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WAKEFIELD, Mich. (WLUC) - The City of Wakefield has discontinued the use of the Trail 2 reroute connecting Ramsay and Wakefield. The reroute utilized parts of Wakefield’s city streets, including Old US-2 and Cemetery Road. Wakefield City Manager Robert Brown cited traffic and homeowner conflicts for the decision to...

An 8-year-old boy who survived two nights in the wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula before he was found by volunteers recently got a visit from Michigan State Police troopers. MSP troopers from the Wakefield Post celebrated the last day of school with Nante Niemi, 8, of Hurley, Wis. In...

Michigan’s Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IWD) is getting some major improvements to their security checkpoint, with a state-of-the-art Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machine. Without physical contact, AIT safely screens passengers for metallic and nonmetallic threats. That includes weapons, explosives, and other objects concealed under layers of clothing. This technology uses...

Thursday: Some will wake up Thursday morning a tad chilly with a few 30s out there. Iron and Gogebic Counties had frost advisory in place last night. Throughout the rest of our Thursday we will have mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures! Winds will be out of the southeast between 5-10 MPH, so temperatures will still be cooler around the head of the lake and North Shore with those places generally in the 60s and lower 70s. Inland highs will climb into the 70s and 80s.

A cold night is coming up for the Upper Peninsula. A frost advisory is in effect for tonight for Dickinson, Southern Houghton and Iron counties and interior portions of Ontonagon, Baraga, and Gogebic counties. Temperatures will drop as cold as 33 degrees in the western half of the Upper Peninsula. This means the Upper Peninsula could have a killing frost this late into the summer.

Advocates for the Line 5 pipeline relocation project made a stop in Wausau Wednesday afternoon. Line 5 is a propane pipeline proposed to go through Ashland, Iron, and Bayfield counties. People with the Wisconsin Jobs and Energy Coalition brought an example of a pipe that would be used in the...

NEW ODANAH, WI. (Northern News Now) - As we head into the construction season, motorists on US Highway 2 (Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway) travelling between Government Road in New Odanah, WI to the Ashland/Iron County line will begin to experience some changes. On Monday, Northwoods Paving of Ashland...

Duluth, MN- Residents will have an opportunity on June 6 to learn about upcoming construction. MnDOT will be hosting a public meeting at the Gary New Duluth Rec Center starting at 5:30 p.m. The topic of the meeting is culvert construction. Work will be done at U.S. Steel Creek and Gogebic Creek beginning in July. Detours are expected to last a few weeks. For those unable to attend, the meeting will be posted online following the meeting.

PRESQUE ISLE, Wis. (WJFW) - Dancing requires constant movement meaning it's hard to capture it in still images, but one Vilas County artist decided he was going to overcome that challenge. For the past 14 years Mark Schermeister has been photographing dance, his mission is to create art that showcases the beauty of the world around us.

The Gogebic Range Health Foundation has distributed nearly $1 million in grants to organizations in Iron County, WI and Gogebic County, MI. Its goal is to create healthy communities through the built environment. In the five years it’s been operating as a grant-making organization, The Gogebic Range Health Foundation has...

Holding true to the saying, "girls just want to have fun," several ladies from the Wakefield and Concord-Dixon area recently started a Red Hat Society chapter. This national dis-organization has no rules and is devoted to greeting middle age with humor. Women 50 years and older don purple clothes and...

If you've ever been to Ironwood in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, you've more than likely noticed a giant Native American statue that towers over the community. The Hiawatha statue stands 52′ tall and is made entirely of fiberglass. Just to give you an idea of how tall 52' is, let's compare it to other things that are roughly that height.

Fishing season has arrived in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, so it’s time to hit the lakes and cast a line for a trophy fish. If you want to make the most of your angling adventure in Boulder Junction, you should consider hiring one of our experienced, knowledgeable fishing guides—here are just a few reasons why.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The 2022-2023 track & field season has come to a close for Carthage junior Aubrey Schoeneman, who took ninth place at the 2023 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday afternoon. Schoeneman's second throw of the day allowed her to advance to the finals,...

PRESQUE ISLE, Wis. (WJFW) - Dancing requires constant movement meaning it's hard to capture it in still images, but one Vilas County artist decided he was going to overcome that challenge. For the past 14 years Mark Schermeister has been photographing dance, his mission is to create art that showcases the beauty of the world around us.

WEDNESDAY: On Wednesday we will have partly sunny skies in the morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60′s and 70′s with winds out of the east southeast between 5-15 MPH. That easterly component to the wind could keep us i the 50s right on the Lake Superior Shoreline. Tonight some places across the eastern half of the region could fall back into the 30s, a frost advisory has been issued for Gogebic County.

BESSEMER — On Thursday, May 11 both the boys and girls West Iron Wykons and Forest Park Trojans participated in the Marcy Bracket Invitational Track Meet in Bessemer. With the added motivation of going head-to-head with their rival schools, the meet created some fun cross-town memories. The Lady Wykons...

REPUBLIC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - Seven U.P. counties could get federal assistance for damaged infrastructure, like roads and bridges. Last month’s spring flooding caused by heavy wet snow and a rapid melt led to road wash-outs, erosion and damaged pavement. Alger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Marquette and Ontonagon could see assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 20 to 30 sites in Marquette County received damage, including River Road in Republic Township.

MANITOWISH WATERS, Wis. (WJFW) - A new era is underway for the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters with it's new nature center is now open to visitors. Over the past few months we've been tracking the progress of the Discovery Center's newest addition. The nature center- which has been largely driven by the time and money of locals - is now officially open.

If you've ever been to Ironwood in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, you've more than likely noticed a giant Native American statue that towers over the community. The Hiawatha statue stands 52′ tall and is made entirely of fiberglass. Just to give you an idea of how tall 52' is, let's compare it to other things that are roughly that height.