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‘Harry Potter’-themed ‘Night of Wizardry’ set for Jan. 30-31

IRON MOUNTAIN — Get your wands and robes ready for some spellbinding fun at the “Night of Wizardry.” The Dickinson Area Community Foundation will host its eighth “Harry Potter”-themed fundraiser Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31, at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain. Doors ...

Bergman: Postal Service priorities pass House

Bipartisan priorities to protect rural mail service are included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government report, which recently passed the House of Representatives, said U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet. The language, which Bergman said he secured alongside ...

Electronic tags for Michigan hunters to start March 1

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Starting March 1, Michigan hunters will no longer need to display paper kill tags on certain animals. Instead, they’ll be able to validate ...

Off-duty MSP officer from UP helps save life at ski resort

HARBOR SPRINGS — A Michigan State Police officer based in the Upper Peninsula is being credited with helping save a life while cross-country skiing at a downstate resort. The Michigan State Police from the St. Ignace post have recognized Sgt. Dennis Wagner for what happened while he was ...

Whitmer warns of worsening auto industry under Trump’s tariffs

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer offered a contrasting view of manufacturing in Detroit Thursday, two days after President Donald Trump defended his tariff strategy in the Motor City. Whitmer, a term-limited Democrat who is in her last year as governor, said in a speech at the ...

More drilling for copper, gold in northern Wisconsin may begin next month

A mining company plans to expand exploratory drilling for copper, gold and other metals in northern Wisconsin next month. In December, mining company GreenLight Wisconsin submitted plans to drill up to 20 holes across 15 sites within a 40-acre parcel of the Bend deposit in Taylor County near ...