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Acorn and Iris more than might seem at first glance

IRON MOUNTAIN — People who first come into Acorn and Iris in downtown Iron Mountain often are surprised not only by the size of the store but the scope of items offered. Acorn and Iris opened in June at 110 E. B St. in Iron Mountain, in the lower level of a building purchased by owners ...

Forecast points to mild winter as drought turns extreme

Temperatures in the Upper Peninsula this winter may range 4 to 6 degrees higher than average as a potentially record-setting El Nino is expected to shape global weather patterns, according to AccuWeather forecasters. El Nino, characterized by warmer-than-normal sea-surface temperatures over ...

DNR to probe how 27 lake sturgeon got trapped in UP

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is embarking on a three-year project to understand why nearly 30 threatened lake sturgeon became trapped last summer near the Ontonagon River in the Upper Peninsula. The DNR is reviewing historical river flow and water temperature ...

Wisconsin regulators approve lower rate hikes for We Energies and WPS

State regulators approved electric rate increases for two of Wisconsin’s biggest utility companies Thursday, but the size of the rate hikes came in lower than the utilities requested. We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, both owned by the same parent company, filed applications in ...

No Daily News on Veterans Day

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no mail delivery on the federal Veterans Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Wednesday. The Daily News offices will be open Wednesday as usual. The regular publishing schedule will resume Thursday.

Infant dies from measles as Wisconsin outbreak grows

A Wisconsin infant has died of measles — the first death from the viral illness since 1990, the state health department reported Thursday. The death comes as Wisconsin has experienced the largest number of measles cases in more than 35 years, Dr. Ryan Westergaard, chief medical officer ...