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Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6B, among largest prizes ever

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The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated $1.6 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in U.S. history, Powerball officials said Sunday. No ticket matched all six winning numbers on Saturday — white balls 4, 5, 28, 52, 69 and red Powerball 20. That sets up the ...

Implosion takes down a nearly century-old Mississippi River bridge

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A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin was imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that clears the way for a modern replacement. The Mississippi River Bridge, also known as the Black Hawk Bridge, was completed in 1931. It connects Lansing, Iowa, to ...

Gunmen open fire at South African pub

International News

BEKKERSDAL, South Africa (AP) — Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said. The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. in the township of Bekkersdal which ...

Opening dates set for Great Community Center

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Imagination Factory Community Center of Iron Mountain has announced the doors to the first floor children’s museum will open to the public Saturday, Feb. 28. The community center will host an open house from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 7 and from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, ...