AURORA, Wis. — For 12-year-old Zoe Arnold, a longtime dream is about to become a reality. The Niagara Middle School student will travel to Columbus, Ohio, next week to compete in the 2026 All American Quarter Horse Congress, the world’s largest single-breed horse show. Arnold and ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — Authorities had to evacuate the Florence County middle/high school building Friday after a bomb and active shooter threat was called into the school, officials said. School personnel reported the threat to Florence County 911 about 10:25 a.m., according to a news release from Sheriff Teresa Chrisman. In accordance with established procedures, the building was evacuated, said Christy Larson, Florence County School District administrator. “All students and staff are accounted for and safe,” Larson said in a statement posted online later in the morning. “At this ...
Water-scooping planes were called in from Minnesota to help fight a remote wildfire north of Craig Lake in Baraga County, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said. The fire likely began as two separate lightning strike fires, which then merged together, said Paul Rogers, a fire prevention specialist with the DNR. The fires were discovered around 2:45 p.m. Thursday. The fire grew to 16 acres by Thursday night and remained roughly the same size throughout the day Friday. A Michigan State Police helicopter was working the fire area, scooping water into a collapsible canvas ...
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is scheduled to travel to Iron Mountain next week to campaign alongside Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed. Ocasio-Cortez, who has been open about a potential presidential run, will make stops in three Upper Peninsula cities on El-Sayed’s ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Trump said on social media ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — With no mail delivery on the federal Columbus Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Monday. The comics page for Monday’s paper, including Tuesday’s horoscopes, is on page A6 of today’s edition. The Daily News office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. The website at https://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/ will be updated regularly Monday. The normal publishing schedule will resume Tuesday.
