4/8/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - Hunting and fishing license fees could be on the increase.    Governor Whitmer’s budget for next fiscal year has a proposal to increase revenue from the Department of Natural Resources.  if passed. A hunting and fishing combo license for Michiganders could inflate from $76 to an adjusted fee of $115.  Boating registration fees could also increase for the first time since 1993.  The budget still needs to be passed in both the state house and senate.

4/7/2025

LAC DU FLAMBEAU - A Lac du Flambeau man was arrested on his seventh driving offense on Saturday. Troopers from the State Patrol’s Wausau Post responded at about 1:25 a.m. to a report of a single-vehicle crash near mile marker 195 on Highway 51 in Marathon County. The car was found in the ditch and the driver, 53-year-old Daniel Shane Sero showed signs of impairment. After a field sobriety test, Sero was arrested for DUI, his seventh such offense. He was also cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. No additional information regarding the crash and charges has been released.

4/7/2025

IRONWOOD - Gas prices in Michigan continue to experience instability heading into the week, having set a new high for 2025 at $3.28 at one-point last week before falling slightly again.  AAA of Michigan reports drivers are now paying an average of $3.23 per gallon for regular unleaded gas, which is up 13 cents from a week ago. This price is 21 cents more than this time last month, but still 32 cents less than this time last year. Meanwhile, the national average still sits slightly higher than the state at $3.26 per gallon.  In the Upper Peninsula, the lowest average is in Delta County at $3.10 per gallon. The highest is in Gogebic County at $3.39 per gallon.  Ironwood’s prices at $3.35 per gallon as of this morning.