Sea lamprey populations are down this year across almost all the Great Lakes, in line with years of slow decline of the invasive species that has harmed native fish populations. A new report from the international Great Lakes Fishery Commission says efforts to control the invasive species are ...
FLORENCE, Wis. — The Florence County Health and Land Conservation departments have called on residents to indicate if they may be interested in free well water testing for per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in Florence County. The regular cost to be tested by the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene is $450. Through this grant, the testing would be free. In addition, the health department can provide the kits through the main office at the courthouse. The department can assist with instructions and follow-up with results. The grant requires 25 private well water kits to be ...
MARQUETTE — A collaborative wildlife research project in the Upper Peninsula has documented an exceptionally strong first-year survival rate among regional moose calves, significantly outpacing studied populations in neighboring states and Canadian provinces. Recent reports from the ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat David Crowley defeated a Republican with close ties to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, rising from a childhood in one of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods to become the first Black person to lead the battleground state. Crowley’s win over U.S. Rep. ...
Michigan and Wisconsin will elect new governors today as polls open at 7 a.m. and remain open until 8 p.m. for the midterm elections. As of 7 a.m. Monday, more than 2.3 million Michiganders had already cast absentee ballots or voted early in person, about 31% of all active registered voters, ...
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and fellow Michigan Democrats scrambled Monday to refocus attention on turning out Election Day voters after his former primary rival stunned the party by endorsing the Republican candidate in one of the country’s most ...
