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Breitung hires interim manager, loses its assessor

QUINNESEC — Breitung Township is making administrative changes, including hiring former Norway City Manager Ray Anderson to serve as interim township manager. As the township transitions to a permanent manager, it must also replace Township Assessor Justin Murawski, who has accepted a ...

Time of day may have saved lives in Wisconsin tornado

First responders searched homes and buildings Tuesday for possible victims, a day after a powerful tornado touched down in northeastern Wisconsin, hollowing out homes and toppling power lines as it remained on the ground for more than 20 minutes. The Fox Cities region, which is home to ...

Menominee County man accused of firing on another during dispute

MENOMINEE — A Menominee Township man faces felony assault with intent to murder and other charges after authorities accused him of shooting a firearm at another person during an argument about cutting grass. Anthony Raymond Mech, 57, was arraigned Monday before 95th District Court Judge ...

UP communities to get $1.4M in recycling grants

Upper Peninsula communities will receive $1.4 million in recycling infrastructure grants, including $299,000 for the cities of Iron Mountain and Kingsford to purchase curbside carts and implement community-wide recycling, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ...

Fresh flames force more evacuations in France

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — French authorities ordered 4,000 more people evacuated from tourist sites along its Atlantic coast on Tuesday, widening what may be France's largest peacetime evacuation as returning heat threatened firefighters' fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of ...

NY school pauses plan to deploy robot teacher

NEW YORK (AP) — A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker's ties to a company that produces ...