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At least three tornadoes confirmed in UP last week

ESCANABA — At least three tornadoes touched down in the Upper Peninsula during a weather event last Monday, the National Weather Service reported Friday. One was at Delta County’s O.B. Fuller Park; the other two were in Marquette and Menominee counties. The conditions Monday evening ...

Whitmer pushes pension plan for prison staff shortage despite veto

Michigan’s corrections community is expressing shock and disappointment over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent veto of bipartisan bills advocates say could have mitigated the state’s dangerous prison staffing crisis. Current and former corrections officers say high staff vacancy rates at ...

Tornado causes extensive damage, power outages in Fox Valley area

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tornado struck northeastern Wisconsin today, blackening the midday sky and sending workers sheltering in office basements as fierce winds splintered homes, scattered twisted metal across a highway and knocked out power to more than 30,000 people. There were no ...

Wisconsin voters file suit over potential late absentee ballots

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots don’t arrive by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their votes are counted, a lawsuit filed Friday argues. The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how quickly ...

Board meetings set in area this week

Niagara School Board will meet at 4:15 p.m. today in room 113 of Niagara High School in Niagara, Wis. The agenda includes a long-term capital improvement plan and 2025-26 budget adjustments. For more, go to https://www.niagara.k12.wi.us/. Breitung Township Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Quinnesec. The agenda includes municipal software and cybersecurity bid recommendations. For more, go to https://www.breitungtownshipmi.gov/township. Kingsford Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. The agenda includes an update on city ...

Music Jar performs Thursday in Norway

NORWAY — Music in the Park continues this week as the band Music Jar plays at 7 p.m. Thursday at the band shell in downtown Norway. Music Jar is a four-piece band from the Green Bay/northeast Wisconsin area, and was last at Music in the Park when the concert series was in its early years. ...