4/14/2025

IRONWOOD – City of Ironwood personnel began flushing water mains during the overnight hours for Area 1 in the city which includes area north of US-2 from Lake Street east to Roosevelt Street.  Overnight tonight for area 2 will be flushed which includes areas north of US-2 from Lake Street west to the Gogebic County Fairgrounds.  Water main flushing may lead to discolored water during or immediately after the flushing.  Bottled water is available at Ironwood Public Safety for anyone that feels they need it.  Flushing will be taking place in various locations throughout the city all this week. 

4/14/2025

N. WISCONSIN - Wisconsin schools will not immediately comply with directives to gut DEI programs until the Trump Administration clarifies both the intent and legality of the directive that schools must sign a letter acknowledging that they are following the interpretation of federal civil rights laws. State Superintendent Jill Underly has said, “we cannot stand by while the current administration threatens our schools with unnecessary and potentially unlawful mandates based on political beliefs…Our responsibility is to ensure Wisconsin students receive the best education possible, and that means allowing schools to make local decisions based on what is best for their kids and their communities.” School districts in a “Dear Colleague” letter from February have been encouraged to use a “measured and thoughtful approach, rather than immediate or reactionary responses to the federal government’s concerns.” School districts have until the 24 to sign a letter acknowledging compliance or lose all Title I funding.

4/14/2025

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager charged in the deaths of his parents faces wider allegations that he killed them to “obtain the financial means” to assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government. A recently unsealed federal warrant says 17-year-old Nikita Casap bought a drone and explosives and told other people about his plans. He's currently in custody at the Waukesha County jail on a $1 million bond. He's due back in court next month to enter a plea.