1/14/2026

WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP – One dead after an early morning house fire in Wakefield Township early yesterday morning.  The call to Kronberg Road came in just before 5:30am when Wakefield fire crews arrived, they found one resident outside who provided a general location of another resident trapped inside.  Attempts to rescue that individual was made but unsuccessful due to smoke and flames.  Firefighters subsequently gained entry equipped with self-contained breathing apparatus equipment and were able to locate the victim in a bedroom.  That individual was pronounced dead at the scene.  The incident remains under investigation; no names have been released.

1/14/2026

LAC DU FLAMBEAU - Town Chairman Matt Gaulke telling the Lakeland Times a mediation order is the next step to resolve a conflict between the town of Lac du Flambeau, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, and the U.S. DOJ after a nearly three-year road easement dispute is set for the 22nd. The conflict began in January 2023 when the tribal council blocked four roads over expired easements. Following a May 2023 DOJ lawsuit on the tribe’s behalf, U.S. District Judge William Conley ruled for the town on August 6, 2025. A March 2023 agreement temporarily reopened the roads, with the town paying nearly $600,000 in permit fees by October 2024. After the ruling, the DOJ appealed to the Seventh Circuit, citing fee reimbursement issues. Gaulke stressed during the announcement to the January 8th town board that the mediation was ordered by the court.

1/14/2026

LANSING – The state of Michigan list of banned license plates has hit 30,000.  The state banned roughly 2,000 additional license plates last year with most trying to sneak in the F-word and other swear words or words or letters that interfere with law enforcement identification onto Michigan license plates.  Many on the list of banned words we can’t say on the radio but some banned plates we can tell you include the word FEDS, ILEGAL, MAFIAA and different variations of 04FCSK I’ll let you figure that one out on your own.