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Manistique to host annual car and motorcycle show

MANISTIQUE — The 29th-annual Manistique Car and Motorcycle Show will take place Friday and Saturday in downtown Manistique. The event is free to the public and is sponsored by Team Chevy and the Manistique Merchants. Car registration is $25 and includes a shirt. The Friday night cruise will line up at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, ahead of the 7 p.m. cruise. This will be followed by a free screening of “American Graffiti” at the Highway 2 Community Drive-in Theater at dusk. The event is sponsored by Larson Automotive. The car show will be on Saturday, beginning with an 8 a.m. Eastern ...

Two teens killed in Marinette County crash

Two teens were killed and two people seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Saturday night in the town of Lake in Marinette County, according to Sheriff Randy Miller. A vehicle operated by Landen J. Englund, 16, of Menominee, was southbound on County G near Loomis Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and went into the ditch, hitting a tree, the sheriff stated in a news release. Englund had fatal injuries, as did 17-year-old Princeton J. Welty of Crivitz, who was a front-seat passenger. Transported for medical treatment with serious injuries were two other passengers, including ...

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps

(AP) — Google has updated its maps application to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" for users in the United States, reflecting a recent order by President Donald Trump that changed the name of the lake, the global technology giant says. The Google Maps update comes days after ...

Nepal warns of possible new flooding

DHADING, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River. Flood warning notices were sent to people's phones early Sunday as rescue crews ...

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Russian drone attack kills 37 MYLA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone attack on a warehouse west of Kyiv killed at least 37 people, making it the deadliest attack in the war this year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media Saturday that the warehouse in Myla was housing shells, mines and other ammunition for the defense forces. He earlier said storing explosives in a residential area is illegal and that criminal proceedings had been launched. The Friday night strike sparked explosions and fires that swept through nearby homes, ...