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A foundation in granite

AMBERG, Wis. — Many interesting artifacts and the stories behind them can be found at the Amberg Historical Museum Complex. The town of Amberg, which once encompassed areas all the way up to Niagara, was named after William Amberg of Chicago — but Amberg himself never lived in the ...

Loop atop Pine Mountain to be closed during ski jump project

BREITUNG TOWNSHIP — The one-way loop on Kramer Drive that leads to the top of Pine Mountain and the U.P. Veterans Memorial will be completely closed to traffic starting Monday as construction begins on an elevator for the ski jump warming shelter. The Kiwanis Ski Club had originally thought ...

Wisconsin’s high court strikes down 1849 abortion ban

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive ...

Northpointe to provide telehealth crisis screenings at Marinette hospital

KINGSFORD – Northpointe Behavioral Health Systems, in partnership with Marinette County, has begun offering crisis screenings via telehealth to Michigan residents who seek help at Aurora Medical Center Bay Area just across the border in Marinette, Wis. The service was available as needed or ...

Evers signs Wisconsin budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under President Trump's tax and spending cuts package. In an extraordinarily rapid ...

No Daily News on Friday due to holiday

IRON MOUNTAIN – With no mail delivery due to the federal Independence Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Friday. Friday's comics page, puzzles and games are all included in today's edition, along with the Almanac for July 4 on the Opinion page. The Daily News office ...