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Celebrating America at 250

Communities across the region are gearing up for a festive Independence Day weekend featuring patriotic parades, fireworks, boat parades, live entertainment and family activities celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. IRON MOUNTAIN-KINGSFORD Kingsford natives Rick and Marty Lagina, ...

Conditions stay ripe for severe thunderstorms

Weather forecasters warned of a chance of severe thunderstorms today, after a similar warning Tuesday night as hot and humid conditions continue to grip the region. At 8 p.m. Tuesday, We Energies reported more than 500 electrical customers out of service in Dickinson County, mainly in the ...

Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 ...

‘Dangerous’ conditions as high heat scorches Midwest

DETROIT (AP) — Nature’s oven was on high Tuesday for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states as intense heat and humidity baked the regions with no immediate relief before the misery shifts to the eastern U.S. The National Weather Service was blunt: Conditions were ...

Dickinson courthouse to be closed on Friday

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Courthouse will be closed Friday for Independence Day. Regular courthouse hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will resume Monday.