12/18/2025

SUPERIOR - A Superior man is in custody after allegedly stabbing a woman during the early morning hours Wednesday according to the Superior Police Department.  When officers arrived on the scene, a 44-year-old Superior woman was found with significant lacerations.  She was brought to the hospital for treatment. Currently, her condition is unknown; however, authorities say she is expected to survive.  The alleged suspect, only being identified as a 41-year-old Superior man, was also found on the scene and taken into custody without incident and is being held in the Douglas County Jail facing attempted homicide and substantial battery charges.

12/18/2025

IRONWOOD - Steven Kopf, of Ironwood, was selected as the new Nursing instructor at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood. He currently serves as a clinical instructor for the nursing program at GCC. Kopf currently works as a Flight Nurse/Paramedic with Guardian Flight.  He will begin his duties in January.  An open house is planned for Tuesday, January 20 from 3-5pm CST for the public to view the college’s newly renovated Nursing lab and classrooms on the third floor of the Rutger Erickson Academic Building on the GCC Campus in Ironwood.  GCC will be closed December 24, 2025 – January 1, 2026. This includes the Lindquist Student and Conference Center, walking track and gymnasium. The Spring semester begins on Monday, January 12, 2026.

12/18/2025

ONTONAGON COUNTY - Applications are open for the 2026-2027 Porcupine Mountains Artist-In-Residence Program (spring, summer, fall, winter). The program seeks artists inspired by the northern wilderness.  Selected artists receive a rustic cabin and an optional backcountry permit for a minimum two-week residency. Open to all art forms aligning with the park’s mission, artists must demonstrate artistic integrity, engage with the park, donate an original inspired work, and share their experience via public talks or demonstrations.  Applications are due by Feb. 14, 2026. Find more information and applications at porkies.org/artist-in-residence and the Friends of the Porkies Facebook page.