9/09/2026

LAKE SUPERIOR / LAKE MICHIGAN - Michigan officials have a plan that aims to save the Great Lakes' whitefish from invasive mussels. They are working to breed fish in captivity to help repopulate Lake Michigan. The effort is backed by state and tribal scientists with funding from the state budget and the Great Lakes Fishery Trust. The mission targets endangered bloodlines and hopes to set the stage for a major recovery program. The invasive mussels have devastated whitefish populations by stripping away their food source. Efforts to control the mussels are underfunded, and scientists are seeking more support to ensure the species' survival.

9/08/2026

SAXON -  Enbridge plans a 1,500-foot temporary bypass around a Line 5 natural gas liquids leak near Saxon in Iron County. The pipeline was isolated and shut down after a parked semi rolled into a construction site on August 25th, hitting the exposed pipeline and causing the leak of an estimated 31,000 barrels of propane and butane. About 2,000 barrels remained liquid. Enbridge expects Line 5 to return to service September 12th, while crews remove the remaining liquids and prepare to test the soil.

9/08/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN / WISC (AP) - It’s never been more expensive to take one last summer trip over this last Labor Day weekend with gas prices nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of $3.82 from 2012, according to AAA motor club.  The national average for regular gas prices is still well below the record of $5.02 a gallon set in June 2022.  But diesel is a different story: It hit a national average of $5.85 a gallon Friday, a new record.  Diesel prices in Ironwood just a few pennies below $6 a gallon with unleaded prices at $4.13 this morning.  Around the region unleaded gas in Mellen is $4.23, Bergland $4.20, Ontonagon and Watersmeet $4.19, Hurley at $3.97, Woodruff and Ashland $3.93, Park Falls and Glidden at $3.92.  The lowest gas price we could find was in Lac Du Flambeau at $3.90 a gallon.  Gas prices typically drop as the summer driving season ends after Labor Day as refineries shift to making a cheaper winter blend.