Lac du Flambeau

A new highway sign featuring both the Ojibwe and English languages will now greet drivers as they enter Lac du Flambeau on Highway 47.The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is the 7th tribe in Wisconsin to work with the state Department of Transportation to get the dual language signs.

People gathered Tuesday to celebrate the opening of a 40-unit housing complex in Lac du Flambeau. It helps fill a large need for affordable housing in the area.

On May 5th, local tribal communities gathered to raise awareness and call for an end to violence against indigenous people.

Lac du Flambeau Police have been conducting grid searches, deployed drones and airplanes, and searched with specially trained canines to find Melissa Beson.

Melissa Beson was last seen near Indian Village Road and Chequamegon Forest Trail in Lac du Flambeau. She was wearing red sweatpants, a black sleeveless shirt and a gray sweatshirt.

Melissa Beson, 37, was reported missing by family on March 23rd.

The Tribal Police Department says they got a report of smoke coming from a residence in the 2700 block of Waz-hashk Trail at 3:46 p.m. Thursday afternoon

The Lac du Flambeau Tribe will not issue trespassing citations on four roads while a court case involving the issue is ongoing.It’s a reversal of an earlier announcement from the Tribal Council.

The Lac du Flambeau Tribe is one of several Tribal Nations in Wisconsin warning its members about Immigration and Customs Enforcement.