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Niagara students get tour of city’s often-invisible past

NIAGARA, Wis. — The freshmen class at Niagara High School recently was taken on a bus tour of the city, past sites that are mostly only visible in people’s memories. “I think it’s really cool to learn who lived here and what was here before us. Now it’s just houses, but before it ...

Fair board votes against saving 1939 exhibition hall

IRON MOUNTAIN — In a 7-3 decision, the Dickinson County Fair Board has decided to tear down “concession row” at the fairgrounds in Norway. The exhibition hall on the west side of the fairgrounds leading to the grandstand was built in 1939 and is need of repair. According to unapproved ...

Line 5 case to come before US Supreme Court today

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s case against Canadian pipeline company Enbridge should continue in state court or be heard in federal court. Nessel first brought a suit against Enbridge in 2019, seeking to shut down the ...

US 141 to see improvements in 2027

A U.S. 141 resurfacing and culvert replacement project is scheduled to begin in 2027 in Marinette County, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said. The project will cover about 8.3 miles of U.S. 141 from County C in the village of Wausaukee north to County K in the town of Amberg. It ...

Wisconsin GOP sends ‘400-year veto’ constitutional amendment to voters

Wisconsin voters will be asked whether the state’s constitution should be amended to prevent the governor’s powerful partial veto from increasing taxes or fees under a measure that cleared the state Assembly on Thursday. It’s a direct response to a partial veto from Democratic Gov. Tony ...

Michigan ranks high for foreign-owned farmland

A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report found that foreign investors own nearly 10% of Michigan’s farmland. Foreign entities or U.S. companies with a “significant foreign interest” hold 1.9 million acres of agricultural land in the state, accounting for 8.8% of Michigan’s total ...