Gov. Walker signs mine access bill

MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that would restrict public access to a potential iron mine site in northern Wisconsin. Gogebic Taconite is looking to dig a 4{-mile long open-pit mine in the Penokee Hills east of Mellen. About 3,500 acres around the site in the Penokee Hills east of Mellen is open to the public through the state's managed forest program. Full story: WJFW