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WIC announces Wall of Fame 2026 inductees

IRON RIVER — The West Iron County Wall of Fame will add four individuals and three teams for its Class of 2026. The fourth class of inductees will include: Harold and Marcia Bernhardt, Mel Holme, George Orchard and Dale Safford, the 1929 Stambaugh High School basketball team, the 1977 ...

Out to Lunch series opens Thursday in downtown IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — A longstanding summer tradition returns to Iron Mountain this week as the Out to Lunch program celebrates its 24th year of bringing music, food and community together downtown. The Downtown Development Authority kicks off its 10-week concert series from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 ...

Marquette County aviators in World War I

(Editor’s note: The Daily News, in cooperation with three other Upper Peninsula newspapers, is running companion pieces to Ogden Newspapers’ “America at 250” series, with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. For this week’s “America at 250” story, see page ...

Scientists find proof of invasive shrimp in Lake Superior

Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species — the bloody red shrimp — is established in all five Great Lakes. Using traps and nets, researchers last summer collected dozens of adult and juvenile specimens, including pregnant females, at Wisconsin Point and ...

Conviction overturned in Whitmer kidnap plot

DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out the conviction of a man who was found guilty of a secondary role in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Joe Morrison was convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism and other charges. In a ...