5/14/2026

LAC DU FLAMBEAU - At approximately 9:41pm Monday Night the Lac Du Flambeau Fire and Ambulance Department was paged for a garage fire on Thunderbird Lane in Lac Du Flambeau. Upon arrival, the LDF and Boulder Junction fire units found a detached garage that was on fire and fully engulfed. The detached garage and all items inside were lost, the main home 50 feet away was spared, sustaining only minimal damage to the porch and siding. There were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

5/14/2026

ASHLAND - The Ashland Police Department has a new chief. Thirty-eight-year-old Brandon Marten officially succeeds former Chief Bill Hagstrom, who retired May 1.

Marten joined the department in 2017 after previously serving with the Savage Police Department in Minnesota and was promoted to lieutenant in 2021. Before entering law enforcement, Marten worked as a licensed boat captain on Lake Superior and the Mississippi River. As chief, The Ashland Daily Press reports Marten says his priorities include strengthening community relationships, supporting officer wellness, and addressing ongoing recruitment challenges facing law enforcement agencies in northern Wisconsin.

5/14/2026

IRONWOOD – The Gogebic Range Trail Authority is taking advantage of improving weather conditions by smoothing out area trails.  On Tuesday, John Hellman & Sons helped add gravel on SL Trail 2 behind the transfer station in Ironwood. The trail Authority says that section of trail is still a little bumpy, until things settle.  The Trail Authority invites you to come to help them this Saturday for a trail-clean-up event on Bald Mountain Trail and trail 160. Volunteers are to meet at Hautala’s Bar at 10:00am Saturday.