Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and uncomfortable humidity to millions. The heat will be particularly worrisome this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where forecasters are ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country, days after a legislator and her husband in neighboring Minnesota were shot and killed at their home and others ...
DALLAS (AP) — The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared that all enslaved people in the state were free and had “absolute equality.” Word quickly ...
KINGSFORD — A friendly — and sassy — West Highland white terrier named Jordy is the new Daily News Pet Idol. Jordy, a 3-year-old crammed full of personality, is owned by Paul and Sheri Simone of Kingsford. “I thought it was a nice idea because you raise money for the Daily ...
CRYSTAL FALLS – A Crystal Falls Township man is accused of assault with intent to murder and other charges after discharging a firearm Tuesday evening during an argument with his neighbor. Jeffery Lynn Jablonski, 72, was arraigned today in Iron County District Court on charges of assault ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A plaque will be installed on Millie Hill in Iron Mountain to summarize a painful chapter in the region’s history — a Ku Klux Klan cross burning that took place at the site in 1924. The plaque, funded by Christians for Racial Understanding: Community for All, follows up ...