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Schafer brothers are Lemonade Day Entrepreneurs of the Year

IRON MOUNTAIN — A pair of young brothers have been chosen as this year’s Lemonade Day Entrepreneurs of the Year. Ian and Ryker Schafer operated the Freedom Freezy Lemon Squeezy stand during the fourth-annual event that took place Saturday, May 16. When they learned they were chosen as ...

Michigan primary election is today

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today in Michigan’s primary election, featuring local millage proposals and contested races for state and federal offices. Democrats and Republicans will choose nominees for Michigan governor and seats in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of ...

DETROIT (AP) — Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health ...

Severe dry conditions expected to worsen in northern Wisconsin

A few northern Wisconsin counties are experiencing “severe drought” conditions, and it is only expected to get worse. “I’m pretty concerned about the Northwoods,” Devin Biggs, morning meteorologist at Newswatch 12 in Rhinelander, told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “There ...

Researchers explore new ways to deter sea lamprey

Cold water rushes over gravel and stones as the river winds through forests and wetlands before joining the vast waters of the Great Lakes. Beneath the rippling surface, an ancient predator begins its yearly search for a mate in the spring. The sea lamprey, a leech-like parasite, slinks ...

VA center in IM receives funding for infrastructure improvements

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center received funding for non-recurring maintenance projects in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funds earlier in the year, for Q2 infrastructure updates. The funding is part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve health care facilities in FY2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-recurring Maintenance program. Funding for projects for the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in the third quarter of FY2026 include: — Designing and updating the campus ...