4/3/2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a rising star of the Democratic Party, has officially announced her bid for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat. First elected in 2018, McMorrow rose to national fame in 2022 with a fiery floor speech criticizing a Republican lawmaker who attacked her in a campaign fundraising email and accused her of “grooming” children for supporting LGBTQ+ rights. McMorrow is the first well-known candidate to officially announce she is running for the Senate seat in 2026 after Democrat Gary Peters said earlier this year that he is not seeking reelection, setting up what will undoubtedly be an expensive and competitive race.

4/3/2025

PHELPS - The 14th Annual Phelps Maple Syrup Fest is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Phelps School. Phelps is considered the Maple Syrup Capital of Wisconsin, and the festival will celebrate everything maple, from sap to syrup. There will be sugar bush tours, tree-tapping demonstrations, cooking with maple syrup demos, maple taffy-making on the snow, as well as a maple syrup contest, honoring the best in maple syrup production. Sunrise Lodge will run the Maple Café, offering breakfast, including French toast, maple sausages, apple maple crepes, and desserts. Alice in Dairyland, Wisconsin’s agriculture ambassador, will be on hand and there will be an arts and crafts fair held inside the school, with face painting and other activities for the kids. More information can be found on the Phelps Maple Syrup Fest Facebook page.

4/3/2025

HURLEY - The Wisconsin Beef Council says the Iron Horse Saloon in Hurley has made the Elite Eight in their 2nd Annual Wisconsin’s Best Burger Contest.  These Elite Eight establishments will now be visited by a secret panel of judges who will evaluate their burgers.  The contest is designed to celebrate and promote 100 percent beef burgers crafted in Wisconsin’s restaurants, bars, and grills; this contest has captured the interest of burger enthusiasts statewide. The champion will be announced on May 1 to kick off May Beef Month