11/03/2025

WAKEFIELD – Strong winds caused power outages in Wakefield yesterday.  The outage yesterday started just after 1:30 affected the entire downtown Wakefield area while other areas around town had issues with flickering power.  Power was restored about 2 hours later just after 3:00.  Power crews say an issue involving a power line and transformer near the intersection of Smith Street and Hancock Street was the cause.

11/03/2025

IRONWOOD - The Michigan average gas price has fallen 11 cents from a week ago. Drivers are now paying an average of $2.97 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas.  That price is 21 cents lower than this time last year. It also puts Michigan back below the national average, which is $3.04 per gallon.  In Upper Michigan, the lowest average in Iron County at $2.83 per gallon. The highest is still in Mackinac County at $3.38.  Ironwood prices increased over the past week to $3.17 per gallon. 

11/03/2025

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic governor has signed a bipartisan bill that would allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot. The bipartisan law Gov. Tony Evers signed Friday addresses an issue that arose last year when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to remove himself from the presidential ballot in the battleground state. At the time, the only way a certified candidate’s name could be removed from the ballot in Wisconsin was if they died.