The Mackinac Bridge Authority last week reviewed a report evaluating the bridge’s vulnerability to collapse, commissioned in response to the 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after the bridge was struck by a container ship. According to the study, the Mackinac ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Firefighters removed two dogs from a house fire Sunday night at 107 Fourth St. in Iron Mountain, initiating resuscitation before transferring care of the dogs to Iron Mountain Police Department and Integrity Care EMS, said Chad Hedmark, deputy director of fire services. Iron Mountain Fire Department arrived in under three minutes after being dispatched to the fire at 9:01 p.m., Hedmark said in a news release. Firefighters found heavy smoke showing from the rear of the home, with one crew making entry into the first floor from the front to begin extinguishment and ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Upper Peninsula lawmakers plan to renew their push for legislation to allow an exception for the region from Michigan’s clean energy standards. With next year’s state budget settled, state Rep. David Prestin, R-Cedar River, wants to gain “some type of stability” for ...
CASPIAN — The Iron County Museum in Caspian is celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a season-long Star Spangled Spectacular, featuring patriotic-themed events and activities throughout the year. Inspired by the nation’s semiquincentennial, one of the Upper Peninsula’s largest ...
Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won’t provide much relief. The National Weather Service is predicting more than 90 temperature records across the U.S. will be tied or broken this week through Wednesday — and ...
OCONTO COUNTY, Wis. — A 39-year-old Escanaba man was killed Sunday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a truck in Oconto County. The crash happened about 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of County Trunk Highway S and Schwartz Road in Chase, a small town slightly northwest of Green Bay. “A preliminary investigation indicates that a truck was stopped at the stop sign on Schwartz Road, facing south. The truck then proceeded into the intersection, where it was struck on the passenger-side box area of the truck by an eastbound motorcycle traveling on CTH ...
