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Small plane crash reported in rural Houghton County

SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP — Few details were available, including on injuries, after a small plane went down Friday evening in rural Houghton County. The crash was reported at 7:45 p.m. Friday on Township Park Road in Schoolcraft Township, according to the Michigan State Police Spl/Lt. Ashley Miller, Seventh District public information officer. Miller said a full report had not been filed as of Monday morning. "There were no fatalities; however, I believe there were injuries," she said. Miller did not have names of those involved in the crash nor information regarding the extent of ...

Flock tightens safeguards as surveillance questions grow

Flock Safety is tightening privacy and oversight controls for its nationwide network of automated license plate readers as more communities pull back from the technology and lawmakers across the political spectrum push for new restrictions. The company announced Thursday it will recommend ...

School vaccination rates slide, exemptions reach a record high

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4.2%, up from 3.6% the year before. ...

A look at area school calendars for 2026-27

Several area districts will start the 2026-27 school year next week, with a few having open houses this week. Of note: The usual “Deer Day” some Michigan districts schedule for the Nov. 15 opening of gun deer season in the state does not appear on calendars this year because it falls on a Sunday. Also this school year, Spring Break for most area schools again will include Good Friday and Easter. Some other details from area school calendars include: MICHIGAN NORTH DICKINSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT FELCH TOWNSHIP — North Dickinson County students will begin the 2026-27 ...

Nearly $1 million conservation easement approved in Vilas County

Michael A. Uihlein is a man of his word. For more than 70 years, his family has owned about 1,250 acres of forest land in northern Wisconsin. The 90-year-old Cedarburg resident said his parents were staunch conservationists, and they wanted to keep their property in Vilas County from being ...

Detour routes posted in Marinette County

PESHTIGO, Wis. — Beginning Wednesday, Marinette County Trunk Highway A will be closed to through traffic between Robert Street, in the Village of Crivitz, and County Highway X as part of improving County Highway A. The closure and posted detour are anticipated to remain in place through Oct. 9. The closure is being implemented in response to safety concerns in the active work zone. County Highway A will remain open to local traffic and emergency response agencies only. The posted detour route for northbound County Highway A traffic will be to follow U.S. Highway 141 ...