3/17/2026

ASHLAND COUNTY - Marengo has secured a $238,000 state grant to fix chronic flooding on Eade Road, which caused culvert failures and required National Guard help after torrential rain in 2016. The Ashland Daily Press reports the two-year project will design better culverts and restore water flow to lessen downstream erosion affecting Hanninen Road, County Highway C, the Marengo and Bad Rivers, and Lake Superior. Town Chairman Stephen Walston emphasized that “smarter improvements now” will reduce future damage and costs.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

N. WISCONSIN / U.P.  (AP) — A powerful storm has brought blizzard conditions to the Upper Midwest. Heavy snow piled up Sunday in portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the U.P.  An area from central Wisconsin into the Upper Peninsula seeing over 2 feet of snow, with higher isolated totals in parts of the Eastern U.P.  Locally the worst of the Blizzard missed us.  Winds and snow did pick up overnight dropping about 12.5 inches of snow as of 7:00 this morning at our Ironwood Studios.  Worst hit to our east where Thousands are without power in the Central and Eastern U.P.  Xcel Energy not showing any significant power outages this morning on the Gogebic Range.  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON...for Gogebic, Iron and Ashland County. The BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...Snow and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph is expected. ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...for Vilas County.  ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...for Ontonagon County with wave heights of 15 to 25 feet possible.

3/16/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - Governor Gretchen Whitmer activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Sunday in response to the severe winter storm.  Additionally, the governor closed all nonessential state office buildings across all 15 Upper Peninsula counties and 13 Northern Michigan counties until 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.  Gov. Tony Evers has declared a state of emergency on Saturday for Central and Northern Wisconsin.  Evers saying, “the state stands ready to assist and support folks and local partners across our state.”