11/21/2025

IRONWOOD – The Christmas season is officially underway with the Jack Frost Tree lighting last night.  The tree lighting also marks the beginning of Ironwood's Jack Frost Festival of Wintertime Events.  Ironwood Mayor Kim Corcoran provided some great words that pointed up the value of this great Ironwood "start of winter" tradition.  The Our Lady of Peace Church Choir sang Christmas carols.  This wintertime event is supported by the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce.  Jack Frost Events and activities continue until the end of January. 

11/21/2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is steaming forward on its plan to dismantle the Education Department. Many state and local education leaders say they are bracing for disruption and new bureaucratic hurdles. Education Secretary Linda McMahon insists there will be no disruption as she begins offloading some of her agency’s biggest functions to four other federal departments. She has promised to keep federal money flowing. She says students will benefit as the government reduces its bureaucratic footprint and gives more power to state and local communities. But the plan has drawn pushback from some state and district leaders, who see no benefit and no hope for a seamless transition.

11/21/2025

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election clerks have referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election. The report released this week shows that the total number of flagged cases is a tiny fraction of the more than 3.4 million ballots cast. In total, 127 cases of potential fraud or irregularities covering several elections were referred to prosecutors between Sept. 13, 2024, and Nov. 5, 2025. The Wisconsin Elections Commission made the report public Wednesday and is slated to vote on approving it next week.