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Wisconsin voters file suit over potential late absentee ballots

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voters in swing state Wisconsin whose absentee ballots don’t arrive by Election Day should be allowed to cast provisional ballots at the polls to ensure their votes are counted, a lawsuit filed Friday argues. The lawsuit comes amid growing concerns about how quickly ...

At least three tornadoes confirmed in UP last week

ESCANABA — At least three tornadoes touched down in the Upper Peninsula during a weather event last Monday, the National Weather Service reported Friday. One was at Delta County’s O.B. Fuller Park; the other two were in Marquette and Menominee counties. The conditions Monday evening ...

Whitmer pushes pension plan for prison staff shortage despite veto

Michigan’s corrections community is expressing shock and disappointment over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent veto of bipartisan bills advocates say could have mitigated the state’s dangerous prison staffing crisis. Current and former corrections officers say high staff vacancy rates at ...

Iron County Board eyes prospects for Cooks Run

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Iron County Board would like to see a single proposal for operating the former Cooks Run fish hatchery property that incorporates plans submitted by the Forest Park School District and the Friends of Cooks Run. The 122-acre site in Stambaugh Township 15 miles west of ...

Monster blaze creeps toward wine city of Bordeaux

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to a staggering 220,000 in one region alone, as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux. ...