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McConnell returning WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is returning to vote in the Senate. The 94-year-old senator has not been to the U.S. Capitol since June 14, when he was hospitalized for a fall in his home. His three-month absence from the Senate generated a flood of criticism and online speculation, as the Kentucky senator initially remained quiet for weeks about his condition. The 84-year-old senator eventually disclosed that he had been “briefly unconscious” due to a fall and had also been treated for mild pneumonia in the ...

Trump Jr.'s wedding extras funded by Russian oligarch

National News

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.'s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post on her Instagram page Monday morning signed by the couple, Bettina Trump wrote that ...

Houthi rebels expand their threat to oil flow

International News

CAIRO (AP) — A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will be mostly out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired, two regional officials said Monday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands along Red Sea shipping routes in a new blow to Saudi Arabia's oil ...

School, township, county meetings set this week

Local News

The Iron Mountain Planning Commission will meet at 3:30 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. Iron Mountain Tree Board will meet at 4 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. Florence County Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today in room 259 of Florence County High School, Florence, Wis. The agenda includes the 2026-27 preliminary budget and a discussion and possible action on high school football. Iron Mountain School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in conference room B117 at 300 W. B St., Iron Mountain. The regular board meeting will be preceded by a finance meeting at 4:45 ...

Niagara man looks to expand his flooring work in region

Local News

NIAGARA, Wis. — Scott Winicki has had a long career in the flooring business in Milwaukee but now is looking to get a better foothold in the northern counties. Winicki owns Bayview Wood Floors LLC, a licensed, bonded and insured floor installation and refinishing company. He has worked ...

Missing man found ‘alive and alert’ on Isle Royale

Local News

ISLE ROYALE – Authorities say a 70-year-old hiker is “alive and alert ” after being found Saturday on Isle Royale, nearly a week after family reported him missing. According to the Isle Royale National Park Facebook page, searchers were able to locate Craig Berg of downstate Royal Oak ...