3/27/2026

MADISON - The Wisconsin Elections Commission is warning voters not to bet on election outcomes because it could disqualify their ballot.  Popular prediction sites like Kalshi and Polymarket show thousands of dollars on the line for upcoming statewide races.  The Wisconsin Elections Commission said it has not received any complaints regarding bets on elections, nor has the commission disqualified someone’s ballot election betting.  According to the Legislative Reference Bureau, voting as a disqualified voter constitutes election fraud, which is a felony.

3/26/2026

N. WISCONSIN - WisDOT has imposed emergency legal weight limits on State Highway 70 between County Road GG near Loretta and State Highway 13 near Fifield until the expected late spring/early summer 2026 resurfacing project. Vehicles are restricted to a maximum of 80,000 pounds and all overweight permitted loads are banned, except those with raw forest service permits, though voluntary compliance is requested from those RS carriers to minimize road damage. Carriers should plan detours. Check wisconsindot.gov for updates on Oversize-Overweight Permits.

3/26/2026

IRON / VILAS COUNTY - Due to warm conditions, The White Thunder Riders report that all Iron County Trails closed for the season as of Tuesday.  Vilas County is closing most of its snowmobile trails in the southern two-thirds of the county today at 8:00 a.m.

 This closure includes the Arbor Vitae, Conover, Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau, Manitowish Waters, Phelps, and St. Germain systems. The Boulder Junction, Land O’Lakes, Presque Isle, and Sayner systems will remain open. Vilas County is currently the only area in Wisconsin with open snowmobile trails, but all trails will close regardless of conditions on March 31st. Trail users must stick to open trails and may encounter gated sections in closed areas. On the Michigan side Trails on the Gogebic Range into Lake Gogebic and Ontonagon County remain open.  However, Grooming operations have ended in the most part.  Ontonagon County ended grooming trails last weekend.