12/11/2025

MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Corrections placed three staff members on administrative leave amid an internal investigation into the agency’s response to Morgan Geyser’s escape from a group home.  The escape has resulted in the DOC now changing their procedures which includes immediately notifying local law enforcement when an ankle monitor is tampered with.  It took nearly 12 hours to notify the public of Geyser’s escape.  Geyser is known for stabbing a 12-year-old classmate to appease the fictional character Slender Man.

12/11/2025

HOUGHTON - After nearly five hours of public comment, the Houghton County Board voted just past 11 p.m. Tuesday night against a proposed resolution to only recognize two sexes. The document of the proposed resolution spread across social media which resulted in a massive turnout of community members at both a protest before the meeting outside the courthouse and at the meeting itself exceeding the room’s 145-person capacity.  Ultimately, the board voted 4-1 against passing the motion. All commissioners voted against the resolution except by Commissioner Joel Keranen who originally drafted the resolution.

12/11/2025

BOULDER JUNCTION -  The Boulder Junction Winter Park is not yet open for the season.  Volunteers say the ice is coming along but it is NOT yet safe.  The opening is expected on Saturday the 20^th.  Upcoming cold weather will help with ice production.  The is the 2^nd year for the park which includes the Glide system that pulls skaters through the park.  Last year the Glide quickly became a major attraction for the park and the Boulder Junction area.