LAKE LINDEN — The fences around the eastern portion of Lake Linden Park will be up through October as crews from the Environmental Protection Agency, Honeywell and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy continue working to remove approximately 14,000 cubic yards of ...
MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Construction Council celebrated the graduation of its fifth Building Trades Summer Camp class Aug. 5, honoring students who spent five weeks gaining hands-on experience, developing career skills and exploring opportunities in the union construction trades. “This camp gives students something they can’t get from a brochure or a presentation — the chance to actually do the work,” UPCC Executive Director Mike Smith said. “They spend five weeks learning directly from skilled tradespeople, visiting real job sites and seeing the opportunities ...
ST. IGNACE — An 18-year-old man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge after reportedly stabbing another teen Friday during what Michigan State Police called a “verbal altercation” in Mackinac County. MSP from the St. Ignace Post were called to Moran Township for an 18-year-old male who had had been stabbed, according to a news release. The man was initially treated at Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace before being transferred to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, MSP stated in the release. No information was provided on his condition. The ...
A measles outbreak in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin continues to grow. As of Friday, the state Department of Health Services has identified 41 confirmed and 7 probable cases across Iowa, Lafayette and Grant counties. All but one of the people infected with measles in Wisconsin this ...
Michigan’s initiative to offer free pre-kindergarten for all is paying off, state educators said Wednesday, as the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential, also known as MiLEAP, touted nearly 53,000 applications on file since June. Emily Laidlaw, MiLEAP’s deputy director, said during a virtual news conference that the figure had grown by 700 applications in one month and by 16% compared with the same time last year, when applications totaled more than 45,000 children. “Our children’s futures are the most important thing we can invest in, and we’re proud of ...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the country's health minister said. The 16,250 doses arrived at the N'djili International Airport in the capital, Kinshasa, late Friday, ...
