4/10/2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump has offered rare praise for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as she appeared with him in the Oval Office. The second-term Democratic governor stood awkwardly feet from Trump as he signed executive orders yesterday. It came not long after she delivered a speech nearby that offered soft criticism of him but emphasized shared priorities. Whitmer was in Washington delivering a “Build, America, Build” address that only raised speculation about a 2028 presidential run. She was at the White House to talk about tariffs that were expected to disproportionately affect her state, though Trump announced a pause on tariffs aside from China.

4/9/2025

BAYFIELD - The Kim Kingsley animal abuse case continues. The former Washburn man pleaded not guilty late last week to 58 various charges of animal abuse. Kingsley, 73, stands accused of mistreating horses kept on his property in Bell. 16 of those horses were removed and are being kept in Bayfield County custody. A veterinarian who viewed the property at the time of the seizure said the animals were being kept in poor conditions. Kingsley has stated that all of the horses on his property, an estimated 50 along with the 16 seized were wild mustangs and were unable to be handled. Kingsley’s next court appearance is scheduled for September 1st, with the trial expected to last about a week. If convicted on all counts and given the maximum sentences, he could be facing more than 50 years in prison.

4/9/2025

N. WISCONSIN - Veterans from northern and central Wisconsin, including some from Iron and Vilas Counties will be going on next week’s Never Forgotten Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.. The flight is the 51st Honor Flight arranged since the organization started sending vets to D.C. in 2010, and will make 4,977 veterans served since then.. 1 Korean War Vet and 103 from the Vietnam era will be traveling this coming Monday. The vets will be accompanied by 66 host/guardians. The public is invited to welcome the group when they return to Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee at a round 10 pm. Veterans and guardians interested in taking a future Honor Flight can complete an application at neverforgottenhonorflight.com