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Line 5 restarts in Wisconsin with bypass around leak site

Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin has returned to service through the use of a temporary bypass around the site of a major gas leak last month in Iron County, the company announced Monday. Enbridge said it worked closely with federal regulators and local officials to protect ...

Motorist hits West Iron school bus

A 27-year-old Iron County woman was treated for injuries after the Saturn Aura she was driving rear-ended a West Iron County Public Schools bus on U.S. 2 near Sunset Lake Road early Monday, according to the Iron County Sheriff's Office. The driver of the bus and one student passenger were not injured, the sheriff's office said in a news release. "Preliminary investigation shows the bus was stopped with the stop arm and flashing red lights activated at the time of the accident," the news release stated. Deputies were dispatched to the site at about 7 a.m. and investigation ...

Court order results in thousands taken off sex offender registry

The Michigan Department of State Police have begun the process of removing individuals from the state’s sex offender registry after a Michigan Supreme Court ruling that said the Legislature’s 2021 amendments to the Sex Offender Registration Act could not retroactively extend registration ...

Veteran on UP Honor Flight reflects on love, loss and service

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amongst the stories veterans carried on the 29th Upper Peninsula Honor Flight was one of young love and endurance. Arthur “Art” Davey and his daughter, Gina Trainor, attended Mission XXIX of the UP Honor Flight on Wednesday. Davey is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force ...

Supreme Court rejects mail ballot restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same ...