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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating truce

International News

Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was neither observing the truce nor ...

Passengers evacuated from cruise ship begin flying home

International News

TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands, where travelers were escorted to shore by personnel in full-body protective gear and ...

The charcoal briquets Ford built

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — For decades, Guy Forstrom of Quinnesec has been preserving part of local history — one bag of charcoal, one grill and one advertisement at a time. Now, that extensive collection of Ford and Kingsford charcoal artifacts have a permanent home with the Menominee Range ...

UP jobless rate inches up in March

Local News

The Upper Peninsula jobless rate saw little change in March as the number of jobless workers rose by 200 since February and the estimated size of the labor force dipped, according to data released by the Michigan Department of Technology Management and Budget. “Michigan labor markets ...

State report says 2025 was a wild ride for Michigan’s forests

Local News

A new annual report that surveys the health of Michigan’s forest says 2025 was a year of “progress and challenges.” Every year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources compiles a forest health report that details new and existing threats to those forests. In the 2025 edition of ...

Appeals court issues split ruling in Michigan solar permitting suit

Local News

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) A state appeals panel on Thursday upheld the bulk of Michigan's regulations limiting local control over renewable energy projects, while rejecting ...