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New Niagara museum exhibit celebrates local newspaper

NIAGARA, Wis. — Niagara’s first weekly newspaper hit the stands in 1902. Since then, editors have continued to tell the stories of the community in its hometown newspaper. The Niagara Area Historical Museum has created a new exhibit, “Print Communication in Niagara,” that ...

Isle Royale wolf killed after repeatedly going into park campsites

HOUGHTON — A wolf on Isle Royale that had been going into campsites for human food has been killed after other measures to discourage it failed, park officials said. Managers at the Lake Superior island became concerned earlier this summer with the activities of at least two wolves known to ...

Lt. Gov.: Housing an issue in the UP

ESCANABA — When Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II — who is running for governor in 2026 — came to the Upper Peninsula State Fair this week for the special luncheon Thursday on Honored Citizens Day, he said people he spoke with kept bringing up a handful of key issues. “I’ve been to all ...

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A very rare and apparently very confused subtropical wood stork somehow found its way to the wilds of Wisconsin. A hunter scouting for deer first sighted the bird Sunday in a remote section of the Mud Lake Wildlife Area in Columbia County, about 35 miles northeast of ...

Outdoors report: First come, first served for UP fall turkey permits

IRON MOUNTAIN — Fall turkey licenses are now on sale in Michigan with a quota of 2,200 for the Upper Peninsula. There is no longer a drawing for fall turkey licenses and a hunter can purchase one per year, valid for one turkey of any sex. Licenses will be sold until the quota is met. You ...

Dickinson sheriff issues July report

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon has issued his monthly report for July. The road patrol served 68 civil process papers, investigated 204 complaints, handled 33 accidents, issued 163 citations and 267 verbal warnings, made 32 arrests — 10 of which were for outstanding ...