2/19/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - A new report shows Michigan’s population is aging and bringing younger people into the U.P. and the state continues to be a problem.  From 2010 to 2024, Michigan saw a 2.2% decrease in population of people aged 18 to 64 according to the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency.  The U.S. average was a 5.4% increase in the same time frame.  When it comes to the number of workers in the state who have a bachelor’s degree, Michigan is 34th in the country.  Marquette and Houghton are the only two counties in the U.P. able to attracting 25 to 34-year-olds.  Both counties also have universities. 

2/19/2026

WOOD COUNTY — Now here’s something you don’t see every day.  A naked man was arrested in Wood County in Central Wisconsin after Wisconsin Rapids police say he stole an ambulance then lead police on chase for more than 18 miles with a patient strapped to a gurney in the back on Tuesday night.  In a press release police say, the ambulance was parked in front of a residential home, with 2 paramedics were tending to a patient in the back when the naked man got into the driver's seat and started driving.  One paramedic got out of the ambulance to engage the naked man while the second paramedic tried to prevent the ambulance from being moved. He had to get out of the ambulance when paramedics' safety was compromised. The man drove off with the patient still in the back of the ambulance.  Police were finally able to deflate the front passenger tire of that ambulance causing the man to drive into a muddy field where it became stuck.  The naked man identified as Ben Feltz has been arrested and booked into Wood County Jail. 

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...for Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties in Michigan and Iron, Ashland and Vilas Counties in Wisconsin.  Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches with ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.  ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...for Bayfield County...Heavy snow with light ice accumulations expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches.  ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...for the North Shore.  Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations between 16 and 24 inches. Easterly winds gusting as high as 60 mph.