Category Archives: News Talk 1340 AM

TWO MEN WHO HAVE REPRESENTED MENOMINEE COUNTY IN THE MICHIGAN HOUSE HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY ARE RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE IN THE 38TH DISTRICT
Two men who have represented Menominee County in the Michigan House have announced they are running for State Senate in the 38 District. Current senator Ed McBroom is term-limited and cannot run again...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 24, 2025

FOODSHARE FUNDING AT RISK AMID FEDERAL SHUTDOWN
Governor Tony Evers is warning that Wisconsin's Food Share program; which provides food assistance to families, kids, and seniors, could run out of funding within 10 days due to the ongoing federal go...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 22, 2025

STATE REP. DAVE PRESTIN HAS SECURED PASSAGE OF HIS BILL THAT WOULD DESIGNATE A PORTION OF HIGHWAY IN MENOMINEE COUNTY AS THE "SPECIALIST DAVID ANTHONY WILKEY JR. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"
State Rep. Dave Prestin yesterday secured committee passage of his House Bill 4351, which would designate a stretch of U.S. Highway 41 in Menominee County as the Specialist David Anthony Wilkey Jr. Me...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 22, 2025

MDOT RAILROAD BRIDGE WORK IN POWERS TO CAUSE SHORT DETOUR
The Michigan Department of Transportation and the Menominee County Road Commission have announced temporary closures and detours near the US-2 and US-41 intersection in Powers for upcoming railroad br...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 22, 2025

WISCONSIN SEES 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN LEAD TESTING FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says the number of children under age six tested for lead exposure has increased by 26 percent statewide - a jump that's helping health officials catch more...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 22, 2025
Weather Kid Wednesday | October 22, 2025
Weather Kid of the Week - Emma Stanfield! This week's Weather Kid was 8-year-old Emma Stanfield from Marinette Intermediate School! Emma's favorite subject is Reading, so she thought it would be super...
Stephanie Edge Oct 22, 2025

"Crickets in the Council Chambers" - Hoffman's Amendments Stall in Silence
Mayor Casey Hoffman encountered unexpected silence last night when two of his proposed initiatives; the Lawsuit Prevention Amendment and the Marijuana Reduction Amendment through Attrition failed to g...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 21, 2025

WELLS AND MAIN INTERSECTION RE-OPENS AS SIDEWALK WORK CONTINUES
Crews are making steady progress on the Main Street improvement project in Marinette. Last week, the contractor replaced the crosswalk at the Wells Street and Main Street intersection, removed old sid...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 21, 2025

"NO GIRL WITHOUT PERIOD" CAMPAIGN FIGHTS STIGMA AND SHORTAGES
October 14th marked National Period Action Day, which was a global call for advocacy, equality, and awareness about period poverty. Locally, Bellin Health's "No Girl Without Period" campaign is leadin...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 21, 2025

ONE PERSON IS DEAD IN AN OCONTO COUNTY ROLLOVER ACCIDENT
On Friday at approximately 10:16 pm, the Oconto County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Dispatch Center was notified of a one-vehicle rollover accident involving a passenger car with injuries, on CTH B s...
Melissa Ebsch Oct 20, 2025








