NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four year phenom that adds a 29th day to February. BY THE NUMBERS The math is ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Green Bay police officer fatally shot a person during an exchange of gunfire as officers responded to a reported disturbance involving two vehicles, authorities said. Green Bay police Chief Chris Davis said officers were sent to the scene Friday afternoon of a ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Forest County Potawatomi tribe called on Wisconsin lawmakers and other state leaders to search for bipartisan solutions to problems including human trafficking and affordable housing. James Crawford, chair of the Potawatomi, delivered the annual State ...

By Daily News staff Florence County Board of Education will have a finance meeting at 5 p.m. today in room 259 at Florence County High School. The agenda includes 2024-25 budget and referendum discussions. Iron Mountain Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today at the Media Center, 300 ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson County Democratic Party will meet on Wednesday at the Laborer’s Hall at 1800 N. U.S. 2 in Iron Mountain. Guest speaker will be Christopher Mapps, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2280. Doors open at 6 p.m. The meeting ...

The Kingsford High School AP Literature class is studying Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” and the protagonist has “a lot on his plate.” Hamlet is stressed about his father’s death, his mother’s remarriage, the threatened invasion of Norway, his girlfriend breaking up with him and more. ...