Two weeks after shuttering his bid for Wisconsin governor, David Crowley reentered the state’s Democratic primary on Saturday, with the Milwaukee County executive boasting a last-minute backing from outgoing Gov. Tony Evers in a seeming move to best position the party for success in ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — A new store in the Midtown Mall in Iron Mountain has focused on natural products. Erin Irish, who opened Rebel Roots in May, has operated a couple of boutiques downtown that mainly sold clothing. They were near Spiro’s Restaurant, where she works when not at the ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — Today looks to continue a trend of slow improvement in air quality, although some smoke from wildfires in Canada is expected to linger, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. EGLE on Sunday said it would maintain the lowest level of alert throughout the state today, while conditions might slowly get better. Due to increased online traffic, MiAir air monitoring station measurements were unavailable to the public over the weekend. On Sunday, pollutant levels in the Upper Peninsula were unhealthy but below the hazardous levels ...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A government ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew capsized in Guyana with 67 people rescued so far, authorities said Sunday, as a massive search and rescue operation tried to find the dozens of people still missing. The MV Barima was sailing from the capital, Georgetown, along the North Atlantic coast to Port Kaituma, said Guyanese Prime Minister Mark Phillips, who is leading the government's response. Phillips said the group that had been rescued included 41 men, 11 women and 15 children. He did not say whether authorities feared the missing ...
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Maryam Aminu was hardly surprised when the last of her six children was diagnosed with malnutrition in April for a second time. She was barely feeding the 18-month-old regularly, let alone with nutritious foods. Although the family in northwest Nigeria has ...
BICKNELL, Utah (AP) — Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said. The victims were a captain in the Provo, Utah, fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire officials. A daughter who was not on the trip survived. The family arrived Friday at Sunglow Campground in a scenic red rock canyon near Bicknell, Utah for their day excursion, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said. "It is believed the family fell victim to flooding caused by heavy ...
