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Input sought on uses for IM’s former industrial arts building

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Iron Mountain Public Schools is looking at ways to use its former industrial arts building. The building has not been used for classroom space for several years, but Superintendent Jerry Sardina told the school board Monday there may be additional options for the ...

Appeals court questions rights for chimpanzees in UP zoo

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A case of whether seven chimpanzees at the DeYoung Family Zoo in Wallace should be granted habeas corpus rights was heard by the Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday. In the hearing, judges and lawyers debated the threshold — if not biological species — of when to grant such rights. ...

Dickinson board considers ‘decorum’ rules after dispute

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IRON MOUNTAIN — New protocols for “decorum and safety” at Dickinson County Board meetings are under review after a dispute at a Sept. 8 meeting when an Iron Mountain man addressed the board during citizens’ time and resisted Chair Dan Harrington’s order to remove his backwards ball ...

Seven arrests in UP effort to stop sexual exploitation

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Seven people were arrested as the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, along with law enforcement partners from across the Upper Peninsula, conducted a three-day human trafficking operation targeting individuals involved in the sexual exploitation of children and vulnerable ...