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Dealing with loss to suicide

IRON MOUNTAIN — Suicide ranks among the leading causes of death in the U.S., a stark reminder of the need for support for those affected by such tragedies. In Dickinson and Iron counties, the Great Lakes Recovery Center is filling that gap by providing vital services through its Local ...

Trump administration plans closure of 4 Michigan forestry research centers

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) The Trump administration plans to close four US Forest Service research facilities in Michigan, shifting scientists out of the state as it ...

Man charged in girlfriend’s death waives preliminary hearing

MARINETTE — A Wisconsin man accused of killing his girlfriend has waived his preliminary hearing, binding his case over for arraignment. Robert Alan Chilcote, 29, of Porterfield, Wis., appeared in the Marinette County Courthouse on Thursday alongside his defense attorney, Hannah Rachel ...

Update: Boy killed in Ironwood area struck by vehicle

IRONWOOD — A 2-year-old boy who died early March 19 was struck by a vehicle after leaving a nearby residence in Ironwood Township without family members being aware, according to the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office. The ongoing investigation has determined the traffic incident happened ...

Migration hits the brakes in icy weather

Not surprisingly, the recent rounds of severe weather has brought much of the spring migration to a halt in the region. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's BirdCast migration dashboard showed that after an estimated 2.63 million birds crossed Monday in Wisconsin, the movement flatlined through ...

Northwood Beekeepers to host apiary inspector

FLORENCE, Wis. — Northwoods Beekeepers will host Patrick Sizemore, apiary inspector for the state of Wisconsin, at its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the lower-level conference room of Wild Rivers Interpretive Center in Florence. Sizemore will present on trends in Wisconsin hive health, ...