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Iron River area to feature two autumn-themed events Saturday

IRON RIVER — The Iron River area will have two events Saturday for the public to enjoy: the Apple Festival & Craft and Flea Market at Beechwood Hall, followed by Harvest & Haunt in downtown Iron River. The 14th-annual Apple Festival & Craft and Flea Market will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...

Kingsford eases rental fee for soccer field

KINGSFORD — A change in the user’s agreement at Commemorative Field will allow groups that reserve the soccer complex to pay with “sweat equity” instead of a $50 fee. As approved Monday by the Kingsford City Council, the sweat equity could be applied at Commemorative Field or at a ...

NMU approves budget, closes $8M deficit

MARQUETTE — The Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees has approved a balanced general fund budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, successfully closing an anticipated $8 million deficit. The projected shortfall was driven primarily by a 16% surge in health care costs, contractual ...

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Man shot at rally dies (AP) — James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died. His lawyer announced the man's death on Thursday. Copenhaver was 76. He was in the bleachers during the event in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop, grazing Trump’s right ear with one bullet. Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane. Polo drenches Mexico's coast MEXICO CITY ...

Trump says little about the tensions in US-China relations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for high stakes talks on Thursday at an urgent moment for the U.S.-China relationship, with the world's preeminent powers divided on the war in the Iran and still grappling to find common ground on trade and how to best navigate ...