12/08/2025

ESCANABA - The 161-year-old House of Ludington in Escanaba appears to be a total loss after a weekend fire.  The cause of the fire is not yet known.  The building manager said he called the fire department after smelling smoke.  Fire crews discovered the fire in a storage room next to the elevator on the third floor.  No reports of any injuries. 

12/08/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - A federal jury convicted 45-year-old Kyle Lee Dean of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury for a violent knife attack on the L’Anse Reservation on January 20, 2024. Dean stabbed the victim nearly a dozen times at a Keweenaw Bay Indian Community home; rapid medical intervention saved the victim’s life. The case was investigated by the FBI, Michigan State Police, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Police, and the Village of L’Anse Police, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Hanna Rutkowski and Theodore Greeley. Dean’s sentencing is scheduled for 2026.

12/08/2025

PRICE COUNTY - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has announced Price County’s construction projects for 2026. Projects include a 10.3-mile safety upgrade on County Road D due to begin in May 2026 and run through November of 2027 with single-lane closures for curve reconstruction and guardrails. Two full-closure bridge replacements are planned on Hill Road/Aabajijiwani-Ziibiinsing Creek starting in June 2026, in Worcester and Larkin Road/Holmes Creek starting in May 2026 and running through November of 2027 in Ogema. Speed limits on State Highway 13 in Park Falls are under review with a report due in early March. Intersection improvements at State Highway 13, 111, and Little Chicago Road involve sign relocation, flashing beacon upgrades, replacing the State Highway 111 stop sign, and adding double stop signs/red reflective strips to State Highway 111 and Little Chicago Road approaches.