An emerging technology in lumber could have implications for the forestry industry. Mass timber is a process of strengthening wood, typically by gluing panels together to create dense layers of wood called cross-laminated timber, or CLT. CLT is “essentially plywood on steroids,” ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — A winter weather advisory is in effect through tonight in the western and eastern Upper Peninsula, where 3 to 10 inches of lake effect snow was expected beginning Tuesday night. The Iron Mountain area was expected to see an inch or less of snow, according to the National ...

Now comes even more frigid weather in the U.S. Midwest. Extreme cold with near-zero degree wind chills descended upon parts of Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, forecasters said Tuesday, even as utilities worked to restore power to thousands of customers after heavy snow and strong ...

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — Michigan’s minimum wage will jump by $1.25 an hour on Thursday under a new state law that sped up planned base rate increases but ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — A new event is planned as a fundraiser in February: the Toilet Bowl Trauma Trot. Set to take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, behind the Niagara City Hall, the outhouse/portable toilet races will benefit the Niagara Area Emergency Unit. Organizer Tracy Daun ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — With no mail delivery on New Year's Day, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Thursday. The Daily News office will close earlier than usual today, at 2 p.m., for New Year's Eve and remain closed Thursday for the holiday. A newspaper will be published Friday. Regular ...