Remember when?
This week’s “Remember When” revisits the beginnings of Balsam Street Christian Church and its journey from a small gathering of worshippers to a longstanding congregation in the Kingsford community. For more than a century, the church has seen many changes while remaining rooted in ...
Invasive sea lamprey numbers down in most of the Great Lakes
Sea lamprey populations are down this year across almost all the Great Lakes, in line with years of slow decline of the invasive species that has harmed native fish populations. A new report from the international Great Lakes Fishery Commission says efforts to control the invasive species are ...
Voters hand Democrats Senate control in sharp rebuke to Trump's power
Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate and are on the brink of taking the House in Tuesday's 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party that reached deep into their most loyal territory. Six Senate seats and more than a dozen in ...
Democrat Crowley becomes Wisconsin’s first Black governor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat David Crowley defeated a Republican with close ties to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, rising from a childhood in one of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods to become the first Black person to lead the battleground state. Crowley’s win over U.S. Rep. ...
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Learjet piece found (AP) — Investigators say they found a piece of the Learjet that slammed into the ground in Florida miles from the crash site. Nine people on board were killed when the jet crashed into a residential area of Greenacres, near West Palm Beach, on Sunday afternoon. National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said Tuesday that most of the left elevator, which is part of the tail, was found in three pieces between 1.3 miles and 3.8 miles away. Chapman says this confirms the plane was breaking apart before it hit the ground. 911 call released (AP) — ...