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K of C to host Niagara bowling tournament

NIAGARA, Wis. — The Knights of Columbus Council No. 2847 Niagara will host a nine-pin tap bowling tournament. The four-person team event will be at Uptown Lanes in Niagara on Saturday, Jan. 17, with shifts at noon, 3 and 6 p.m. The cost is $30 per bowler, which covers bowling and shoe ...

Michigan AmeriCorps programs relaunch after funding restored

Advocates are applauding the return of federal taxpayer funding for AmeriCorps programs in Michigan. This comes after months of uncertainty for their future – uncertainty that began with Trump administration efforts to cut what it deemed “wasteful” spending through the The Department of ...

After storm, cold weather to take hold

IRON MOUNTAIN — Cold weather is expected into the New Year as the Upper Peninsula digs out from a storm that delivered 2 feet of snow at Marquette and lesser amounts to the south. New snow less than an inch was possible in the Iron Mountain area this afternoon, with wind chills between ...

A bomb cyclone brings blizzards to the Midwest

A strengthening bomb cyclone barreled across the northern U.S. on Monday, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest as it took aim at the East Coast. The storm brought blizzard conditions, treacherous travel and power outages to parts of the Plains and Great Lakes as sharply colder air, ...

Michigan loses $540M in climate-related grants, green projects

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) What a difference a year (and a political leadership change) makes. At this time in 2024, Michigan was expecting a windfall of federal funds to ...

Work requirements cast impact on public benefits

The Trump administration made work requirements for low-income people receiving government assistance a priority in 2025. The departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development have worked to usher in stricter employment conditions to receive health ...