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Joint research team continues moose survival study effort

It’s an unusually warm February day in the western Upper Peninsula as a collaborative team of wildlife experts works to fit a radio collar around the neck of an immobilized moose and collect blood and fecal samples from the animal. Speed and skill are crucial. Too much stress or time ...

Effort on to extend law for veterans’ burial benefits

WASHINGTON, DC – Lawmakers from Michigan have introduced bipartisan legislation to keep in place a federal law that expanded veterans’ burial benefits, a move inspired by a Kingsford man’s case. The Gerald’s Law Reauthorization of 2026 would extend this expanded benefit, set to ...

Despite decades of efforts, Michigan still without statewide septic code

For many residents and visitors alike, the State of Michigan conjures images of abundant fresh water and sprawling Great Lakes summed up by the state’s two-word tagline: Pure Michigan. While environmental advocates have long fought to preserve the health and quality of those issues, one ...

Crude oil prices top $100 a barrel amid ongoing Iran war

CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years Sunday as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was at $107.97 after trading resumed on the ...

Township, county, school meetings for the week

Iron Mountain Tree Board will meet at 4 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. Florence County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today in room 259 of Florence County High School, Florence, Wis. The agenda includes the 2026-27 school calendar. Iron Mountain Board of Education will meet at ...