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US House votes to remove wolves from Endangered Species list

The U.S. House on Thursday passed, 211-204, a bill to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside Alaska. The bill, sponsored by Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, would direct the Interior secretary to reissue a 2020 rule removing ESA protections that delisted wolves ...

Jury finds Wisconsin judge guilty of obstructing immigration agents

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury found a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities guilty of obstruction Thursday, marking a victory for President Donald Trump as he continues his sweeping immigration crackdown across the country. Federal prosecutors charged ...

KMS students of the month

The Kingsford Middle School students of the month for the fall were: Layla Mitera and Oliver Nees in September; Isabelle Shaker and Riley Hansen in October; and Finley Buckley and Griffin Johnson in November.

Van Riper announces lantern-lit snowshoeing events

CHAMPION — Van Riper State Park has announced plans for three upcoming lantern-lit snowshoe events. The first event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at the Michigan Iron Industry Museum, 73 Forge Road in Negaunee. The next two events will be at Van Riper’s Rustic Peshekee Cabin ...

Event in Niagara’s Serenity Woods to mark Winter Solstice Sunday

NIAGARA, Wis. — The Niagara Area Historical Society invites the community to celebrate Winter Solstice on Sunday at Serenity Woods in Niagara. Festivities will begin at 4 p.m. with a Native American ceremony by Danny Joe Garceau at the museum’s second location. NAHS President Karen ...