WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House. Consumer prices rose ...
After seemingly being halted by two rounds of icy rain late last week, the spring migration through Wisconsin appears to have gone into high gear this past week, with almost 4.6 million birds crossing the state overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, according to the Cornell Lab of ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Early in 1921, Frank J. Russell Sr., the publisher of The Marquette Mining Journal, purchased two existing Iron Mountain newspapers, The Tribune-Gazette and The Iron Mountain Press, which ceased publication shortly thereafter, and established a new family newspaper, The ...
LANSING – Over the years, some Michigan legislators have made failed attempts to expand the state’s Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws. Lisa McGraw, the public policy manager for the Michigan Press Association, said her organization, the Michigan Coalition for Open Government, ...
LANSING, Mich. — State forest fuelwood permits are available for Michigan residents interested in collecting fuelwood for personal use on select state-managed land in the upper and northern lower peninsulas. Permits cost $20 per household, with a limit of one per year. A permit allows for ...
HOUGHTON — Middle school girls from across the western Upper Peninsula will gather at Michigan Technological University on Thursday, May 14, for the Junior Achievement Girls’ Dream Fair, a high-energy, hands-on STEM experience designed to build curiosity, confidence and connection to real ...