WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY for Gogebic, Iron, Ashland, Vilas and Bayfield Counties.  Total snow accumulations expected between 4 and 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.  WINTER STORM WARNING goes in effect for Price County and for areas of Central Wisconsin this afternoon. 

12/09/2025

GLIDDEN - A Glidden man, faces numerous sexual assault and child pornography charges across Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties. Jack McCarty, 27, allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl he met online in late 2024, knowing her age and urging her to take the Plan B morning after pills. Ashland County charges include first-degree sexual assault of a minor and strangulation with a trial set for June 10-12th. Bayfield County charges are two counts of second-degree child sexual assault with a trial set for July 8-10th. Douglas County charges involve child enticement and possession of child pornography. McCarty pleaded not guilty in April.

12/09/2025

HOUGHTON COUNTY - Houghton County board of Commissioners considering a resolution declaring there are only 2 genders male and female.  Resolution number 25-032 saying sex is based on chromosomes you were born with either XY or XX.  It declares that there are only male and female sexes and that options such as “other” and undetermined should not appear on documentation such as birth and death certificates.  The resolution will be discussed at the Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting tonight.  A group called Keweenaw Against the Oligarchy says the resolution is a distraction from the real issues and real duties of the board and that they are already planning protests.