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Remember when?

This week’s “Remember When” revisits the beginnings of Balsam Street Christian Church and its journey from a small gathering of worshippers to a longstanding congregation in the Kingsford community. For more than a century, the church has seen many changes while remaining rooted in ...

Michigan’s El-Sayed becomes first Muslim in US Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Progressive favorite Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a bitter campaign for Michigan’s open Senate seat, giving the Democratic Party’s left wing a breakthrough victory in one of the nation’s most important swing states. El-Sayed, the son of ...

Invasive sea lamprey numbers down in most of the Great Lakes

Sea lamprey populations are down this year across almost all the Great Lakes, in line with years of slow decline of the invasive species that has harmed native fish populations. A new report from the international Great Lakes Fishery Commission says efforts to control the invasive species are ...

Florence County seeks input on testing wells for PFAS

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Florence County Health and Land Conservation departments have called on residents to indicate if they may be interested in free well water testing for per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in Florence County. The regular cost to be tested by the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene is $450. Through this grant, the testing would be free. In addition, the health department can provide the kits through the main office at the courthouse. The department can assist with instructions and follow-up with results. The grant requires 25 private well water kits to be ...

Moose study shows good UP calf survival rate in first year

MARQUETTE — A collaborative wildlife research project in the Upper Peninsula has documented an exceptionally strong first-year survival rate among regional moose calves, significantly outpacing studied populations in neighboring states and Canadian provinces. Recent reports from the ...

Democrat Crowley becomes Wisconsin’s first Black governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat David Crowley defeated a Republican with close ties to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, rising from a childhood in one of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods to become the first Black person to lead the battleground state. Crowley’s win over U.S. Rep. ...