3/02/2026

N. WISCONSIN - The Wisconsin DNR is looking for statewide volunteers for basic and advanced hunter education and outdoor skills instruction. Benefits include teaching experience, DNR connections, and community involvement. Basic Hunter Education, mandatory for independent hunters born after Jan. 1, 1973, requires teaching the curriculum and administering exams. Certification involves an apprenticeship/mini-academy and a manual exam. Instructors must teach one class and attend a recertification workshop every three years. Volunteers are also needed for optional hands-on skills training. All instructors must pass a background check. Contact Emily Iehl, DNR hunting & shooting sports program specialist, at Emily.iehl@wisconsin.gov for details or to apply.

WIND ADVISORY

...WIND ADVISORY GOES IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...for Bayfield County Wisconsin and Ontonagon County Michigan. West to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.  ..HIGH WIND WARNING GOES IN EFFECT STARTING AT NOON for the North Shore of Minnesota including Grand Marais wind gusts there could be up to 60 mph

2/27/2026

LAKE TOMAHAWK — A snowmobiler was injured after a crash on an Oneida County trail near Lake Tomahawk Wednesday night.  The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a snowmobile crash on a trail off Lyannas Road in Lake Tomahawk, at around 10:15om.  The Oneida County Sheriff’s office say a 56-year-old man had struck a tree and was not breathing.   A second snowmobile operator at the scene performed CPR on the injured rider until emergency medical personnel arrived. The injured rider was transported to a local hospital by MedEvac. he is expected to survive. The second snowmobile operator, identified as 60-year-old Robert Baur, was arrested for operating a snowmobile while intoxicated.