8/18/2026

BAYFIELD COUNTY - A significant crash involving a trailer carrying dragon boats happened Sunday evening in Iron River, in Bayfield County. The trailer overturned around 6 p.m. at U.S. 2 and Wayside Road, with photos showing a heavily damaged pickup truck. An eyewitness said a black truck was pulling the trailer. There was no word on injuries. The crash came just days before the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival in Superior on Friday and Saturday. It’s unclear whether the boats were headed to the festival or whether they were able to compete.

8/18/2026

VILAS COUNTY – The Natural Resources Board signs off on a 1200-acre conservation easement in Vilas County. The 1,252-acre Border Lakes easement includes two forested tracts, wetlands, meadows, Emil Lake, and nearly three miles of the Land O’ Lakes trail. The easement cost just over $900,000, with $600,000 coming from a federal Forest Legacy grant and the remainder from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. The land will remain open for hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking and cross-country skiing. The governor must still approve the plan.

8/18/2026

MADISON  - Wisconsin Democrats cast more ballots in the August 11 election than in any midterm partisan primary since at least 2000, according to an analysis of Wisconsin Elections Commission data.  More than 790,000 ballots for Democrats were cast in the August 11 election. Republicans, who did not have a hotly contested primary, had a turnout of about 470,000 votes, closer to a typical midterm primary turnout.