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Study: Lake sturgeon may live more than 400 years

Lake sturgeon: the living fossils. They’ve earned this moniker not only because they first appeared in the fossil record at least 100 million years ago or because their bony scutes give them a dino-like appearance, but because of their long lives. According to previous research, lake ...

Evers, DNR urge release of $10M to address PFAS

Gov. Tony Evers and state environmental regulators are urging the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to release $10 million from the state’s PFAS trust fund. Wisconsin secured the money in a June settlement reached with Tyco Fire Products tied to alleged violations of the state’s ...

US, Canada fall deeper into trade war with new tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Canada, historic allies along an undefended border, fell deeper into a trade war today marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries. Each side blamed the other for the collapse of ...

Alfalfa sprouts linked to illnesses in two states

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain brands of alfalfa sprouts that have been tied to an unusual outbreak involving different disease-causing bacteria. Officials say 23 people in Minnesota have become ill with either E. coli or salmonella ...

Applications being accepted for tree planting grant program

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, with funding provided by the DTE Foundation and in partnership with ReLeaf Michigan, is offering grant support for community tree planting projects across the state, with up to $95,000 is available through the DTE Foundation Tree Planting Grant Program. The DNR is now accepting applications for the 2026-27 grant cycle. Applications must be submitted through DNR MiGrants by Sept. 14. The program provides up to $4,000 per applicant in financial assistance to communities served by DTE Energy’s electric and natural gas ...

Longtime Tadych’s Marketplace grocery store closes for good

IRON MOUNTAIN — After roughly four decades in the community, Tadych’s Marketplace Foods shut its doors for good early Thursday evening. The grocery store at 1600 Stephenson Ave. officially ended business at 6 p.m., a week earlier than the date it originally posted when Minnesota-based ...