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Run Iron Mountain offers scenic races for all ages and abilities

IRON MOUNTAIN — Lace up, hit the course and celebrate at one of the Upper Peninsula’s most scenic and community-driven races. The 14th-annual Run Iron Mountain returns Saturday, Sept. 26, taking runners from downtown Iron Mountain through the scenic roads and trails of Dickinson ...

Canada PM Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member, saying closer ties with the continent would ensure no country could control Canada’s markets or undermine its ...

Groups fight to keep national forests in Michigan road-free

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Conservation groups are on a quest to keep thousands of acres of national forest land in Michigan free from permanent roads and logging. The ...

Wisconsin justices hear arguments on congressional district gerrymandering

Members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court seemed open to redrawing the state’s U.S. House districts during oral arguments for two lawsuits claiming the current congressional map is gerrymandered. The court’s liberal majority is considering whether to allow the cases seeking a new map before ...

F-16 crashes during training in Michigan; pilot ejected safely

DETROIT (AP) — An F-16 pilot safely ejected before the fighter jet crashed Thursday in rural Michigan, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and triggering temporary evacuations for nearby residents after police said hazardous chemicals spilled from the wreckage. Sgt. Derek Gutierrez, a ...

DNR seeks to fill vacancies on UP Citizens’ Advisory Councils

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is soliciting applications for open volunteer positions on the Eastern and Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Councils. The councils, which were formed in 2008, advise the DNR on regional programs and policies, identify areas in which the department can be more effective and responsive, and offer insight and guidance from members’ own experiences and the public. Members are encouraged to share information from council meetings within their communities.    A Sept. 30 deadline has been set to apply for membership to ...