5/20/2026

GOGEBIC COUNTY - A $3.4 million box culvert replacement project is planned to start next week for M-64 over Bingham Creek in Gogebic County. Beginning Tuesday, the 26th, drivers should expect single-lane closures controlled by temporary traffic signals. The project is scheduled to continue through mid-October. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, the project will support about 29 jobs. MDOT said the structure has reached the end of its service life and will be replaced with a larger concrete culvert to improve roadway safety and extend the life of the roadway.

5/20/2026

IRONWOOD – Beau LaFave the Republican candidate for State Senate for the 38^th district is on a 15-county tour in the U.P..  LaFave was in Ironwood yesterday to speak with residents about some of their biggest concerns.

***Common Questions

Locally Affordable Housing or the lack of affordable housing is a major local concern.  LaFave says he has a solution if elected.

***Housing

LaFave is from Iron Mountain in the South Central U.P.  The 38^th Senate District includes the entire U.P. minus Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace. LaFave full comments on the WUPM Facebook Page.

5/19/2026

N. WISCONSIN - A Bayfield County judge ruled last week that Enbridge can continue most construction on its Line 5 pipeline reroute in northern Wisconsin. The ruling pauses work only at certain waterways where additional permits are still needed. The Bad River Tribe and environmental groups argued the company lacked legal authority for some river and stream permits. Judge John Anderson said those permits may be on “tenuous legal footing” but declined to halt the entire project. The tribe welcomed the partial halt, citing concerns about clean water, wetlands, and environmental protection. Line 5 carries up to 23 million gallons of oil daily and has faced years of legal challenges, protests, and environmental scrutiny. The Bad River Band is also challenging a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for the project in federal court. Enbridge is seeking to build a 41-mile pipeline segment around the Bad River Reservation. The company said Line 5 is critical energy infrastructure serving refineries and propane production facilities across the Midwest and Great Lakes region.