Marinette County supervisors have rejected a nine-million-dollar borrowing plan aimed at repairing deteriorating county highways. The proposal received twenty-two yes votes and eight no votes but failed to reach the required approval threshold. Highway officials say one-hundred-five miles of county roads are rated poor...

The family of a missing Menominee County man is asking hunters to keep their eyes open for clues that could help solve his disappearance. Thirty-four-year-old Brett Parrett of Stephenson has been missing since April fifth. Parrett was last seen at the Wild Eagle Bar and Grill in Stephenson, wearing a Green Bay Packers ...

A Wausaukee man was sentenced to more than 181 years in prison following his conviction on multiple child sexual assault charges in Marinette County. District Attorney DeShea Morrow announced that Clifton Kirkpatrick was sentenced October 23rd, after a jury found him guilty on seven counts during a two-day trial in Aug...

The M&M Children's Museum in Menominee is making significant progress toward opening its doors next year. Volunteer Joy Pietrich says donations have helped fund major interior improvements, including HVAC installation, drywall, electrical work and concrete flooring. The museum will feature interactive exhibits, inc...

A Menominee woman has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct following an investigation into alleged sexual assaults involving children. Menominee County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Rogg announced Friday that 29-year-old Bailee Rae Miller faces one felony count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct i...

Rainbow House is receiving twenty-thousand dollars from the Mary Kay Ash Foundation to help survivors of domestic violence in northeastern Wisconsin. The organization was selected as Wisconsin's domestic violence service provider recipient for 2026. Executive Director Courtney Olson says the grant will make a differenc...

A seventeen-year-old charged in the drowning death of a Marinette boy is expected to enter a no-contest plea next week. According to court records Peyton Carnot has reached a plea agreement on a charge of second-degree reckless homicide in the death of thirteen-year-old Jakob Bowerman. Under the agreement, prosecutors ...

The Salvation Army is collecting winter clothing to help children across the Marinette-Menominee area stays warm. Coats for Kids donations are being accepted through October twenty-ninth. Organizers need new or gently used coats in all sizes, along with snow pants, boots, hats and gloves. The collection relies on commu...

Field tests are used to determine a likelihood, and lab testing can only make positive identifications. Monday the Menominee Police Department investigated an incident involving an unknown substance discovered at Menominee Elementary School. The substance was turned over to the School Resource Officer (SRO) by a school...

A forty-two-year-old Crivitz man is dead following a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon in Marinette County. Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller says the crash happened around four-forty p.m. on State Highway 180 near Sequin Road in the Town of Porterfield. According to investigators, Brian Thoreson was traveling nort...