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Goodwill store reopens in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — If Wednesday’s grand re-opening was any indication, the Goodwill store in Iron Mountain will bring a much-needed shopping option to the area. “(Wednesday) was an amazing day. The sales were ... we did about a week’s worth of projected sales in a day,” manager ...

KIND decision to end Flock cameras driven by cost, community concerns

IRON MOUNTAIN — The executive board of a local drug enforcement team is unwilling to assume an ongoing cost for Flock cameras that were installed about six months ago in Dickinson County and have since been disconnected and covered. While recognizing the value of Flock technology, the KIND ...

Study: Lake sturgeon may live more than 400 years

Lake sturgeon: the living fossils. They’ve earned this moniker not only because they first appeared in the fossil record at least 100 million years ago or because their bony scutes give them a dino-like appearance, but because of their long lives. According to previous research, lake ...

Evers, DNR urge release of $10M to address PFAS

Gov. Tony Evers and state environmental regulators are urging the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to release $10 million from the state’s PFAS trust fund. Wisconsin secured the money in a June settlement reached with Tyco Fire Products tied to alleged violations of the state’s ...

US imposes 50% tariffs on $20B of Canadian products

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early today, and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. President ...

Alfalfa sprouts linked to illnesses in two states

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain brands of alfalfa sprouts that have been tied to an unusual outbreak involving different disease-causing bacteria. Officials say 23 people in Minnesota have become ill with either E. coli or salmonella ...