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Rx Kids expands to all expectant mothers and families in the UP

Local News

LANSING — Rx Kids will host a virtual press conference via Zoom at 9 a.m. Eastern time Monday to announce the expansion of Rx Kids to the entire Upper Peninsula. This will mark the largest geographic expansion of any Rx Kids launch to date, reaching 10 new counties. Speakers will include ...

Story of steamer long lost in Lake Superior to be detailed

Local News

MARQUETTE — Dan Fountain will present “The Loss of the Western Reserve” for the March Maritime History on Tap at 7 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday at the Ore Dock Brewing Company in Marquette. In the fall of 1892, shipping magnate Peter Minch invited his family on a pleasure cruise up the ...

UP Builders Show returning to Superior Dome March 6-8

Local News

MARQUETTE — From March 6-8, The Builders Show will once again be held inside the Superior Dome — this year with some new additions. The show is put on by the Home Builders Association of the Upper Peninsula, which is a nonprofit trade association which supports the residential building ...

Wisconsin schools, teachers file suit seeking more funding

Local News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of Wisconsin school districts, teachers' unions, advocacy groups, parents, students and others announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the state Legislature, alleging that it's failing to fund public schools adequately. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Eau Claire ...

Trump’s portrayal of ‘golden age’ faces public skepticism

Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump sought in his first State of the Union address to sell Americans on the idea of a booming economy, falling prices, and soaring jobs, yet he faces a skeptical public with a much gloomier view. Barely 12 hours before his speech, in fact, The ...