EXTREME COLD WARNING

...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ SATURDAY...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected this afternoon through Saturday morning.  Some improvement early next week with highs near or just above zero.

1/23/2026

WAKEFIELD- Multiple fire crews are on scene fighting a massive apartment building fire in downtown Wakefield this morning.  The call to fire crews came in during the overnight in air temperature of 25 below zero.  The fire is in an apartment building near the Wakefield Pharmacy.  There is a small building between the pharmacy and the apartment building.  Flames were through the roof and the apartment building is likely going to be a complete loss.  We don’t know how many apartments are in the building or if all the tenants were able to get out in time.  This is an on-going situation the main street in Wakefield is closed. 

1/23/2026

GOGEBIC COUNTY - The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team says an Ontonagon County man has been arrested on drug charges in Eastern Gogebic County.  UPSET says 50-year-old Justin Diem, transported large amounts of crystal meth to the area from Florida.  Detectives working with the Michigan State Police found the suspect vehicle traveling through Gogebic County and did a traffic stop near Watersmeet. Detectives say Diem was arrested after he became combative during the stop.  According to UPSET, troopers found a .45 caliber handgun, around 11 ounces of crystal meth and evidence of drug distribution. Police say the drugs had a street value of around $11,000.  Diem was lodged in the Gogebic County Jail on charges relating to resisting and obstructing police, felony firearms possession and possession with intent to distribute crystal meth.