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UP Arts, Culture Alliance gets $50K in federal grants
Local News
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Arts and Culture Alliance has been awarded two competitive grants totaling $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts, reinforcing the growing role of arts and culture as a driver of economic prosperity across the Upper Peninsula. The first award, ...
Report highlights Michigan’s progress in expanding preK
Local News
LANSING, Mich. — A new joint report highlights Michigan’s continued progress in expanding access to high-quality PreK, with growing child care availability, more providers opening or expanding and sustained investments to strengthen the state’s early childhood system. The Child Care ...
Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran
International News
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-laden new threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Iran-downed plane fell behind enemy ...
Death toll from Afghan quake rises
International News
ITTEFAQ, Afghanistan (AP) — For several minutes after the earthquake struck, he could hear their screams. Then there was silence. Mohibullah Niazi, a neighbor who helped in the rescue efforts, said Saturday that the eight people killed on the outskirts of Kabul after a 5.8 magnitude ...
Dealing with loss to suicide
Local News
IRON MOUNTAIN — Suicide ranks among the leading causes of death in the U.S., a stark reminder of the need for support for those affected by such tragedies. In Dickinson and Iron counties, the Great Lakes Recovery Center is filling that gap by providing vital services through its Local ...