10/17/2025

N. WISCONSIN - The 2025 elk hunting season is set to begin tomorrow.  The 13 hunters participating in the state-administered hunt were randomly selected from a pool of more than 26,000 applicants.  An eight-bull quota is established for the Clam Lake Elk Range, with four licenses being awarded to state hunters. Per treaty rights, the Ojibwe tribes have declared four bulls of the eight-bull harvest quota.  This is Wisconsin’s eighth elk hunting season since the reintroduction of elk in the state, and the first year with antlerless harvest opportunities.  The 2026 elk hunt application period for Wisconsin residents is expected to open with the new license year on March 1 and run through May 31. The 2026 elk hunting season will open on Saturday, Oct. 17.

10/16/2025

ASHLAND - An Ashland-based nonprofit, the Burke Center for Ecosystem Research, has successfully rerouted a 500-foot section of North Fish Creek near Ino, to combat Lake Superior’s largest source of sediment. The project moved the waterway 50 yards from an eroding bluff, aiming to reduce sediment by 2,800 tons annually, preventing that material from eventually reaching Chequamegon Bay, where the City of Ashland draws its drinking water and improving trout habitat. The project, the fifth and largest on Fish Creek since 2018, contributes to the Burke Center’s long-term sediment reduction goal, with plans for an even larger downstream project.

10/16/2025

LAC DU FLAMBEAU - No injuries have been reported after a fire at the Lac du Flambeau tribal garage yesterday morning.  The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians made a Facebook post just after 7am yesterday that the garage was on fire.  The Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Facebook page reporting the building was a total loss.  The Tribe saying that until further notice the Tribal Garage/Roads Department will be closed. This includes Transit and Auto Maintenance!  No other information has been released.