Ironwood Public Safety Department

04/06/2026

The City’s Spring Clean-Up Days are scheduled for May 1st and 2nd, 2026. Please follow the signs and use the Alfred Wright Boulevard entrance.

This is a great opportunity to get rid of unwanted items and freshen up your home and property as we head into spring.

Please help spread the word!

See details below for accepted items, guidelines, and more information.

04/01/2026

OVERNIGHT WINTER PARKING EXTENSION

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Upper Peninsula indicating a potential for significant snow and ice accumulation over the next few days.

To ensure that the City of Ironwood can effectively maintain the roads during this time the overnight winter parking ban will be extended until April 7, 2026.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

03/09/2026

City Of Ironwood
2026 Seasonal Weight Restrictions

In conjunction with The Gogebic County Road Commission, the City of Ironwood will
be implementing “2026 springtime weight restrictions”.

Effective Friday, March 6th, 2026 at 08:00 a.m.:

During the period of load limits, the allowable maximum axle loads are reduced for concrete base roads by 25% and all other roads shall be reduced by 35%. This reduction shall be known as the Springtime Wheel and Axle Load Restrictions.

The restrictions are listed in Section MCL 257.722 of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Code.

03/06/2026

NOTICE
SEASONAL WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS – 2026

Effective at 8:00 a.m. central time on Friday, March 6, 2026 the Gogebic County Road Commission Spring Weight Restrictions will be in effect.

Local and Primary County Road System – Shall follow the Michigan Frost Laws that require a 35% reduction in axle loading.

All Season roads are exempt from restrictions. A list of those roads can be found on our website at www.gogebiccountyroadcommission.org.

The Gogebic County Road Commission shall monitor the frost action on our roads for the remainder of the weight restricted season.

If you have any questions, please call our office at (906) 667-0233.

02/28/2026

IRONWOOD - On Saturday, February 21st, 2026, GIANT conducted a traffic stop in the City of Ironwood. The target vehicle was stopped for an equipment violation. The vehicle contained multiple persons entering Michigan from Wisconsin. Based on the totality of circumstances a search of the vehicle was conducted. GIANT was able to locate methamphetamine in the vehicle. As a result of the search, CHELSEY NICOLE KUOPOS was taken into custody for felony charges in relation to the methamphetamine. GIANT subsequently located a large amount of methamphetamine in KUOPOS incident to arrest. A total of approximately 56 grams of methamphetamine was seized, along with items affiliated with the trafficking and sales of methamphetamine. KUOPOUS is also currently on bond in Houghton County, MI. CHELSEY NICOLE KUOPOS, 36, of Laurium MI, was charged by Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs with the following:

Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine
Possession of Methamphetamine
Possession of Methamphetamine in a Park

02/20/2026

01/09/2026

01/08/2026

SISU road detours for this weekend.

12/12/2025

BESSEMER - Donald Charles Morrison, 54 from Ironwood, MI was sentenced today in Gogebic County for the crimes of conspiracy with intent to deliver methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine within 1000 ft. of a public park according to Nicholas Jacobs, Gogebic County Prosecuting Attorney.
On October 1, 2024 Morrison’s vehicle was stopped and detained by the Gogebic-Iron Narcotics Team (G.I.A.N.T) near Longyear Park in Ironwood for a traffic violation and on suspicion of transporting drugs from Duluth, MN based on numerous tips and surveillance of his movements by the G.I.A.N.T. team members. Following a K-9 sniff handled by Gogebic County Deputy Cody Smith with the aid of his drug detection dog, Debwe 82 grams of methamphetamine was discovered concealed behind the firewall of the vehicle under the hood as well as methamphetamine on Morison’s person and on his passenger, Cheyenne Chastain. Both were then taken into custody. Numerous other items of contraband were located following an extensive search of the vehicle, including drug paraphernalia, scales, notebooks containing other drug transactions and contacts indicative of further deliveries in the area. Morrison was sentenced by the Hon. Michael K. Pope to serve a minimum term in prison of thirteen years to a maximum of thirty years for the conspiracy charge and a minimum of one year to a maximum of three years for possession near a public park. The sentences were enhanced as Jacobs additionally charged Morrison as being a habitual offender. Under Michigan’s truth in sentencing law Morrison must serve the minimum terms imposed by the court before he is eligible for parole. Both sentences will run concurrently.
“Morrisons sentence is another fine example of our drug team combining their efforts to help eradicate the drug trade and serves as a deterrent to others thinking about peddling their poison in Gogebic County,” said Jacobs.
For her role, Chastain was previously sentenced on February 5, 2025 to a term of 7 years 3 months to 20 years on the methamphetamine charge and 1 year 2 months to 2 years for possession near a public park.