BARAGA - MDOC staff at Baraga Correctional Facility (AMF) intercepted a package of contraband drugs from a visitor when they tried to conceal the drugs in a lobby restroom. The department says it was the result of a months-long investigation involving several individuals, including a Muskegon woman. According to the release, a woman arrived at Baraga Correctional Facility on Jan. 18, saying she had a scheduled visit with an incarcerated man. When she was advised no such visit was scheduled, she used the lobby restroom before leaving facility grounds. MDOC officers found a package containing several drugs, including K2, high-potency THC wax, and suboxone strips hidden in the bathroom. A decoy package was then placed in the bathroom. When a prisoner porter began his work shift the next morning, he collected and attempted to conceal the decoy package. He was immediately apprehended by custody staff. The case remains under investigation.
Local News - 7am |- 8am - 12pm
sports - 8:20am |- 12:20pm
weather - top - bottom - each hour
IRONWOOD - Efforts are underway to revive the Copper Peak ski jump and bring international competitions and winter tourism back to the area.
Current renovations include pouring a 2.1-acre concrete landing surface, an engineering challenge, with completion expected around 2028. The Copper Peak project is supported by a $20 million state grant, but it still needs additional private funding to complete. Organizers are excited about the opportunity to bring the sport back to the area, encourage local residents to experience the facility now to take advantage of the best leaf peeping in the U.P., and donate.
N. WISCONSIN - Affordability is top of mind for Wisconsin voters as they head to polls next month, especially when it comes to childcare costs. A new poll by the 19th and You-Gov finds more than 50-percent of Americans think the federal government should spend more on childcare, including 60-percent of Gen Z voters, some of whom don’t yet have kids. Christy Felling with the First Five Years Fund says that’s because the issue extends well beyond parents, with childcare disruptions costing U-S businesses 70-billion-dollars each year.
0:14 "It sets off a chain reaction. Parents have to cut hours or leave entirely, and it puts pressure on their coworkers. Companies see a drop in productivity, increased costs for recruitment and retention. That affects whole communities and really has an impact on young children."
Childcare's been a key issue in the closely divided race for Wisconsin governor as the state tries to confront rising costs, staffing shortages and childcare deserts. Both gubernatorial candidates David Crowley and Tom Tiffany agree Wisconsin’s childcare system needs more support, but each has different ideas about how to address the issue.
LOCAL NEWS
