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Newcap closes, leaving future of its services in limbo

Newcap, which served low-income residents in 10 counties for more than 50 years, announced its closure on Tuesday. The Green Bay-based nonprofit, funded primarily through state and federal grants, previously said it planned to close “sometime this year” but didn’t specify when. The ...

Three arrested on drug charges in Ironwood

IRONWOOD — A narcotics investigation in Ironwood that authorities said was years in the making culminated in drug charges being filed against three people. Investigators with the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team, or GIANT, obtained information on an Ironwood address owned by Mary Conley ...

LSSU selects graduating student speaker

SAULT STE. MARIE — Alana Jewel Miller-Schofield, a dedicated fisheries researcher and conservation advocate, has been selected as the graduating student speaker for Lake Superior State University’s commencement ceremony Saturday, May 2. A tribal member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian ...

UPCC accepting applicants for building trades summer camp 

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Construction Council, in partnership with UP Michigan Works! and local education agencies, ISDs and RESAs, is now accepting applications for the 2026 Building Trades Summer Camp. This five-week, hands-on program introduces high school students to careers in ...

Wisconsin judges dismiss suit to redraw congressional maps

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A three-judge panel in Wisconsin on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters that sought to redraw the battleground state's Republican-friendly congressional boundary lines ahead of the November midterm election. The decision can be appealed to the ...