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Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic on Saturday

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MARQUETTE — The 26th-annual Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic — Michigan’s largest mass-start, point-to-point mountain bike event — is set for Saturday. The Ore to Shore Mountain Bike Epic offers six different races with a well-tailored “grind to fun ratio” for every racer’s skill ...

Bergman wants Canada to take action on smoke

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U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman has called on the Canadian government to take immediate action on the ongoing wildfire smoke pollution that's created dangerous air quality conditions in the Upper Peninsula and other parts of the United States. Bergman, a member of the Canada-United States ...

Midwest-based newspaper chain closes in five states

Business

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of financial problems. News Media Corp., which owns local newspapers across five states, said it ...

Researchers studying why UP’s moose population isn’t growing

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LANSING – After the great “moose lifts” in the 1980s, researchers were confident Michigan’s moose population would continue to grow, with a projection that the population could reach numbers in the thousands within 15 years. “It’s our responsibility as resource managers to ...