It took nearly 24 hours, an all-night legislative session and a deluge of stalled policy bills that did not move for most of the year to compel Michigan lawmakers early Friday morning to finally pass a roughly $85 billion budget funding state government and education in the upcoming 2026-27 ...
Communities across the region will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary today. --- IRON MOUNTAIN-KINGSFORD Kingsford natives Rick and Marty Lagina, stars of the reality TV series “The Curse of Oak Island” on the History Channel, will serve as the 2026 grand marshals of the Iron ...
As Independence Day celebrations kick off, millions of Americans in much of the central and eastern United States are under extreme heat warnings. More than 68 million people are currently under active National Weather Service heat alerts, while roughly 165 million are expected to face ...
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. (AP) — Three people died and seven others were rescued Friday after a boat capsized in Geneva Lake as a strong storm passed through southern Wisconsin, an official said. Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — When Don Jacobs, now 95, was in fourth grade, his teacher asked the class what they wanted to be when they grew up. He remembers roughly 90% of the girls said nurse, the boys firefighter or policeman. Jacobs chose doctor. He thinks that perhaps stemmed from when he had a ...
HERMANSVILLE — A newly restored piece of Hermansville’s history will take center stage Saturday as the IXL Historical Museum hosts a rededication ceremony celebrating the completion of the exterior restoration project. The event, held in conjunction with Hermansville’s annual Fourth of ...