NORWAY — Something wicked is stirring at the Dickinson County Fairgrounds in Norway, where the Haunted Barn is getting ready to unleash a fresh batch of frights, creepy new scenes and plenty of Halloween surprises. The group Friends of the Dickinson County Fair is bringing back the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A citizen has asked Dickinson County commissioners to drop their policy that allows prayers before regular meetings and instead observe a moment of silence. County resident John Trester told the board Monday that its policy approved in January 2025 is “unnecessary and divisive.” Implementing a moment of silence “maintains strict legal safety” for the county, while allowing individuals of all backgrounds to pray or reflect privately “according to their own conscience,” he said. Before the board’s prayer policy was approved, attorney Steven Tinti of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices. The ...
DELLONA, Wis. (AP) — Six people, including one child, died Tuesday night in a plane crash in Wisconsin after the pilot reported that ice was building up on the wings as he flew through a thunderstorm, according to authorities. The six-seat, single-engine plane was traveling from Kenosha ...
Pope Leo recovering ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has celebrated Mass in a special room set up for him at the hospital after cancer surgery. The Vatican says Leo celebrated along with his secretaries on Wednesday afternoon. Doctors say Leo is eating regularly and has begun walking and doing respiratory exercises, and his post-operative tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung. Pope Leo XIV spent a peaceful night in Rome's Gemelli hospital after doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung and confirmed he has cancer. ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gasoline and many other goods and services became more expensive, evidence that rising prices remain an economic challenge just a few weeks before midterm elections that have focused heavily on affordability. The consumer price ...
