IRON MOUNTAIN — Little ghosts, goblins and superheroes will fill downtown Iron Mountain on Saturday for an afternoon of Halloween fun. The Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority will host its fifth-annual Pumpkin Walk Trunk and…
‘Ready’ status lifted for residents near UP wildfire
After a week of living under the “Ready, Set, Go!” protocol for potential evacuations initiated in response to the Ridge…
Rapid River man pleads no contest in fatal crash
ESCANABA — A Rapid River man has pleaded no contest to multiple charges, including homicide, after a fatal crash in…
Wisconsin DNR to study data centers’ environmental costs
Wisconsin regulators will conduct a full statewide review of the environmental impacts of data center development under a legal deal…
As Michigan flu vaccinations drop, health risks increase
LANSING — Flu season is returning to Michigan as declining vaccination rates have become an important public health concern. Annual…
New at-home business lets owner turn full time to baking
IRON MOUNTAIN — Heather Nelson recently quit her job to devote herself to her real passion: her bakery business, U.P.…
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CRYSTAL FALLS — Third time’s a charm: After two weather-related cancellations, The Knockabouts band…
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron Ashby believes the trust among the Milwaukee Brewers relievers enables…
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New at-home business lets owner turn full time to baking
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AI investors will demand a return sooner or later
It’s too soon to call what happened last week to artificial intelligence stocks a correction. Call it instead a reminder: Hype about new technologies is an inevitable human temptation, and sometimes it pays off, but eventually investors demand returns on capital. That’s the way to think about the disconcerting market swings of recent days.…
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