Forest County

The vast majority of staff in Department of Education’s Office of Impact Aid were fired as part of the department’s recent reduction in force creating uncertainty around when funding will be released to districts.

Each year several Northwoods counties and school districts within the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest receive federal funding.The Secure Rural Schools funding goes towards schools and the roads that lead to them.But the program is being held up—despite wide bipartisan support for it.

For more than a decade, Forest County Potawatomi Community leaders have pushed to make the corridor safer for drivers, pedestrians, and ATV/UTV riders.

In this episode of Rooted Up North, we're visiting the Crandon Farmers Market. Plus, a recipe for Blistered Green Bean Asian Noodle Salad.

The Michigan State Police say they solved a cold case of an assault of a Lac du Flambeau woman nearly 40 years later.

It happened on Hay Meadow Road, northeast of Three Lakes within the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest.

The futures of Job Corps Centers across the U.S. are uncertain.The Department of Labor made an announcement at the end of May to pause all contractor-operated centers by June 30th.The move has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge following a lawsuit to stop the halting of operations.

There’s concern these problems will get worse as another round of winter weather is expected Tuesday night into Wednesday.

The Forest County Potawatomi Community has seen a decline in the number of opioid overdoses in the last several years.One way they’ve reduced overdose deaths is by making Narcan more readily available, it’s a drug that reverses overdoses and saves lives.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation announced the charge against Heather Robinson, 43, of Laona on Tuesday.