2/25/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - Upper Peninsula residents interested in carpentry can apply for the returning U.P. Hammer Time Boot Camp, a partnership between Carpenters and Millwrights Local Union 1510 and Michigan Works!. Open to U.P. residents with a high school diploma or GED, the program teaches hard skills in carpentry, job site orientation, and safety, along with essential soft skills for union work. The Boot Camp is limited to 10 participants. Applications are open through March 23 for the program, which runs April 13-17. Find more details at upmichiganworks.org/events/hammer-time-boot-camp/

2/25/2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers’ unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others has filed a lawsuit against the state Legislature alleging that it’s failing to fund public schools adequately. The lawsuit announced on Tuesday asks the court to adopt a new school finance system that meets the needs of districts unless the Legislature and governor enact one “in a timely fashion.” Lawsuits in several states over school funding have been filed in recent years. But the fight in Wisconsin has historically taken place in the Statehouse. Now it will move to the courthouse, where this challenge will almost certainly end up before the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON...For the Western Half of the U.P. and Iron County Wisconsin.  Snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations 2  to 4 inches. Winds are the big story here gusting as high as 40 mph which will cause blowing and drifting snow and white out conditions at times.