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Michigan ranks high for foreign-owned farmland

Local News

A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report found that foreign investors own nearly 10% of Michigan’s farmland. Foreign entities or U.S. companies with a “significant foreign interest” hold 1.9 million acres of agricultural land in the state, accounting for 8.8% of Michigan’s total ...

Security forces keep up fight with cartel gunmen

International News

TAPALPA, Mexico (AP) — A day after the Mexican army killed the country's most powerful drug lord, the picturesque town where it happened was a study in contrasts. Tourist shops in Tapalpa were open Monday, and workers were on the job. But gunshots also rang out, and in the street was a ...

BAFTA, BBC apologize for racial slur during awards

International News

LONDON (AP) — The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday's show while two stars of the film "Sinners" were onstage. The Tourette syndrome campaigner who shouted the slur said he was "deeply mortified" and what he said was ...

Grounded due to weather

Local News

IRON MOUNTAIN — For the first time in 23 years, the Kiwanis Ski Club lost its entire weekend of ski jumping at Pine Mountain due to the weather — and the sport’s governing body lost one of its favorite events on the International Continental Cup circuit. “It’s always a highlight ...