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Man charged after standoff in Calumet ends peacefully

CALUMET TOWNSHIP — One person was arrested after an armed standoff in Calumet Township that lasted roughly seven hours Tuesday. Andrey Vladimirovich Petrov, 40, was charged Wednesday in Houghton County 97th District Court with assaulting a police officer, resisting/obstructing. He is ...

KINGSFORD — Aviation enthusiasts will have a chance to step aboard a living piece of history this weekend and experience a flight over the community connected to its legacy. The C-47 Skytrain “Hairless Joe” will be among the featured attractions at the 23rd-annual Ford Airport Days, ...

Calls for state action after Line 5 gas leak in Wisconsin

Tribal nations and environmental groups are urging state officials to take stronger action against Enbridge after the largest oil and gas pipeline spill ever reported in Wisconsin. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Earthjustice and other Midwest environmental advocates expressed ...

Fed hikes key rate for first time in three years, defying Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occur later this year. The quarter-point increase lifts the Fed’s key ...

NASA spacecraft discovers huge new crater on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that’s bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steep-sided hole — about 728 feet across and up to 141 feet deep — is the solar ...