5/29/2026

IRONWOOD - Ironwood Schools sending a letter home to parents this week regarding instances of students making threatening statements regarding the school and fellow students.  The school says in the letter that this unacceptable behavior is being taken very seriously by the school district and describes the school policy which includes suspension and Ironwood Public Safety involvement.  Students who are expelled or suspended also are barred from attending any other public school or online virtual school program.  The school district encourages parents to have a candid conversation with their children about the severity of their actions. 

5/29/2026

MANITOWISH WATERS - Governor Tony Evers was in Manitowish Waters yesterday.  Evers was at the North Lakeland School District in Manitowish Waters to highlight his support for Wisconsin’s kids and schools. The Governor spoke on the importance of supporting smaller school districts, as well as next steps, after a months-long bipartisan agreement to send more funding to these areas failed earlier this month.  Throughout Governor Evers' two terms, educational support has been a top priority. For nearly eight years, he’s visited classrooms and spoke with teachers on their main concerns for the future of state support.  Earlier this month, Evers proposed a bipartisan surplus deal that would have sent $850 million from the state's budget surplus to tax filers and provide funding to school districts across the state. Evers' term is coming to an end in January, and with the next Governor being decided in November, chances are very slim that an agreement will be reached on the surplus money before then.

5/29/2026

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer yesterday said she has “nothing to announce” about a possible 2028 presidential bid, stepping back her comment from hours earlier that she will not run for president after leaving office later this year.  Whitmer made those comments at a Mackinac conference yesterday.  Whitmer has long been viewed by some Democrats as a possible White House contender after her decisive election victories in the closely contested state that Republican Donald Trump has carried twice in presidential votes. Whitmer is term-limited and will be done after this year.  The Mackinac conference has become a hub of presidential speculation, with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Elissa Slotkin — both considered possible 2028 contenders — also in attendance.