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DNR: Wisconsin wolf population up to 1,200

State wildlife regulators say Wisconsin’s wolf population has grown to more than 1,200 and appears to be stabilizing, according to revised population estimates. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented the revised estimates Thursday at the first meeting of its wolf advisory ...

Gardell, of ‘Mike and Molly’ fame, to perform at Island

ESCANABA — Billy Gardell, a comedian and actor perhaps best known for starring as one of the titular characters in the sitcom “Mike and Molly,” will take the stage at the Island Resort & Casino Showroom in Harris for a live stand-up comedy show Saturday, Sept. 20. An amiable Gardell ...

Work begins on accessible playground at Lake Antoine

IRON MOUNTAIN — Construction is underway for the new accessible playground at Lake Antoine Park in Iron Mountain. A portion of the concrete work was completed Thursday, which includes sidewalks and curbing. Construction of a new pathway that will connect to the new space to the ...

Hundreds of flags taken from MTU memorial for 9-11

HOUGHTON — Michigan Technological University's Walker Lawn was supposed to have 2,977 small American flags Thursday in remembrance of each life lost from the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. However the memorial was marred after thieves took about 900 of the flags and threw them into ...

Dickinson hears citizen’s pitch for UP passenger rail service

IRON MOUNTAIN — A Cheboygan man who wants to bring passenger train service to the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula is asking Dickinson County for a resolution of support, although it’s still merely a citizen’s idea. According to a July 18 WCMU report, Louis Vallance ...