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UP sees ‘The Ford Boom’ in the 1920s

(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 the country’s development. For this week’s “America at 250” story, see ...

Heat advisory in effect for region, severe storms possible

A heat advisory has been issued locally through 7 p.m. today as hot weather and high humidity may cause heat illnesses, the National Weather Service said. Today’s predicted high at Iron Mountain is 95 degrees, with a heat index value up to 105 degrees. “Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room if possible, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors,” NWS forecasters said. Hot weather is expected to persist through the week, with a high of 92 both Wednesday and Thursday, and 86 degrees on Friday. Along with the heat, a volatile weather ...

Sweltering Midwest cancels outdoor plans, opens public cooling centers

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Summer camps and other outdoor activities were canceled Monday as tens of millions of people across the Midwest endured a heat wave that is expected to spread eastward this week. Communities opened cooling centers and urged people to take it easy and stay ...

State appeals court upholds ex-school officer’s sentence for sexual abuse

(Note: The opinion of the Michigan Court of Appeals, which serves as the primary source for this article, remains subject to revision until its final publication in the Michigan Appeals Reports.) MENOMINEE — The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the prison term for a former Menominee ...

Democratic-led states sue over new Medicaid work requirements

Twenty-five Democratic-led states plus the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration over its new work requirements for people who get their health insurance through Medicaid. At issue is a “medically frail” designation that the states say is too narrow and will make it too difficult for ill and disabled people to remain on Medicaid. They’re challenging the administration’s guidance on who can be exempt from the work requirements included in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the broad tax and spending measure President Donald Trump signed a year ...

Sand sculptors bring Bigfoot back to Gladstone Beach

GLADSTONE — One year after a lounging Bigfoot became one of the most photographed attractions on Gladstone Beach, the artists who brought the sandy cryptid to life are back. Visit Escanaba, the convention and visitors bureau for Delta County, has once again hired the artists of Art Club Hub ...