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Three-peat in market steer show at Iron County Fair

IRON RIVER — Veteran competitors Ava Bortolini and Chevy Carlson came out on top again in the market steer competition at the Iron County Fair on Friday. Bortolini won her third straight grand championship steer trophy with her 1,500-pound black Angus steer, Ozzie, and Carlson was reserve ...

Menominee men accused of having child sexually abusive materials

MENOMINEE — Two Menominee men have been charged with aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime. The cases are separate and were handled by separate news releases from the Michigan State Police. Alexander Aikman, 28, and Allen Kerby, 45, both were arraigned Wednesday in 95A Judicial District Court of Menominee County. Aikman is charged with seven counts of child sexually abusive material — aggravated possession and seven counts of using a computer to commit a crime. Kerby faces two counts of child sexually abusive material ...

Enbridge still working on Line 5 leak in Wisconsin

Enbridge says it’s working around the clock to safely remove remaining vapors from a stretch of its Line 5 pipeline after a gas leak in Wisconsin’s Iron County. Enbridge spokesperson Juli Kellner said specialized equipment is being brought in to conduct work on an isolated section of ...

Henderson allows 1 hit in 7 innings as Brewers top Rangers 6-1

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Logan Henderson gave up one hit over seven innings and Jake Bauers reached base five times and scored twice in his return to the lineup as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Friday night. Henderson (9-2), who has allowed three runs or less in each of ...

Tank failed inspection before paper mill disaster

An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill was unfit for service 10 months before its fatal failure in May. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released an investigation update Friday on the tank failure at the mill in Longview that killed 11 workers and ...

Trump: US to take control of Venezuela's oil reserves

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country's oil reserves. Trump in a social media post announced the agreement he said was negotiated by Secretary of State ...