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Older building becomes new site for Preferred Powersports

NORWAY — A longtime Norway building is entering a new chapter as Chris Menacher transforms the former industrial space into the new home of Preferred Powersports. The move marks a significant step for the growing mechanic-owned business that has built its reputation on hands-on ...

Man dies after crash Thursday at KI Sawyer

KI SAWYER — An 86-year-old Marquette man has died after a motorcycle-car collision Thursday at KI Sawyer in Marquette County. The Forsyth Township Police Department and several other Marquette County first responders were dispatched about 4:24 p.m. Thursday to the area of Fifth Street and Avenue B, according to a news release. The operator of the motorcycle, a 76-year-old Marquette resident, was transported to UP Health System – Marquette, where he later died from his injuries. The name was being withheld, as the accident remains under investigation and to allow time for family ...

Dems' 2028 presidential calendar set, starts with South Carolina

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under an election-year calendar approved Saturday. The primary lineup pushes Iowa from the ...

Measles outbreak grows in southwest Wisconsin

A report early last week of a couple of measles cases in southwest Wisconsin has turned into an outbreak, with 13 more confirmed cases and six probable cases of the viral illness, the state health department reported Thursday. The outbreak in Iowa and Lafayette counties highlights the ...

Organizer: Sit-in protest starts near Copperwood Mine

GOGEBIC COUNTY — A member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has organized a sit-in encampment next to the proposed Copperwood Mine project site in Gogebic County. The protest was expected to start Friday afternoon near the North Country Trail parking lot, 20 minutes north of ...

Picasso etching stolen in 2018 found in vacant apartment

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever. But then police called last week and asked him to look an artwork that a local landlord found while cleaning out a vacant apartment. DeLind immediately ...