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Iran pounded even as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leaders

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. and Israel pounded targets across Iran on Sunday, dropping massive bombs on the country's ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali ...

Crystal Falls painter enjoys working in all four seasons

CRYSTAL FALLS — Michael O’Grady, owner of Northwoods Painting Services LLC in Crystal Falls, just wants to be his own boss and paint people’s houses really well. He likes taking something “that could potentially be a nasty situation and transforming it so they can use the space again ...

Tears, anger at hearing on tribal boarding school report

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) A taxpayer-funded report on Michigan’s tribal boarding schools — and the state’s decision to shelve the report — drew anger and tears from ...

Environmental groups challenge Wisconsin DNR Line 5 decision

A coalition of Wisconsin environmental advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit challenging an administrative law judge’s decision to uphold the Department of Natural Resource’s permit approval to reroute the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline across northern Wisconsin. The petition, filed Feb. 23 ...

Total lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) — A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse — and there won't be another until late 2028. The spectacle will be visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America and the western part of South America. Australia and eastern Asia can catch ...

Area meetings set this week

Norway Township Planning Commission will have a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Vulcan. The agenda includes a proposed gravel pit on parcel 22-004-013-033-00, a 14.7-acre parcel near N2960 U.S. 2. Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain ...