6/17/2026

BESSEMER - Gogebic County announced that they are accepting bids for work on the multi-purpose building at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood.  The County is looking for a contractor to do work on the roof and the trusses and roof support system.  Bids will be received until 3:45 PM on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Bids will be opened at 4:00 PM at the Capital Improvement/Economic Development meeting. All work will need to be completed by October 1^st. 

6/17/2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him. The case against Hannah Dugan, who resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court following her conviction, was an early test of how the courts would respond to President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown.  U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman postponed Dugan’s sentencing on June 3 to consider arguments about whether he should overturn her conviction. But Adelman said in his ruling Tuesday that Dugan's conviction would stand.  Dugan's attorneys called yesterday’s decision “wrong.”

6/17/2026

N. WISCONSIN - Senior advocates in Wisconsin are calling on lawmakers to curb a projected funding crisis that could cut Social Security benefits for 1-point-3-million Wisconsinites. The program’s main retirement trust fund could be depleted in less than seven years, according to Social Security trustees. At that time, retirees would be hit with a 22-percent benefit cut, lowering their monthly check by about 450 dollars. Raj Shukla with A-A-R-P Wisconsin stresses the program also serves as a critical lifeline for people with disabilities and families with caregiving responsibilities.

                    0:15  "You just can't underscore the ripple effects that a cut of this magnitude would have across our economy and across our community. So as an election looms and as legislators are particularly keen to listen, tell them that you support their efforts to get together and find a solution."

About one in five people in Wisconsin rely on social security benefits. Shukla notes Social Security benefits contribute about 28-billion dollars every year to the state’s economy.