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Organizer: Sit-in protest starts near Copperwood Mine

GOGEBIC COUNTY — A member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has organized a sit-in encampment next to the proposed Copperwood Mine project site in Gogebic County. The protest was expected to start Friday afternoon near the North Country Trail parking lot, 20 minutes north of ...

Michigan fills free college gap, lowers eligibility to 21 — for now

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Aerik Enfinger recently turned 21 and got an unexpected gift. He learned the state lowered the age of eligibility for its largest free tuition ...

City, township, county meetings scheduled

Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes new City Park playground equipment and a discussion on drafting an ordinance that would establish an escalating fee schedule for false alarms. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Kingsford City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. The agenda includes a public hearing on establishing an Attainable Housing District to incentivize renovation and development. For more, go to https://www.kingsfordmi.gov/. Breitung Township Board will meet at 7 p.m. today ...

Dems’ 2028 presidential calendar set, starts with South Carolina

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under an election-year calendar approved Saturday. The primary lineup pushes Iowa from the ...

Picasso etching stolen in 2018 found in vacant apartment

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever. But then police called last week and asked him to look an artwork that a local landlord found while cleaning out a vacant apartment. DeLind immediately ...

Florence grad in Space Force exhibit at Smithsonian museum

FLORENCE, Wis. — A 2002 Florence High School graduate has earned a place in one of the nation’s most prestigious museums. Space Force Maj. Emily J. Schultz was selected to be featured in a new exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibit ...