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WIC Classes resume after threatening comments probed

By THE DAILY NEWS IRON RIVER — West Iron County Public Schools will be back in session today after classes were canceled Tuesday due to a reported threat, the superintendent said. The move Monday evening followed “threatening comments regarding school safety” that were reported to the school resource officer, Superintendent Kevin Schmutzler said in a message to district families and staff that was posted on the West Iron County schools website. “Choosing to cancel school (Tuesday) allows our law enforcement time to conduct a thorough investigation to ensure our student and ...

Bulleit: Prosecutor interviews underway

By GARRETT NEESE Daily Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — 12th Circuit Court Judge Brittany Bulleit is interviewing three candidates for the vacant Houghton County prosecutor position this week, she said at Tuesday’s Houghton County Board meeting. Paul LaBine, who was appointed to the position in July, resigned from the position last month, citing a lack of resources and salaries that were not high enough to attract applicants for open positions in the office. Members of the state attorney general’s office are handling prosecution of larger cases in the meantime, while smaller cases ...

Efforts continue to preserve historic steam engine

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Michigan Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority is continuing its efforts with upkeep and preservation work on the Soo Line Railroad steam engine on display along US 2 and 41 and M-35 in Gladstone. Recently, volunteers washed and spray cleaned the engine in preparation for installing Christmas lights for the holiday season. In 1959, the steam engine era came to an end, and the Soo Line Railroad looked to retire their fleet of steam engines by donating them to the major hubs along its route from Minneapolis to Sault Ste. Marie. The Soo Line donated steam engine ...

Tech’s enrollment VP shares strong numbers with board

By GARRETT NEESE Houghton Daily Mining Gazette HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees heard a fall enrollment update at its meeting Friday morning. The fall enrollment of 7,320 is the highest since 1983, said Kyle Rubin, Tech’s assistant vice president for ...

Native American statues being restored in Gladstone

By R.R. BRANSTROM Escanaba Daily Press GLADSTONE — A collaborative effort between the Hannahville Indian Community, Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy and the Gladstone Parks and Recreation Department is resulting in a complete restoration of a group of statues of Native Americans in ...

Armed man sought Wisconsin governor twice in one day

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Capitol building is one of the most open in the country, which made it easy for a man to walk inside with a loaded handgun this week in search of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The man was arrested for illegally openly carrying a weapon, but after posting bail, he returned outside the Capitol that same night with an AK-style semi-automatic rifle. He was placed in protective custody. As of Friday, no charges had been filed. The episode is once again putting a spotlight on security at the state Capitol, a building that has its own police force but is ...