Category Archives: News Talk 1340 AM

CARETAKER CHARGED WITH STEALING JEWELRYT FROM A 91-YEAR-OLD OCONTO FALLS WOMAN
A caretaker for a ninety-one-year-old Oconto Falls woman is facing felony theft charges after family members reported valuable jewelry missing from the home. 54-year-old Svitlana Yelenchuk of Pulaski ...
Melissa Ebsch Jan 05, 2026

MIKE BIEHL, WHO PASSED AWAY MONDAY, REMEMBERED AS A LEADER WHO BUILT MORE THAN BUISINESES
Mike is being remembered as a man who led with action someone who showed up, worked hard, and quietly helped others succeed. Friends and colleagues say Mike never hesitated to lend a hand. His generos...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 31, 2025

A RECALL EFFORT UNDERWAY AGAINST FOURTH WARD MENOMINEE FOURTH WARD ALDERPERSON
Joseph Dulak has come up short. The recall centers on allegations that Dulak failed to properly recuse himself from City Council discussions and votes involving marijuana-related zoning and ordinance ...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 31, 2025

WIN BIG & SUPPORT LOCAL HEROES WITH THE QUEEN OF HEARTS RAFFLE
Support the brave firefighters of the Mellen Township Fire Department by participating in their Queen of Hearts Fundraiser! This raffle offers you a chance to win a cash prize increasing weekly. Ticke...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 31, 2025

MARINETTE FIRE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES LIFE RING INITIATIVE TO PREVENT DROWNINGS
The Marinette Fire Department is launching a new life-saving effort aimed at preventing drownings along local waterways. It's called the Life Ring Initiative, and Marinette Fire Chief Jay Heckle says ...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 29, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS LEAD ENDS IN DRUG AND FIREARM ARREST IN MARINETTE
The Marinette Police Department says a Crime Stoppers tip led to the arrest of a 38-year-old Marinette man on multiple drug and weapons charges. Police say the investigation focused on suspected drug ...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 24, 2025

HIGH-SPEED PASS, NO SEAT BELTS: ONE DEAD IN U.S. 41 CRASH
The Oconto County Sheriff's Office has identified the Milwaukee man who died earlier this month in a crash on U.S. 41. Thirty-four-year-old Stephen Cummins was killed in the crash, which happened arou...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 24, 2025

SIX-MILE CLOSURE BREAKS KEY SNOWMOBILE LINK BETWEEN CRYSTAL FALLS AND SAGOLA
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says a section of Snowmobile Trail UP-16 is now closed in Iron and Dickinson counties due to a change in private land access. The closure impacts a six-mil...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 24, 2025

Suspected Vehicle Thief Arrested at Marinette Probation Office
On December 5th, the Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a stolen vehicle. The complainant told deputies a man, later identified as James Nys of Wausaukee, had taken a 1995 D...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 23, 2025

Marinette County Officers Honored for Lifesaving Actions
The Marinette County Sheriff's Office has presented lifesaving commendation bars to Corrections Officer Chad Huston, Corrections Officer Bailee Michalski, and Deputy Bryan Veriha for their actions tha...
Melissa Ebsch Dec 23, 2025








