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Weight limits lifted on some Michigan state roads

The Michigan Department of Transportation continues to adjust spring weight restriction areas in an annual move to protect roads. Effective 7 a.m. today, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways from the southern Michigan border north to and including U.S.2/U.S. 141 at the Menominee River bridge west of Iron Mountain, then east on U.S. 2 to St. Ignace, north on I-75 to M-134, then east to and including M-134 on Drummond Island. Additionally, restrictions will be lifted on all of M-149 in Schoolcraft County from U.S. 2 to the terminus of M-149, and on M-185, ...

Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits. Environmentalists fear the move will create a precedent for ...

Project tells the story of region’s indigenous people

Editor’s note: The Daily News, in cooperation with 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 ...

Researchers say Isle Royale’s wolves thriving as packs prey on moose

Wolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they're making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released Monday. Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre national park in far western Lake Superior between Grand ...

Advocates say Forest Service moves could threaten Wisconsin research

The Trump administration’s recently announced plans to radically restructure the U.S. Forest Service have raised concerns among advocates that forest land across Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest could suffer. The plan, announced late last month, will relocate the agency’s head office from ...

Marinette County sheriff reports two drug arrests

MARINETTE — A 43-year-old Iron Mountain woman was arrested Sunday afternoon for suspected drug activity after a traffic stop in the Town of Middle Inlet in Marinette County. At 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Marinette County deputies made a traffic stop on U.S. 141 near Moonshine Hill Road in Middle ...