7/17/2026

GOGEBIC / IRON COUNTY – Police say a man from Eastern Wisconsin seen Gogebic and Iron Counties has been found safe.  A silver alert went out yesterday for 74-year-old Gary Lee Eicher.  The Iron County Sheriff's Office said yesterday that Eicher and his car was positively identified in Wakefield area Wednesday night.  That Silver alert has since been cancelled. 

7/17/2026

ASHLAND - The family of former Northland College student Bjorn Norgaard says the school's closure has erased much of the $156,000 they raised for scholarships and an endowment honoring his memory. Donors argue the college improperly borrowed $22 million from restricted endowment funds to cover operating costs, while Northland maintains its actions were legal. A judge approved a plan to distribute the remaining funds, but some donors are urging the Wisconsin Attorney General to investigate further.

7/17/2026

ASHLAND - An Ashland-area player hit a $1.5 million jackpot on a $3.75 bet at Bad River Casino in Odanah on the 4th of July, marking what casino officials believe is the largest win in the casino's history. The Ashland Daily Press reports the anonymous winner won the prize on an Ultimate Fire Link wide-area progressive slot machine. The previous largest jackpot at the casino was about $98,000.