property. Jablonski was arraigned and given a $100,000 bond with conditions.