1/05/2026

IRONWOOD - The state average gas price is down 11 cents from a week ago.  AAA of Michigan reports that, prices across Michigan average of $2.70 a gallon of regular unleaded gas.  That is the lowest the state average has been since February of 2021.  The national average is 11 cents higher than Michigan, at $2.81.  In Upper Michigan, the lowest average is in Delta County at $2.42 per gallon. The highest in Mackinac County at $3.12.  Ironwood prices at $2.61 per gallon as of this morning.

1/05/2026

MADISON (AP) - Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sent Saturday. Republicans had been making plans to impeach her ever since her Dec. 19 conviction. Last April, federal prosecutors accused Dugan of distracting federal officers trying to arrest a Mexican immigrant outside her courtroom and leading the man out through a private door. A federal jury convicted her of felony obstruction.

1/05/2026

ARBOR VITAE - The Arbor Vitae Fire and Rescue Department celebrated a successful “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety initiative, reporting on Facebook Saturday that the holiday wreath hung with colored bulbs remained completely green, meaning the department responded to no structure fires between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

The campaign replaces a green bulb with a red one for each fire. The department encouraged continued fire prevention in 2026. The wreath also had one while bulb representing fallen firefighters and one blue bulb representing fallen law enforcement officers.