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Newberry man arraigned on child abuse charges

Local News

LANSING — A Newberry man has been accused of child abuse for reportedly injuring a 5-week-old so seriously she had to be sent to downstate Michigan for treatment. Roy Metcalf, 22, was arraigned Wednesday in the 92nd District Court in Newberry on two counts of first-degree child abuse, each ...

Iron Mountain Schools score with new pickleball equipment

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN —Iron Mountain Middle/High School has enhanced its physical education program with new pickleball equipment, thanks to a mini-grant from the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel. This grant facilitated the purchase of essential equipment, including pickleball nets, ...

Libya enters US deportation plans

International News

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities informed some migrants of plans to deport them to Libya, a country they are not from and that has a history of human rights violations, attorneys said Wednesday. A judge said they can’t be deported without a chance to challenge such a move in court. The ...

Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged

Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump's demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the risks of both higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen, an unusual combination that puts the central bank ...

IM council: Midtown Mall will stay outside DDA area

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — A proposal to again make the Midtown Mall part of Iron Mountain’s Downtown Development Authority apparently doesn’t have enough city council support to go forward. Mayor Dale Alessandrini pushed for the move Monday but was joined only by council member Mark Wickman in ...

Back to the Present

Local News

This week’s Back to the Present travels in time to when the Milwaukee Saloon was at 100 E. Hughitt St. in Iron Mountain. The photograph of the old saloon dates between 1890 and 1900. William Graf ran the saloon during that period. Shown is a team of horses pulling the beer wagon ...