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No Daily News on Saturday due to holiday

IRON MOUNTAIN – With no mail delivery due to the federal Independence Day holiday, The Daily News will not publish a newspaper Saturday. The weekend’s color comics is in today’s edition, along with the daily Almanac for July 4 on the Opinion page. The Daily News offices will be closed ...

Budget deal elusive for Michigan lawmakers

After working late on Wednesday to send 2026-27 fiscal year budget negotiations to the respective leaders of the state House, Senate and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office, lawmakers on Thursday said they were no closer to a deal than they were the previous evening. House and Senate ...

Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the United States, many Americans are celebrating their country's 250th birthday by closing their ears to all the partisan shouting. All the fingernails-on-chalkboard screeching out of Washington. All the clamor of social media agitprop. Instead, in varied ways, ...

Governors press US Postal Service to drop Trump’s election order

A group of Democratic governors asked the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday to withdraw its proposed rule seeking to implement an executive order from President Donald Trump to create a federal list of eligible voters and potentially limit who can receive a ballot in the mail. The president ...

Isle Royale campground to be closed

HOUGHTON – Due to increased human-wildlife interactions and food storage concerns, Duncan Narrows campground will be closed starting Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern time, the Isle Royale National Park announced Wednesday. The campground will re-open at 3 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. The closure ...

Hometown Heroes banners on display in Kingsford

KINGSFORD — A recent picnic to honor local veterans and their families and unveil the new Hometown Heroes banners may become an annual Kingsford event, organizers said. “We did get a lot of feedback. They want us to do this event again next year in June. It was probably one of the best ...